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Street harassment snapshot: January 30, 2011

January 30, 2011 By HKearl

Street Harassment Stories:

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You can read new street harassment stories from the past week on:

Street Harassment in the News, on the Blogs:

RVA News, “Richmond proper: on street harassment“
Korea Times, “1 out of 4 women experience harassment during commute“
The Times of India, “Chennai safest for women, crime bureau data shows“
Business Standard, “Geetanjali Krishna: The blank noise of protest“
Muslimah Media Watch, “678: A Film to Appreciate“
UK Source News, “No place for street harassment of women – show some respect, demands senior councillor“
Sify News, “Bangladesh says ‘eve-teasing’ belittles sex crimes“
The Times of India, “Crime against women on the rise“
The F Word Blog UK, “Wolf-whistling: no flattered“
The F Word Blog UK, “As Time Goes By“
Tough Cookies, “A Lesbian’s Guide to Hollering Back“
Womanist Musings, “#Hollaback and Fighting Street Harassement“
Ms Foundation – Voices from the Field HollaBack video
The Pixel Project, “Inspirational Interviews – Holly Kearl“

Events:`

Feb. 1: Stop Street Harassment Book Talk, Northern Illinois University, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12: HollaBack Baltimore Launch Party, Metro Gallery, 1700 N. Charles Street, 8 p.m.
Feb. 13: Street harassment planning meeting, In Other Words, Portland, OR, 6 p.m.
Feb. 24: Stop Street Harassment Book Talk, James Madison University (VA), 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 26: HollaBack Atlanta’s launch party

Announcements:

New:

If you live in the United States or in Iran, please take this survey about street harassment: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/januarystudy
Let Blank Noise know (by Feb. 21) if you’ve ever talked about street harassment/eve teasing with fathers, brothers, uncles, husbands and if so what happened, what was their reaction, etc
HollaBack is seeking a program associate intern
Check out the new websites HollaBack SoCal and HollaBack Buenoos Aires

On-going:

If you’re in India, check out Blank Noise’s information for 2011 and how you can get involved with efforts there to address eve-teasing
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:

htownhollaback “It’s my First Amendment right to make sexual comments to any woman I want!” CDC considers that sexual assault. http://tinyurl.com/4phn78s
sarahcblake Muslimah Media Watch reviews 678:. Now I want to see it even more: http://bit.ly/hhxi6i #streetharassment
hollabackBLN loves walking down the street and riding on a train SMILING while not being harassed!
mzjudge I’m an expert at pretending to get on trains to throw people off. #selfdefense #streetharassment
itsLexieWest in america guys will yell “hey sexy lemme holla” as a catcall. in europe they yell “hello” repeatedly
thefworduk Wolf-whisting: not flattered: According to an MSN story, women secretly love street harassment. http://tinyurl.com/476u26p
htownhollaback The downtown CVS is a particular hotbed for #streetharassment as well, especially on weekends & after work. I still need to list it, though.
Sourcews_UK No place for street harassment of women – show some respect, demands senior councillor: http://bit.ly/fjPykd
DanTresOmi @thetrudz last year i decided to start saying something #streetharassment, i never thought how many males would stop when i said something
HollabackOttawa #ifantasizeabout a world where my body is not for public consumption.

“The asshole kicked a bunch of slush all up my legs and skirt.”

January 30, 2011 By Contributor

I was in Herald Square and then I hear this guy behind me saying, “Mmmm what a nice ass i would love to f the s(*#t out of you..mmm you like dressing like a slut dont you.”

I was walking to work and I had my cocktail dress on because, duh, I’m a cocktail waitress.

He kept saying this stuff then I feel cold and wet all on the back of my legs and in my boots. The asshole kicked a bunch of slush all up my legs and skirt. I was freezing..I didn’t even see who exactly it was because there were like 5 people there. Didn’t anyone else see this ass do this? What the hell would make someone want to do that?

– Shelly

Location: Herald Square, New York City, New York

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In Korea, 25 percent of women face harassment on public transportation while commuting

January 27, 2011 By HKearl

From the Korea Times:

“A survey showed that one out of four women who commute using public transportation have experienced sexual harassment, Wednesday.

The survey of 1,500 men and women by the Korea Transport Institute and the Korean Women’s Development Institute also found out that almost half of the female respondents were scared of being harassed or experiencing violent driving when in a taxi.

Men and women showed different results when asked about inconveniences when using subways, buses or taxis.

About 26 percent of the women said they experienced sexual harassment on buses and 21 percent on the subway, compared to 2.3 percent and 2.4 percent of men respectively.

About 52 percent of the female respondents considered taxis as the dangerous means of transportation, citing reasons such as crimes including kidnapping and sexual assaults (31 percent) and violent driving (16 percent).

