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Snapshot of Street Harassment Stories, News, & Tweets: December 18, 2011

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Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read new street harassment stories on the Web from the past week at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

HarassMap Egypt

Resist Harassment Lebanon

Many of the Hollaback sites

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Boston Herald, “Cellphone photo aids arrest in T groping“

* Seattle PI, “Police: man accused of slurs pinned to ground“

* Gulf News, “Kuwait: Nine men get hair shaved for harassing women“

* News Night 20-20, “Girl Beats Up Indian Soldier For Molesting Her“

* The Hindu, “Taking back the streets“

* L’Orient Le Jour, “Harcèlement au Liban : Dans la rue, les femmes inversent les rôles“

* UpTown, “The cloak of anonymity is about to be lifted“

* Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian, “The People Who Inspire Series: Holly Kearl“

* Heather Hollywood, “Street Harassment: A Verbal Hollaback Call to a Few Good Men“

* The Nation, “Occupy the Holidays“

Announcements:

New:

* The 5th edition of the prestigious textbook Women: Images & Realities, A Multicultural Anthology is now available. For this printing, they included a few pages about street harassment! (see #143)

* Students living in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, are encouraged to take a new street harassment survey. The survey is organized by Cymdeithas Y Merched Bangor Women’s Society.

* Attention NYC-based organizations: “Cornell-ILR is partnering with Hollaback! on a research project that includes a survey of NYC-based organizations that seeks to measure the extent to which their clients and staff report street harassment; how they typically respond to reports of street harassment; and whether there’s a perceived need for the development of methods to counteract street harassment”

* Young Women for Change has a lecture and discussion session on street harassment of women on Thursday, December 22nd. More details will be available on their site soon.

Reminders:

* The Adventures of Salwa campaign launched a hotline for sexual harassment cases in Lebanon: 76-676862.

* In Bangalore, India, there is a new helpline for street harassment 080 – 22943225 / 22864023

* Find 6 ideas for holiday gifts that promote safe public spaces.

* You can purchase the Stop Street Harassment book for 50% off right now!

10 Tweets from the Week:

1. ramymamlouk I just stopped 2 OnTheRun employees from harrasing a woman with their eyes. #SayNo to sexual harrassement to #endsh

2. KaylinSnailin Spent the night dreaming about teaching street harassers why street harassment is wrong. I’m not feeling rested, just angry.

3. hipcrit I think the kind of street harassment I hate the most is getting honked at. It’s so startling and loud.

4. Hollaback_DSM Question for our beatifully inked followers: How often do you get #streetharassment based on your tattoos? xojane.com/relationships/…

5. mernathomas #endSH is a call from women to women to end sexual harassment. No one is going to hand u ur rights on a silver platter. #Egypt #womenrights

6. senorita_ex Audio: Shady Hawkins, “WRATH” It’s a song I wrote about street harassment. It’s only a demo, and I might add… tmblr.co/ZJ0yWyDEs0HV

7. KZiegs #streetharassment tally over 4 miles: 3 honks, 1 whistle, 1 8yo yelling “Nice ass, jogger. Don’t stop!” out a school bus. @HollabackBoston

8. nualacabral Just had a productive meeting with an inspiring & brave young woman photographer, Hannah Price: hannahcprice.com/cityofbrotherl… #streetharassment

9. HollabackOttawa Although the weather is getting colder, there seems to be no end in sight for #streetharassment in #ottcity….

10. maps4aid Dadar, Kurla & Andheri are Mumbai’s worst spots for women: Zero Tolerance & Maps4Aid Initial Survey ow.ly/7XMf7 #StreetHarassment

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Snapshot of Street Harassment Stories, News, & Tweets: December 11, 2011

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Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read new street harassment stories on the Web from the past week at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

HarassMap Egypt

Resist Harassment Lebanon

Many of the Hollaback sites

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Witness, “Educator, Filmmaker, and Activist Nuala Cabral Takes On Street Harassment“

* The Saudi Gazette, “Public defamation the answer to women harassment?“

* MYD Blog, “Facing Gender Violence on NYC Transit“

* The New York Post, “‘Groper’ shot“

* ColorLines, “Pass the Mic: Transgender Women in Chocolate City Tell Their Stories“

* Kansas State Collegian, “Catcalling obnoxious, harmful to both genders“

* Feminist Legal Theory, “Stranger sexual harassment part 1“

* BlogHer, “I Just Want to Go on a Walk“

* Safe Streets AZ, “Your public library is helping to end street harassment“

* Rooted in Being, “Female Activists Worldwide“

* ABC Local, “Woman groped in Times Square, photographs suspect“

* News One, “STUDY: More Than Half Of Black Girls Are Sexually Assaulted“

* The Times of India, “Khar most unsafe for women in western suburbs“

* CJOB radio, “Hollaback Winnipeg To Fight Back Against Street Harassment” & Winnipeg Free Press, “Anti-harassment activists will Hollaback! in Winnipeg“

* Boston Magazine, “Think Before You Catcall“

* The Doctor Weighs In, “Wanna harass me? iHollaback“

Announcements:

New:

* The Adventures of Salwa campaign launched a hotline  for sexual harassment cases in Lebanon: 76-676862.

