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16 Days of Activism: My Name is NOT Mami

December 6, 2011 By HKearl

Day 12 of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Here’s the twelfth name that women do NOT want to be called by men they do not know when they’re in public places. (All 16 names were submitted via Twitter or Facebook.)

Ending the social acceptability of men calling women these names takes us one step closer to creating a culture where gender violence doesn’t happen. Read more about the connection between gender violence and the inappropriate and demeaning names that men call women they don’t know.

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16 Days of Activism: My Name is NOT Legs

December 5, 2011 By HKearl

Day 11 of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Now you know what the 11th name is that women do NOT want to be called by men they do not know when they’re in public places. (All 16 names were submitted via Twitter or Facebook.)

Ending the social acceptability of men calling women these names takes us one step closer to creating a culture where gender violence doesn’t happen. Read more about the connection between gender violence and the inappropriate and demeaning names that men call women they don’t know.

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16 Days of Activism: My Name is NOT Yo, Shorty

December 4, 2011 By HKearl

Day 10 of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Here’s the tenth name that women do NOT want to be called by men they do not know when they’re in public places. (All 16 names were submitted via Twitter or Facebook.)

Ending the social acceptability of men calling women these names takes us one step closer to creating a culture where gender violence doesn’t happen. Read more about the connection between gender violence and the inappropriate and demeaning names that men call women they don’t know.

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16 Days of Activism: My Name is NOT Cheer Up Love

December 3, 2011 By HKearl

It’s day nine of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Here’s the ninth name that women do NOT want to be called by men they do not know when they’re in public places. (All 16 names were submitted via Twitter or Facebook.)

Ending the social acceptability of men calling women these names takes us one step closer to creating a culture where gender violence doesn’t happen. Read more about the connection between gender violence and the inappropriate and demeaning names that men call women they don’t know.

Don’t let harassers off the hook: respond | report | share your story.

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16 Days of Activism: My Name is NOT Chocolate

December 2, 2011 By HKearl

We’re half-way through the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Here’s the #8 name that women do NOT want to be called by men they do not know when they’re in public places. (All 16 names were submitted via Twitter or Facebook.)

Ending the social acceptability of men calling women these names takes us one step closer to creating a culture where gender violence doesn’t happen. Read more about the connection between gender violence and the inappropriate and demeaning names that men call women they don’t know.

Don’t let harassers off the hook: respond | report | share your story.

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