HKearl, Author at Stop Street Harassment

1. @dina_hosny After turning in 2 guys to CityStars security for verbal harassment, they turned out to be police officers. Thank u for your service. #endSH

2. ‏@SaladReloaded Let me tell you something: it is exhausting to have to constantly be on high alert. #StreetHarassment

3. @Hanna_Martine I used to think street harassment was a compliment. I used to believe it made me feel better about myself. Really I didn’t know a damn thing

4. @beingtherewith i wanna walk but i don’t want to deal with the summer day street harassment

5. @theresaxtine Man on the street: “happy Mother’s Day, mama – with that pretty ass” #ugh #nyc #streetharassment #kissyoumumwiththatmouth

6. @elmandobandito …and Im experiencing street harassment from KIDS… and now I’m a “faggot.”

7. @VintageVandal Its too early for street harassment. I will CUT you.

8. @alishahidy “As a woman walking down the street, you have to be in a constant state of alertness.” Waleed Hammad. #StreetHarassment

9. @ElleDesi Street harassment is not very rad.

10. @thesoulasylum I walk almost a mile everyday, just from going back&forth to work!Think about how much #streetharassment I&other women encounter DAILY. #NYC

11. @LenaWest Ladies, It’s street harassment/Cat Call season lets play a game: Lets run toward every dude who shoutsout screaming “I LOVE YOU!”

12. @annesaintanne One of the worst things about street harassment is that after a lifetime of rejection from men, I do sometimes find it slightly flattering

13. @msbrandiebrown Responding to street harassment. Be calm confident. Statement- Stop touching me. -That’s rude -That’s street harassment. #endsh

14. @valchanelle The weather gets warm & y’all act like you have no home training. I’m sick of it. This street harassment has to stop.

15. @heySMM neat thing re: street harassment is that it never happens when I have my kids with me. I guess men don’t want to be “just friendly” to moms.

16. @AmyRubinson Got ogled by a trucker; turned my umbrella on its side so it covered my entire body & I couldn’t see him. Score: Amy 1, #StreetHarassment 0

17. @charrr_e seeing a lot of tweets about cat calling and street harassment today when will the creepy men get the message we DO NOT ENJOY IT

18. @Jahmyacoincides Street harassment is so real. I need males to learn how to not be creeps.

19. @Deneannn There should be laws for street harassment and cat calling

20. @twitdemaria The self defense classes organized by @TahrirBodyguard helped me to feel more confident when walking in streets:with no fear. #endSH

New Jersey: Remember Sakia Gunn

May 10, 2013 By HKearl

“MAY 11, 2013 MARCH TO REMEMBER SAKIA GUNN: Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of the murder of Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old straight-A student who identified as a lesbian, and was stabbed to death by two men after rejecting their sexual advances and cat calls at a bus stop in Newark, New Jersey.

We will join our allies from the Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center at the corner of Broad and Market Street in Newark, the site of Sakia’s murder, at noon, and we will march to the LIT Social Justice Center, which will be re-opened as the Sakia Gunn Memorial Social Justice Center, where community groups and leaders will create a safe space for all youth in Newark. Following the march we holding a community conversation on street harassment and ways to take action.”

More info: lenahan@gardenstateequality.org

www.gardenstateequality.org

Twitter: @GSEquality

Use GivingWorks to Donate to SSH

May 9, 2013 By HKearl

Do you sell items on EBay? If so, did you know you can designate a percentage of your sales to a charity?

You can!

And now, Stop Street Harassment is listed as one of those charities. Just search for our name here and then indicate the percentage you’d like to donate to us to fund our programs.

You can also make a direct donation.

Thanks!

