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March 2018 Global News Round-Up

March 30, 2018 By HKearl

Here are some street harassment stories from March that caught my eye:

Global: Who maps the world?

In Argentina, RussellCar recruits women as drivers to give them economic empowerment and reduce sexual harassment in taxis.

94% of women have experienced sexual harassment on public transport in Bangladesh.

A man in Belgium became the first person to be convicted of “Sexism in the Public Space.”

Women in Edmonton, Canada, talk about street harassment in a new video.

In Canada, a man on a bus confronted another passenger for taking upskirt photos of a female passenger.

The women-only cars on the subway in Guangzhou, China are ineffective as men rush in to use them, too.

France’s parliamentarians commissioned a working group to define street harassment as the legislature considers a new law to fine men for harassing women in public

Pledging to have a safe Holi

Blank Noise in India called for a safe and harassment-free Holi celebration.

An Irish journalist called for a legal ban on street harassment in Ireland.

Teaching boys not to rape, in Kenya.

How the #MeToo Movement varies across Latin America.

A new app launched in Morocco to address gender-based violence, including street harassment.

FREE FROM FEAR exhibit

Safe Streets Philippines FREE FROM FEAR exhibit featured 11 Filipinas who shared their experiences of street harassment.

Labour MP Melanie Onn urged parliament in the UK to make street harassment a hate crime.

A history of sexual harassment in the UK.

There’s a new Safe & the City app in the UK.

Wera Hobhouse MP laid before Parliament a new bill to update the UK voyeurism laws to include up-skirt photos.

Women are “walking taller” in Nottingham, UK, because street harassment is illegal.

“Building better men: how we can begin to redefine masculinity.”

A woman in AZ (US) posted a video of her harasser to encourage bystanders to speak up.

A punk rocker in NYC (US) takes on street harassment.

Street harassment song from Maea Lenei Buhre on Vimeo.

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Filed Under: News stories, Resources, street harassment, weekly round up

Impact at the Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center

March 29, 2018 By HKearl

Image courtesy of the Chicago VA Medical Center

Last June, our board member Lani Shotlow-Rincon worked with the Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center on an anti-sexual harassment campaign using a graphic Lani developed as a graduate student. Lani recently received the following feedback from Jenny Garretson Sitzer, LCSW, the Center’s Women Veterans Program Manager, about the impact of the campaign, and I’m sharing it with permission:

“The campaign has really made a huge impact at our facility.  A recent patient survey indicates that harassment within the facility has declined since launching of the campaign.  As a woman who has worked in the facility for the past seven years, I can definitely feel a difference.  At a minimum, it’s generated a lot of great conversation and raised awareness.”

YESSS!!!!

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Walking Towards Justice Webinar on April 4

March 29, 2018 By HKearl

On April 4, at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT, America Walks is hosting a webinar discussion on street harassment and how to make public spaces safer, more accessible and enjoyable places to walk.

The panel includes myself and folks from Multicultural Communities for Mobility, GirlTrek, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, and THINK.urban.

REGISTER.

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Filed Under: LGBTQ, public harassment, race, Resources, street harassment Tagged With: walk, webinar

Six Ideas for Action for Anti-Street Harassment Week

March 26, 2018 By HKearl

If you know what you’ll do during the week, share your plans here and we’ll post it on the website!

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2018 Anti-Street Harassment Week is Four Weeks Away!

March 12, 2018 By HKearl

From April 8-14, Stop Street Harassment is organizing the eighth annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week.

Will you be joining us again this year? Please let us know so we can include you on future e-mails and list you as a co-sponsor on the website.

As a reminder, the Week is a chance for us to join together in solidarity and amplify each other’s voices so that the world listens, as well as to raise awareness in our local communities.

Women deserve to be safe everywhere.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

    1. Tell Us What You’re Doing!
      We want to know what you’re doing! Please either complete this form, or e-mail me, Holly, with info at StopStreetHarassment@Gmail.com. Thank you for your help.
    2. Ideas for Action
      Do you still need ideas for what you can do? Here are several. Also gain ideas from the 2017 wrap-up report or 2016 wrap-up report.

      We especially hope to see offline discussions involving diverse community members of all genders and backgrounds. It will take EVERYONE to truly create safer communities.

      But at minimum, any individual can participate through simple acts like telling their street harassment story, writing chalk messages, and sharing information online.

    3. Tools
      We have a selection of shareable images and downloadable fliers on our website and will be adding even more in the next two weeks. If you have ideas or want to offer translation help, please email StopStreetHarassment@Gmail.com.
    4. Write a Blog Post
      If you’d like to write a blog post for Stop Street Harassment (or have an entry cross-posted from your blog) that would be great! It can be for the week itself, or you can advertise what you’ll be doing for the week and why. Just reach out to Holly, StopStreetHarassment@Gmail.com, with a short pitch about what the blog would cover and the preferred date or time range you’d like it published.
    5. Tweet Chats
      April 10 will be our global tweetathon. Tweet about street harassment using #Endsh throughout the day (from whatever time zone you’re in, using whatever language/s you want). We are in the midst of scheduling the daily tweet chats — If you are planning to host one but haven’t been in touch yet, please reach out and I will add it to the official list.

Feel free to reach out anytime with questions, suggestions, or information!

Thank you for agreeing to Meet Us on the Street as we work to create safe public spaces for everyone!

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