* In Bangalore, India, there is a new helpline for street harassment 080 – 22943225 / 22864023

* Hollaback added 11 new cities to its international campaign

* During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Stop Street Harassment is featured 16 names women do NOT want to be called by strangers on the streets.

* Find 6 ideas for holiday gifts that promote safe public spaces.

Reminders:

* You can purchase the Stop Street Harassment book for 50% off right now!

10 Tweets from the Week:

1. charlenec_85 I love men. I really do. Y’all need to get the street harassment out for real for real. It’s violent and makes me feel unsafe.

2. bedlamfury A girl cries. She’s relating an experience of street harassment by a group of Mat Rempits [Malay youth bikers]. She feels ashamed. #mzz1

3. StefkaB I firmly believe that dudes who catcall from moving cars do so because they are cowards who need a quick getaway post-rejection.

4. laurenonizzle It’s not flattering, it’s not innocent and it’s not acceptable. #StreetHarassment

5. RaghdaRagaie What hurts me the most is that all the men standing in the street that watch me walk there everyday never speak up. #endSH #enough

6. nourammarr Today, I stood up for myself and it was awesome. #HellYeah #EndSH

7. lattershed ladies. street harassment is not the price we pay to exist as women in public spaces. don’t let anyone make you feel otherwise.

8. mlenaghen27 That awkward moment when you run past a hockey team and they catcall at you….#onlymylife

9. atticascott @Alliance4Girls Have y’all ever looked into how many girls in #Louisville have experienced #streetharassment?

10. monaeltahawy @DeftAmazon Thanks. Impt 2 make that point and to make a distinction between street sexual harassment and state-sanctioned sexual violence

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Snapshot of Street Harassment Stories, News, & Tweets: December 4, 2011

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Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read new street harassment stories on the Web from the past week at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

HarassMap Egypt

Resist Harassment Lebanon

Many of the Hollaback sites

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Human Rights First, “Why Egyptian Women are Mad and Marching“

* Gender Across Borders, “Piropos & the Panamanian Police: Street Harassment in the Spanish-Speaking World“

* Trust.org, “The Word on Women – Afghanistan’s Young Women – Interview with Anita Haidary“

* Lankasri News, “70% sexual harassment in public transport“

* Feminaust, “Review: Cairo 678“

* The Pixel Project, “16 Memorable Ways of Dealing With Street Harassment“

* Resisting the Milieu, “Be a Real Man: Pledge to Confront and Shame Street Harassers“

* Nothing but a Human, “Fanon, Alienation and Sexual Harassment“

* NBC News, “Using social media tools to battle sexual harassment in Egypt“

* Planet Powai, “Street play on Eve-teasing, police campaign“

* Daily Mirror, “Sexual harassment in public transport“

* Temporinteraktif, “Harassment on Transjakarta Bus Increases“

* Red Light Politics, “Anti street harassment campaigns“

* GOOD, “iHollaback Is the New Rape Whistle: Shaming Street Harassers with Cellphone Pics“

Announcements:

New:

* Through December 9th, two trucks will roam the streets of Lebanon, playing a message about sexual harassment, “Catcalls are not acceptable words to say,” and “The word is sexual harassment, fight back.”

* Read the “Men who say no to street harassment” blog post, part of Must Bol’s 16 Days blogathon.

* A high school class in NYC created a PSA about street harassment: “You’re NOT alone – street harassment”

* Noorjahan Akbar, co-founder of Young Women for Change, talks about their anti-street harassment efforts in Afghanistan

Reminders:

* Young Women for Change (Afghanistan) launched Poster in the City. All Afghan artists are encouraged to submit their art work that focuses on women’s rights, gender equality, and the elimination of violence against women. It can be in any form such as drawing, water painting, black and white charcoal drawing- or digital pictures. Full details available online.

* In India, Must Bol is running a Men Say No Blogathon for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

* Hollaback West Yorkshire (UK) is undertaking the first ever survey of street harassment in West Yorkshire. If you live in the area, take it by Dec. 10.

* During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Stop Street Harassment is featuring 16 names women do NOT want to be called by strangers on the streets. 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.

* You can purchase the Stop Street Harassment book for 50% off right now!