The institute pointed out the needs of countermeasures regarding harassment, such as reintroducing the women-only subway cars. It also suggested ideas to prevent violence in taxis, including introducing women-only taxis.”

Really? Their only idea for dealing with the high rate of commuter harassment on public transportation is women-only subway cars and taxis?! Arg.

Street harassment snapshot: January 23, 2011

January 23, 2011 By HKearl

Story Submissions Recap:

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Stop Street Harassment Blog: stories from women in New Zealand (1 & 2), UK, and Washington, DC

New stories on:

Street Harassment in the News, on the Blogs:

Washington Post, “Random act of violence claims man’s life“
Al Masry Al Youm, “Citing potential harm to men’s ‘sensitive spots,’ activist urges film ban“
The Times of India, “Two held for eve-teasing women in pink autos“
The Gulf Today, “Police launch drive against sexual abuse“
Express Buzz, “Man killed for eve teasing, 8 arrested“
plushnylon mag, “Are women ‘free game’ for men on the streets?“
F Bomb, “Thoughts on victimization“
Tough Cookies, “HollaBack“

Events:`

Jan. 23: BLANK_NOISE Delhi Meet Up http://on.fb.me/dZkUut
Jan. 23: Anti-Street Harassment Planning Meeting, In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, Portland, OR, 4 p.m.
Feb. 1: Stop Street Harassment Book Talk, Northern Illinois University, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12: HollaBack Baltimore Launch Party, Metro Gallery, 1700 N. Charles Street, 8 p.m.
Feb. 26: HollaBack Atlanta’s launch party

Announcements:

New:

HollaBack is looking for bloggers
New, free safety app for your iphone (for those of you who have one)

On-going:

If you’re in India, check out Blank Noise’s information for 2011 and how you can get involved with efforts there to address eve-teasing
Did you miss the Dec. 11th Webinar about writing street harassment op-eds with journalist Elizabeth Mendez Berry? Here’s the recording if so!
Are you in Egypt? Use HarassMap to report your street harassers
Have an iPhone? Download a new Hollaback iPhone app that lets you report street harassers!

10 Tweets from the Week:

FatBlackDiva Perk of puffy coat: groper on 3 train got handful of down, not my ass. Still got his foot stomped on, however. #streetharassment
kimhorne @HollabackOttawa I’m especially fond of when folks throw bottles and scream “dyke” #streetharassment #thingsthatpissmeoff
ArriannaMarie I had to stop hunching & wearing sacks b/c I feared street harassment. I had to end all harmful relationships w/ male friends.
SpookSquad GFY to dudes yelling at me from the protection of your house balcony as I walk. Ahhh,its like they say, #StreetHarassment begins at home.
carolynlb Gosh, i love it when i get street harassment as I walk to the building RIGHT NEXT TO MY OFFICE.
hollabackBLN 2day I was stared down by some creep at the bus stop, I stared back & he ran off like a dog #streetharassment
iHollaback In case you ever wondered, here’s where NYState law says street harassment or is illegal: http://bit.ly/ii1yr7
lenachen Street Harassment in Paris – I thought I’d seen the worst of it, having roamed the streets of Los Angeles,… http://tumblr.com/xvv1ajrl74
JessiDG #rulesforgirls Don’t let random strangers control where you walk. Holla Back! #streetharassment
ericaerikaeryka Did that old guy really just ask me to get into his car? Ew. #youreold #streetharassment

Repeat harasser near Starbucks in Georgetown

January 21, 2011 By Contributor

I’ve had it with this loser!

Once again, I got off the bus and was heading toward my office, when I see this guy dancing on the street, with his not-so-fly moves. I walk close to the curb to avoid having to walk directly past him, when I see it’s my “friend” who I’ve had repeated run-ins with in the past. It makes me grateful that I followed my gut feeling and avoided walking directly past him. However, he is pretty much in the faces of other women who walk past him, with his “Howya doin’?”s and this and that.

He says the same to me but I choose not to respond to him, and he then immediately says “Aw, HELL NO!” at me. He then starts with his corny dancing again.

Save for around the holiday time when he called me “baby” and wished me happy holidays, this guy has been randomly outside this Starbucks with his rude and obnoxious commentary towards me. This guy’s obviously got problems.

I pulled out my phone camera to catch him in the middle of one of his lame dance routines, but he sees me and ducks into the Starbucks. Coward.

As soon as I got to my office I called MPD. I told them I’ve reported him to them before and that I’m tired of dealing with him. If they do check up on him I want them to do something with him this time. Refer him to a shelter or something and get him off the street so he’ll stop harassing women like me who are simply trying to get to work. I don’t ever want to see him on the street again!

– Tired of Being Harassed

Location: In front of the Starbucks at M Street & Wisconsin Avenue, DC

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