Digest of Street Harassment News: May 5, 2013

May 5, 2013 By HKearl

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Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

Collective Action for Safe Spaces

HarassMap in Egypt

Bijoya in Bangladesh

Resist Harassment in Lebanon

Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine

Name and Shame in Pakistan

Safe City India

Safe Streets in Yemen

Street Harassment in South Africa

Many of the Hollaback sites

Everyday Sexism

Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:

* Minnesota Daily, “Not Your Baby“

* Bikya News, “New Egypt anti-sexual harassment battle provides “safe car” service“

* BBC, “The Egyptian women fighting harassment“

* Huff Post Teen, “Street Harassment Is No Compliment“

* The GW Hatchet, “Students partner with Metro officials, urge commuters to report sexual harassment“

* Yahoo Games, “LEGO apologizes for ‘street harassment’ sticker“

* Slate, “Note to Lego: Harassment Isn’t a Construction-Worker Problem“

* Gender Focus, “See a woman reading? Leave her alone“

* Brute Reason, “Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot“

* Consumerist, “Dad Complains To LEGO About Leering Minifig, Teaches Everyone About Brand Licensing“

* HBCU, “Street Harassment – Underdeveloped ‘Game’ is Civility Lost“

* xo Jane, “A Day Without Headphones: My 24-Hour Street Harassment Diary“

* Telegraph & Argus, “‘Speak out to help stop intimidation in Bradford’’

* Voice of America, “Sexual Violence Widespread in India, UN Says“

* The Gloss, “It’s Spring, Get Psyched For More Street Harassment“

* Athens Ohio Today, “Anti-street harassment group launches site for Appalachia“

* This Week in Blackness, “Hey Yo Ma: A Crash Course In Street Harassment“

Announcements:

* New SSH Resource: Companies that Trivialize Street Harassment

* View photos from International Anti-Street Harassment Week 2013!

10 Tweets from the Week:

1. @liannedemello Rescued a young woman being harassed by a couple of creepy guys on the Tube. They were so surprised they backed off. #streetharassment

2. @twitdemaria The self defense classes organized by @TahrirBodyguard helped me to feel more confident when walking in streets:with no fear. #endSH

3. @fazlalizadeh Just had two random guys stop and chat with me about street harassment as I was wheat pasting a piece. Ha.

4. ‏@sfbuzzalino Street harassment of women by men is part of the foundation of #rapeculture #slutshaming #JacksonKatz

5. @inmywindow Street harassment was the exact opposite of what I needed today. When the fuck will it stop?

6. @lilyhiottmillis Street harassment literally makes me view all men in contempt for the rest of the day #misandry

7. @captain_seb My first time going outside without a coat on and my first street harassment of the year! #murdereverybody #maybejustthemen

8. @SocialJerkBlog “Not great, I’m having menstrual cramps.” If you keep following me asking, “Ma, how you feelin” this is what you get. #streetharassment

9. @eyoMoMO The worst thing about street harassment is that it’s not so much about complimenting you as much as it is about making women squirm

10. @ArielleDRoss Preach. RT @emmajroe: There are only two seasons for Toronto cyclists — winter and street harassment.

Why it’s not okay to “compliment” strangers on the street

May 3, 2013 By HKearl

I LOVE this article by Miri about why men should not tell random women on the streets that she is “hot” or otherwise comment on her appearance. Here are a few key quotes but I recommend reading and sharing the whole article!

“It seems that men are finally starting to realize that many women do not like street harassment (or, in the parlance of the uninitiated, “unsolicited compliments about a stranger’s appearance”). This is really great and a sign that activists are doing a good job.

However, predictably, I’ve also seen a surge of men desperately trying to find loopholes so that they can still, yes, give women their irrelevant and unasked-for opinion on their appearance. Hence all the “But what if I say it this way? But what if I say it that way? But what if I make it REALLY CLEAR that I’m NOT TRYING TO BE CREEPY? But why can’t I just give a girl a compliment for crying out loud?

…

“Guys, if you find yourself wanting to compliment a random woman you do not know and who is not asking for your opinion, ask yourself this: why does your opinion on her appearance matter?

Why do you absolutely need to express that opinion, even knowing that it might make her uncomfortable?

Why is it her responsibility to deal with that potential discomfort or “get over it,” not your responsibility to keep your opinions to yourself unless they are relevant or solicited?

And, most importantly–if complimenting people matters so much to you, why not compliment a female friend who knows and trusts you? Hell, why not compliment another man?”

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