10 Tweets from the Week:

1. kossoycj Why are you telling me that I look like your ex girlfriend and following me? I don’t know you #streetharassment

2. DiinaSalama Angered and outraged by the harassment stories told. Suffering in silence became so normal that we don’t take it seriously. #EndSH

3. SpookSquad So sick to death of rude, stalk-y, predatory behavior from guys. You were just pointless. Both of you can go F yourselves. #StreetHarassment

4. michelehumes So tired of street harassment. Started “holla-ing back” 3 years ago. At best, it does nothing. Last night it put me in danger.

5. HollaBackBmore Tired of being seen as a “thing.” When #streetharassment happens, check in w/ yr friend, empower them, not the harasser!…

6. nmoawad Hilarious, check it out. Women turn into street harassers to combat sexual harassment youtube.com/watch?v=sB-Rr8… #endSH

7. RoqayaA Ladies check out YWCA Safety Siren app. For social, health, and most importantly safety tips and a panic siren. #EndSH #harassment

8. pakinamamer Half of my life I’ve walked like a soldier or dressed conservatively enough to avoid sexual harassment on the street. But one gets tired.

9. MeganFinnegan Creepiest street catcall ever, me w/ scarf over my rain-soaked head, no umbrella: “I like the way you cover your head, sweetheart.” Really?!

10. MustBol When did you realize that street harassment exists ?

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Snapshot of Street Harassment Stories, News, & Tweets: November 20, 2011

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Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read new street harassment stories on the Web from the past week at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

HarassMap Egypt

Resist Harassment Lebanon

Many of the Hollaback sites

Activism Alert:

* Contact Togo’s sandwich shop to tell them their new ad trivializing street harassment is not okay!

* If you’re in Mumbia, participate in the Stop Harassing Me campaign (ends Nov. 21)

* Watch the new anti-street harassment video from The Adventures of Salwa folks and download their guide for fighting all forms of sexual harassment

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Good Men Project, “6 Ways to Help Your Daughter Deal With Sex-Based Harassment on the Street and In School” & syndicated: AlterNet.org, “6 Ways to Teach Girls How to Deal With Idiots That Sexually Harass Them on the Street“

* Jezebel, “Police Searching For Bronx Man Who Groped Six Women In Six Hours“

* Rooted in Being, “Street Harassment“

* Youth Change Global, “Egyptian women fight sexual harassment“

* Human Rights First, “Women Carving Out New Role in Egypt“

* Occupy Patriarchy, “Women Have The RIGHT To Occupy (W)all Street(s) Without Fear“

* The Times of India, “Girl assaulted, father loses his life“

* In These Times, “The Girl’s Guide to Staying Safe Online“

* Elucidated Perspectives, “Street Harassment: On taking my Power back“

* Gossip-Monthly, “Scousewives star Elissa Corrigan: Girl About Town Shouting at women in the street is not acceptable!“

* The Times of India, “Victims’ families to rally support for Zero Tolerance“

Announcements:

New:

* You can purchase the Stop Street Harassment book for 50% off right now!

Reminders:

* Sign the Zero Tolerance Campaign’s petition calling for stronger enforcement of laws banning street sexual harassment in India.

* Contact the California sandwich chain Togo’s and tell them that trivializing street harassment in their television ad is NOT okay.

* Street harassment is not okay: Watch a new 2 minutes cartoon about street harassment

* Sign the petition to tell Toronto Police to stop blaming victims for street harassment and sexual assault!!

* Contribute to the Monday “Street Respect” series that highlights the type of stories we want to see instead of street harassment stories!

10 Tweets from the Week:

1. Ssebaye7 #EndSH My harrasser today kept on saying sorry while running away..THEY R ALL COWARDS..وعلى فكرة ماكنش بدقن #Nov18

2. rickileek #streetharassment drunk dude in elevator put arm around me, pissed when I shove him and say NOPE. xcuse me, YOU violated MY personal space.

3. maps4aid Any Activists/NGOs Fighting #StreetHarassment in Delhi? Like to team up with maps4aid 4 Delhi – Stop Harassing Me! Online Reporting Site?

4. Taniaaaaa Reporting a street sexual harassment incident. (@ NYPD 115th Precinct) 4sq.com/sJLQDV

5. Salencita Oh street harassment. It’s been two whole days since I’ve seen you.

6. FeministGriote What will it take for us to take sexual harassment & sexual abuse against women/ children seriously in this society?!

7. maps4aid Today- Drunk youths molest girls going to school and flee, angry locals set liquor shop on fire. maps4aid.com/reports/view/6… #StreetHarassment

8. aliciasanchez just got a dose of #streetharassment at the colubia heights metro @hollabackdc. but the guy handing out express papers, tristan was an ally!

