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Holiday Shopping Part 1

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Black Friday is upon us and if you’re looking for holiday gifts that can also support a cause, check out some of these gifts and books. 50% of proceeds from the two books on the left will benefit Stop Street Harassment and 10% of all Zazzle items will, too. The Zazzle products are up to 60% off through 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST today!


Also, save some money for our online auction that starts on Tuesday (100% proceeds will go to Stop Street Harassment). Items will include books, DVDs, art, desserts, and also big ticket items like two nights at a Miami hotel!

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Street Harassment: A Primer

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I like surprises — especially feminist surprises. While organizing my computer recently, I stumbled across an infographic I made for the 2012 Penn State Women’s Studies Graduate Organization Conference to educate others about street harassment — what it is, why it’s wrong, and how to respond to it. Check it out below, and feel free to share on social media to alert others to this global human rights problem!

I think it’s pretty effective, but perhaps not so much as the bold, simple graphics my twin sister and I made for 2013’s International Anti-Street Harassment Week. Admittedly, I spotted some slight typos in this one (oops!) but I was excited to find this anti-street harassment gem lurking in my computer’s dusty college files.

Julie Mastrine is an activist, feminist, and writer working in the PR industry. She holds a B.A. in Public Relations from Penn State University, and is a social media volunteer for Stop Street Harassment. You can buy her new e-book Make Your Own Sandwich:A 20-Something’s Musings on Living Under (And Smashing) The Patriarchy on Thought Catalog, and follow her on Twitter.

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Three Dating Commercial Spoofs

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Stop Street Harassment’s 2013 Safe Public Spaces Mentoring site in Chicago, led by Phaydra Babinchok, created three short videos this fall to spoof dating commercials…. and how ridiculous it is to believe street harassers are trying to create long-term relationships with their actions.

They premiered the videos at an event in Chicago last month – recap blog post coming soon – and now the videos are online!

Which one is your favorite?

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Digest of Street Harassment News: Nov. 18, 2013

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Sarasota, FL

This is a bimonthly digest.

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Street Harassment Stories:

Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at:

Stop Street Harassment Blog

Bijoya in Bangladesh

Collective Action for Safe Spaces

Everyday Sexism

HarassMap in Egypt

The Hollaback sites

Name and Shame in Pakistan

Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine

Resist Harassment in Lebanon

Safe City India

Safe Streets in Yemen

Street Harassment in South Africa

Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:

* Women’s Media Center, “Second-Ever City Council Hearing on Street Harassment“

* Philadelphia City Paper, “City Council hearing focuses on street harassment“

* The Guardian, “‘Hey bitch’ someone yelled out a car window. It’s what I’ve come to expect“

* The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, “Stand against street harassment“

* The Times of India, “Harassed on street? Share your story online“

* First Post, “Sexual harassment, no rights: Egypt is the worst Arab state for women“

* Morocco World, “Moroccans speak out against sexual harassment“

* Huffington Post, “Burt’s Bees ‘Let The Catcalling Commence’ Label Seems Like A Great Reason Not To Buy Their New Lotion“

* Jezebel, “Burt’s Bees Stupidly Puts ‘Let the Catcalling Commence’ on Product“

* PR Daily, “Burt’s Bees nixes packaging that encourages catcalling“

* India Today, “Girl burnt alive for resisting sexual harassment in Uttar Pradesh“

* BBC News, “India: ‘Eve-teasing’ fight-back film divides opinion“

* Huffington Post, “Listen Up Street Harassers: Enough Is Enough“

* Boston.com, “‘Street harassment’ common in Boston, advocacy group’s survey finds“

* Peru This Week, “Peru: TV presenter lands in hot water for comments about street harassment“

* Ahram Online, “Egypt women ride bikes to defy sexual harassment“

Announcements:

New:

* Save the date — International Anti-Street Harassment Week is March 30 – April 5 in 2014!

* Read about the successful Philadelphia City Council Hearing on Street Harassment on Nov. 7!

* The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence begin November 25!

Reminders:

* Donate to help fund the FIRST EVER national study on street harassment in the USA!

* Buy a copy of the new book 50 Stories about Stopping Street Harassers! Here’s how to hold a book club fundraiser for SSH

10 Tweets from the Week:

* @audiohelkuik A construction worker yelled “Hey baby!” at me on the street. I live such a cliche life. #streetharassment #omaha

* @Midnightproblem Sometimes I feel bad for ignoring guys for saying hello but after so many years of street harassment I would rather not set myself up 4 that

* @eloise265 when are people going to understand that street harassment is NOT OKAY

* @lenubienne From street harassment to song lyrics, misogyny is everywhere, and it is debilitating.

* ‏@marciethehuman people who think street harassment are compliments: can u not

* @thesparkoflightPeople think negative attention = self worth, and when they don’t receive street harassment they consider themselves ‘unattractive’

 * ‏@_HellFrozenRain @TheRealMrWriter -i got egged on the way home once. Endured a plethora of street harassment as i had to take off my jacket

* @MegascgMastenbr man just yelled at me from inside his car, I want to lick your asshole streetharassment catcalling cc hollaback

* @TheChirpingCat New #StreetHarassment strategy: Say “Nooo Waaay” to everything regardless of content just like my favorite toddler says to me.

* @mmmariesa Nothing like good old fashioned street harassment to ruin a night before it even starts

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Free Smarphone Safety App!

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The Pixel Project, a Stop Street Harassment partner, is proud to present the “Holiday Season Smartphone Safety” campaign (through the end of 2013). All Stop Street Harassment supporters who own iPhones or Android phones are invited to download the free iAMDEFENDER smartphone safety app with it’s unique Pull-Plug alarm as part of your personal safety plan in case the street harassment you experience escalates. For more information about the campaign and iAMDEFENDER app, visit  http://is.gd/HolidaySmartphoneSafety

What’s more: A private donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has pledged to match each activated download with a US$1 donation to The Pixel Project up to a maximum of 2,500 downloads (US$2,500) as a grant for the development of the back-end technology needed for their online anti-Violence Against Women campaigns! So please download, activate and share with your friends and family!

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