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These Acts Must be Condemned

May 27, 2017 By HKearl

At the start of Ramadan, a white supremacist verbally harassed two Muslim women on the Portland (Oregon) light rail train. When bystanders intervened, he attacked them, killing two men and injuring a third. Our hearts go out to these brave men’s families and also to the harassed women.

The rise in crimes like this (like the seemingly random killing of an African American college student in Maryland by a white supremacist), are indicative of just how widespread racism, Islamophobia, sexism, etc, are in the USA. These acts must be condemned. Everyone should feel and BE safe in public spaces.

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Welcome New Blog Correspondents of 2017!

May 8, 2017 By HKearl

Since 2013, cohorts of people from around the world write monthly articles about street harassment and activism efforts in their communities. Read their articles.

Meet the Blog Correspondents of the Second Cohort of 2017

Yasmin Curzi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Yasmin is a Research Assistant at the Center for Research on Law and Economics at FGV-Rio. She has a BA in Social Sciences from FGV-Rio and a Master Degree in Social Sciences from PUC-Rio, where she wrote her thesis on street harassment and feminists’ struggles for recognition. She received a second degree in the Law at FGV-Rio. She is interested in studies about social movements in Brazil, theories of justice, feminist constitutionalism and the strategic use of Law by feminists.

 

Pritha Khanal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Pritha is doing her Master’s degree in Anthropology and her thesis is on the menstruation practice issues among rural teenagers in Nepal. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. She works in a non-governmental organization focused on women empowerment. She is passionate about working on and writing about various women’s, and she is also fond of travel writing. Follow her blog www.prithakhanal.com and my Facebook account: @pritha.khanal.

 

Astrid Nikijuluw, Serpong, Banten, Indonesia

Astrid received her Bachelors of Business at Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Australia on July 2000. She majored in Banking and Finance. She finished her Masters Degree at Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta on August 2003 where she majored in Human Resource Development. Although her educational backgrounds are economics and social science, she volunteers with many types of organizations and people. She is really concerned about street harassment and aims to help spread information about it for the benefit of her fellow women so that they can walk on the street in peace. Besides writing, she also enjoys reading her favorite books, swimming, watching movies and playing games. Follow her on Twitter at @AstridNiki or on Facebook.

 

Dee Rodriguez, Reading, PA, USA

Dee is a volunteer coordinator and domestic violence/sexual assault advocate for a non-profit social services agency. She is currently involved in a project to better serve Latinx women survivors of sexual assault in her community. Dee received a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies with a focus on Latin American Culture from Penn State University. Dee originally hails from New York City and is a proud daughter of immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic. Dee is also particularly interested in the intersection between sexual violence and race as well as how street harassment contributes to rape culture. In her spare time, Dee enjoys cooking, reading, and going for walks. You can follow Dee on Instagram at @missdeerodriguez.

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2017 Anti-Street Harassment Week Report

April 27, 2017 By HKearl

Thank you again so much to everyone who participated in the 2017 International Anti-Street Harassment Week!!!

Participating groups/orgs hailed from 40 countries and 20 U.S. states (and D.C.). Even more joined in for the Global Tweetathon and three tweetchats.

Here’s the wrap-up report!!!

The photo album is also updated.

Please mark your calendars for the 2018 event, April 8-14!!

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Harassment in the Boston Marathon 50 Years Ago

April 17, 2017 By HKearl

Katherine Switzer in 1967. Image via Deadspin

A Runner’s World survey conducted last year found that many American women runners face street harassment and elite women runners like Kara Goucher and trailblazers like Katherine Switzer are are no exception! Fifty years ago men tried to pull Switzer off the course of the Boston Marathon when they saw she was female!! Other male runners placed themselves around her to protect her and she was able to finish. Today, she ran it again at age 70. She talks about that epic 1967 run here and in her book Marathon Woman.

As some one who ran her first marathon at age 14, I am grateful to her and other women like her who blazed the way for me and my peers. It was a real honor to meet her a few years ago! May one day we all be able to run harassment-free.

Holly and Katherine Switzer at a Title IX event in 2012
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“Then threw rocks at my car while we were driving”

April 15, 2017 By HKearl

On 4/6/17 the driver of the van for the company Grooming on the Go…address on van is 126 Columbia Avenue in Jericho, NY, was tailgating me and then threw rocks at my car while we were driving in the pouring lane on Jericho Tpke heading West off of Rte 106 South and then sped away. I took pictures and posted them on Yelp and Google so anyone seeing this van would stay clear of him. Owner’s name is Nick Pepe but phone number on website just rings and according to his old neighbors he just moved with his wife and son so he is no longer at that address. This person is dangerous and should be taken off the street by the police.

– Anonymous

Location: Jericho NY

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