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What will YOU do over Anti-Street Harassment Week?

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Teenage girls all over the world face sexual harassment in public spaces, or street harassment, as they simply try to go to and from school. This ISN’T OK!

What will you do to take a stand and speak out over the 8th annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week? It can be as simple as writing a message in chalk, sharing your story or tweeting out resources using #EndSH. See if there are events in your area and/or join the virtual events happening across the Week.

I kicked off the Week by doing chalking in my Virginia neighborhood during a walk this morning.

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2018 Anti-Street Harassment Week IS HERE!

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Welcome to the eighth annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week! We are around 30 countries strong and counting!! If you haven’t shared your actions, please do so ASAP.

NEW, FINAL INFORMATION:

SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS:
If you need sample text to share on social media across the week, here is a new resource with 13 options. Also, the shareable images/tools album is newly updated with images you can use, too.

REPORT BACK:
Thank you so much to everyone who let us know about their events/actions for the website.

Next we want to celebrate and share what you’ve done in: 1) our 2018 online photo album of actions and 2) the annual wrap-up report. So, please complete this form as well as send or tag us in your photos!! (StopStreetHarassment@Gmail.com)

READ THE DAILY UPDATES:
Visit the Stop Street Harassment blog for updates about events/actions each day. We also have guest blog posts slated across the Week.

You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates. Feel free to tag us in your posts and with your photos!

Share with us links to any media coverage you receive or articles you write!

REMINDERS:

STOP TELLING WOMEN TO SMILE
Stop Telling Women to Smile is hosting an International Wheatpasting Night during the Week, April 13. The form to participate is still pending…stay tuned.

GLOBAL TWEETATHON
Please join the Tweetathon on April 10! Tweet about street harassment issues any time that day (any time zone, any language) while using #EndSH in your tweets (feel free to use other hashtags, too). Be sure to check out the other Twitter and Webinar events, too.

BLOGGING!
It’s not too late – if you wish to guest blog during the week (or have an entry cross-posted from your blog, any language), please email stopstreetharassment@gmail.com, with a short pitch.

A BIG THANK YOU

I want to close with words of gratitude to all of you for taking the time and effort to be part of this Week. Obviously it wouldn’t be possible without people organizing actions and participating!! After eight years of spearheading the Week, I know that it makes a difference at the local and global level.

Now, it’s time to Meet Us on the Street and raise awareness together!

Thank You,
Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment Founder
Questions? Contact Holly: StopStreetHarassment@Gmail.com

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New Resources: Survey & Discussion Guide

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Here are new resources we are releasing in time for International Anti-Street Harassment Week, but they also that can be used any time.

  1. If you’d like to conduct your own local survey on street harassment, you are welcome to adapt either our 2014 survey or our 2018 survey as you create your own.
  2. If you’d like to host a discussion group on street harassment, here is a four-page guide (Word | PDF), complete with material and resource suggestions. Feel free to adapt it or build onto it, too. It incorporates a few of the key findings from the 2014 and 2018 surveys.

 

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2018 Anti-Street Harassment Week is Four Weeks Away!

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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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