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OCAC Chile Supports an Anti-Street Harassment Law

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Sharing via an e-mail from OCAC Chile:

“By sharing an impactful video, OCAC Chile (Chilean Observatory Against Street Harassment) aims to promote a bill for preventing street harassment. In a non-expected way, the video shows that girls start being harassed in public spaces when they are 10 years old. The organization is calling on civil society from all around the world to sign a petition to support the local bill. The petition can be signed here.

The Respeto Callejero bill was recently approved by the Chilean Citizen Security Commission of the Lower House and now will be discussed by the Constitution Commission.”

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Hiring a Social Media Manager for #EndSHWeek

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Stop Street Harassment is hosting the 6th annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week from April 10-16, 2016.

Description:

We are hiring a part-time social media manager to oversee the Twitter and Facebook accounts specific to the week, as well as the SSH twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram accounts. The person will also manage some of the tweet chats held during the week.

The person will report to SSH founder Holly Kearl and will participate in short, 15 minute weekly staff calls.

This is a remote job and the applicant can be based anywhere as long as they have a reliable daily Internet connection.

Time Period:

Feb. 16 to April 16, 2016.

Hours:

Approximately 5 hours per week, with up to 10 hours during the week before and during the week of International Anti-Street Harassment Week.

Pay:

A stipend of $1,000.

Applying:

Please send a cover letter detailing your social media experience and why you would be interested in this position. Include links to your personal accounts and/or other accounts you manage. Please also send a resume/CV.  E-mail the information to Holly Kearl, hkearl @ stopstreetharassment.org.

Deadline:

Please apply by midnight E.S.T on Feb. 5, 2016.

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Mexican Women Fight Street Harassment with Songs and Confetti

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I love these anti-street harassment fighters in Mexico!!

Mexico's Harassment Issue

“You talk to me as if you were going to rape me.”These Mexican women are fighting street harassers with confetti guns and punk rock.

Posted by AJ+ on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Transcript in English:

Ana Káren: We’re walking down the street, when we are harassed…we run to that person’s car, we grab the confetti gun, we turn on the speakers and we sing, “Sexist Punk.”

Song: “What you just did to me is called harassment, if you do that to me, this is how I respond.”

Ana Beatriz: We have to respond, and if with that response we can encourage more women yo do it, that’s the ideal.

Ana Káren: We recommend you that it should be fun, so that you keep that sensation of violence that you just experience, and you can leave in peace and know that you can still have a great day.

Ana Beatriz: We definitely don’t believe that we are going to change the world. But we certainly know we have changed ours.

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HeartMob

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Via Hollaback!:

BIG NEWS: HeartMob launches today and is ready to help you reclaim the internet!i HeartMob is the first online platform to tackle online harassment by providing real-time support to individuals experiencing online harassment and gives bystanders concrete actions they can take to step in and save the day. With HeartMob, love and support is just one click away!

Watch this short video to see it in action!

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Here’s how it works: Users who report harassment will have the option of keeping their report private and cataloguing it in case it escalates, or they can make the report public. If they choose to make it public, they will be able to choose from a menu of options on how they want bystanders to support them, take action, or intervene. Bystanders looking to provide support will receive public requests, along with chosen actions of support. You can “have someone’s back” and know that you’re helping them out in a time of need while directly contributing to safer spaces online!

The internet is the world’s largest public space, and just like in the streets, we ALL have the right to safety and respect. HeartMob is here to drown out the hate with lots of love and support by giving voice to people who experience online harassment, and tools to people like you who want to end it.

Check out HeartMob here, and get ready to reclaim your space on the internet!

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