9. HadeelG Being at the street after mid night does NOT mean am a prostitute #endsh #egypt

10. hkearl “Stares”: Spoken Word by Philly Youth Poetry Movement Members stopstreetharassment.org/2011/11/stares/ #streetharassment

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Street Harassment Stories, Articles & Tweets: November 6, 2011

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Street Harassment Stories:

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Stop Street Harassment Blog | “Street Respect” stories

HarassMap Egypt

Resist Harassment Lebanon

Many of the Hollaback sites

New Activism:

* Brooklyn Bike Patrol (NYC, USA): “Call us @ 718-744-7592 we escort women from subway stations to their homes safely in the late evenings hours.”

* Zero Tolerance Campaign (Mumbai, India): “Every woman in Mumbai, be it our mother, sister or friend has been groped or touched inappropriately at some point of time…As a campaign we have three major goals: 1) Spread awareness especially amongst the youth, that Sexual Harassment is just not acceptable and we need to be ZERO TOLERANT, be it victims or onlooker; 2) Empower women through imparting information about their rights and the existing laws to book the culprit and combat the menace; 3) Petition Shri. RR Patil through a signature campaign both online and offline. To strengthen sections 354 and 506, make them non bail-able, a move that is under consideration by the government but has not been implemented.

* maps4aid – Fighting Violence Against Women In India (India): An Innovative way to report incidents of Violence against Women, NGO Activities, Crisis Situations through Web/SMS/PhoneApps! using the famous Ushahidi platform and integrated with FrontlineSMS

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Bikya Masr, “Harassmap launches new anti-harassment campaign, as its services are requested globally“

* Yale Daily News, “BELDING: People are subjects, not objects“

* CBS New York, “‘Occupy Wall Street’ Sets Up ‘Women Only’ Tent After Sexual Violence In Zuccotti Park“

* Safe Streets AZ, “Harassment-free Halloween?“

* The ArtBlog, “Hannah Price on photographing men on the streets in Philadelphia – a new podcast“

* Gawker, “Your New Subway Hero: The Groper Smacker‘” and The Frisky, “The Woman Who Beat Up Her Subway Groper Gets Animation Treatment“

* The Times of India, “Eve-teasing double-murder: Amboli girls to cite sexual harassment, says main complainant“

* Sian and Crooked Rib, “Comment on the New Statesman“

* BBC, “Mumbai murders fuel India ‘Eve teasing’ anger,” and IBN Live, “Eve teasing: Justice for Keenan and Reuben“

* Greater Kashmir, “World is Not Just Men“

* The Times of India, “Women’s commission chief seeks arrest of college girl’s murderer“

Announcements:

New:

* Sign the Zero Tolerance Campaign’s petition calling for stronger enforcement of laws banning street sexual harassment in India.

* Contact the California sandwich chain Togo’s and tell them that trivializing street harassment in their television ad is NOT okay.

* Street harassment is not okay: Watch a new 2 minutes cartoon about street harassment

Reminders:

* Sign the petition to tell Toronto Police to stop blaming victims for street harassment and sexual assault!!

* Donate to Students Active for Ending Rape so they can mentor and teach students to advocate for safer campuses!

* If you’re in London, help a Ph.D. student out with her dissertation research by meeting to share your street harassment stories.

* Contribute to the Monday “Street Respect” series that highlights the type of stories we want to see instead of street harassment stories!

* Are you in Egypt? Use HarassMap to report your street harassers

* Have an iPhone? Download the Hollaback iPhone app that lets you report street harassers

10 Tweets from the Week:

1. louisethewheeze It is not a compliment to stare and purse ones lips at a lady. makes me wonder how good of a billy club my umbrella is. #streetharassment

2. aliciasanchez wish black men would understand it’s not personal when black women don’t always want to engage with them in public spaces+

3. EVAWhd @RichardJGarside home ok thnx. Regular occurrence for all no doubt & been talking re tackling street harassment today so got me thinking x

4. sydmosley Just gave a guest lecture at John Jay College on #windowsexproject & #streetharassment. It was AMAZING.

5. Monabdelaziz Is sexual tension higher closer to Eid? The harrassment is getting way out of line these days. #EndSH

6. MaiiNewaishy It just feels so good insulting every son of a bitch that calls out something at me on the street. #endSH #Egypt

7. EndStHarassment While crossing the street some dudes yelled ‘yeah baby’ from their car at me. Made me nervous & wish I was not outside. #endstreetharassment

8. acu_margarita I am reminded of the vital importance for women to stand up to #streetharassment, a daily experience for many of us.

9. maps4aid “I ignored him and continued walking but he caught hold of my hand and slapped me four times” – Victim of #StreetHarassment #vaw #India

10. thetrudz I’m 32. By age 25ish all women have heard all pick up lines, attempts to flatter, and street harassment spiels. Now they just repeat. Yawn.

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