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#IllRideWithYou

December 15, 2014 By HKearl

This is nice, hopeful, decent!

Via NBC News:

“Twitter users pledged their support for Australian Muslims facing a possible backlash as a suspected Islamist gunman took hostages in a Sydney cafe. The hashtag #IllRideWithYou trended globally as unconfirmed reports suggest that women in traditional Muslim dress had been intimidated on public transport in Sydney. Australian Muslim leaders also released a statement condemning the cafe siege, calling it a “despicable act.”

From The Atlantic:

“On a train, one passenger reportedly spotted a Muslim woman removing her hijab, ostensibly out of fear of being targeted. The passenger told her to put it back on and offered to walk with her in solidarity. And so began #IllRideWithYou. The hashtag went viral and is currently still trending worldwide, hours after the end of the hostage crisis.

That number is now fast approaching 250,000. The tweets included calls not to blame all Muslims for the hostage crisis and, more universally, for greater tolerance. The initiative also included offers of companionship and solidarity for Muslim travelers who might not want to travel alone.”

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DC Justice for All March

December 13, 2014 By HKearl

Holly & Soraya Chemlay

I attended the Justice for All rally and march in Washington, DC today. We need police reform and we need to work toward a society where there is no racism, sexism, homophobia, discrimination, etc. #BlackLivesMatter #StandUpDontShoot #JusticeforAll

Via the Washington Post:

“Thousands of demonstrators streamed down Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday, shouting “Black lives matter,” “Hands up, don’t shoot,” and “I can’t breathe” to call attention to the recent deaths of unarmed African American men at the hands of police.

The peaceful civil rights march led by families of the slain and organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network drew a wide range of Americans – black, white, Latino, Asian, young and elderly. They walked east toward the U.S. Capitol in a pageant of colorful t-shirts, banners and signs.

The most poignant moment of the day came when family members of black men and boys killed by police — Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamar Rice, Trayvon Martin and Amadou Diallo — took the stage at a rally at the Capitol.”

Image for poster via Bougie Black Girl.

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Egypt: Towards a Safer City Report

December 12, 2014 By HKearl

From our friends at HarassMap in Egypt:

“After two years of hard work, HarassMap is pleased to share with you the publication of its study “Towards a Safer City”. This study is considered a pioneer one, as it examines the effectiveness of technologies in gathering data on incidents of sexual harassment in Egypt. The study utilized a triangulation of crowdsourced, qualitative and quantitative data to allow for greater accuracy and build a riches understanding of the phenomenon of sexual harassment in Egypt.”

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Viral Videos from Latin America Address Street Harassment

December 11, 2014 By HKearl

Yes! More viral videos on street harassment, this time from Latin America. Via Global Voices Online:

“In Peru, street harassment is a reality that many women have to deal with, even on public transportation.Natalia Málaga, a former volleyball player who now coaches the Peruvian national women’s team, is the face of the “Sílbale a tu madre” (Catcall your mother) campaignagainst street harassment, sponsored by the organization Paremos el acoso callejero (Let’s stop street harassment) and fitness and sporting goods company Everlast.

In the staged video, men make sexual comments at women who pass them on the street (these guys are known as faltosos in Spanish, meaning disrespectful). But the men are rendered speechless when they find out that the women are their mothers in disguise, who then give their sons a verbal lashing for the behavior.

The video has gone viral, with more than 3.4 million hits on YouTube so far”

“In Chile, entertainment YouTube channel Woki Toki released a “social experiment” it called “La revancha de los agarrones” (Revenge of the touchers) several months ago, which has more than 4.2 million views. In the video, a woman gives men she passes an agarroncito (little touch) on the hand or bum, an unwelcome action that some men in the country inflict on women in the street.

At the end, the host says she is surprised that none of the guys who experienced the “little touch” felt uncomfortable (some even asked her out on a date). She tells male viewers not to give women agarroncitos because it makes them uncomfortable and isn’t funny.”

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“Girl in a Country Song” Tackles Street Harassment

December 11, 2014 By HKearl

This has been a HUGE year or talking about street harassment, including in country music!

“Girl in a Country Song” just became the #1 country song in the USA and I am loving how the teenage singers Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye call out harassers and men who disrespect women!

“I hear you over there on your tailgate whistlin’ [*whistle*]
Sayin’, “Hey girl”
But you know I ain’t listenin’
Cause I got a name
And to you it ain’t “pretty little thing”, “honey” or “baby” …

Well shakin’ my moneymaker ain’t ever made me a dime
And there ain’t no sugar for you in this shaker of mine
Tell me one more time, “you gotta get you some of that”
Sure I’ll slide on over, but you’re gonna get slapped (Hah!)”

Yeah!!

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