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Snapshot of street harassment stories, news, & tweets: October 9, 2011

October 9, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

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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 | “Street Respect” stories

Hollaback

Hollaback Berlin

Hollaback Buenos Aires

Hollaback Puerto Rico

Hollaback Queretaro

Activism High-Fives:

* Safe Streets AZ in USA

* The Pixel Project in Malaysia (they have an international scope)

* Gawaahi in Pakistan

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Splatter Zone, “On Street Harassment“

* Nicole Clark, “Street Harassment Stops When Men Says it Stops“

* Pink News, “Transgender woman tells of street abuse“

* NPR, “Violent Attacks On Transgender People Raise Alarm“

* The Age, “Sexual harassment in clubs seen as ‘normal‘”

* Venus Genus, “Is Street Harassment a Punishable Crime? Yes it is“

* Daily News & Analysis, “Mumbai girl stabbed for resisting eve-teasing attempt“

* Black Feminists, “Street Harassment Part 1?“

* The Gloss, “NerdGlam: How to Shut Down Street Harassers“

* But I Love Me More, “Street Harassment“

* Women News Network, “INDIA: Mumbai college women shame men who perpetrate ‘eve-teasing’ – sexual harassment“

* NDTV, “‘Offended’ eve-teasers try to abduct girl“

* Sketchbook Radical, ““Hey Baby/Bitch/Slut-” or, I Wish I Could Say Hello To Strangers (Part 1)*triggers*”

* D for Dalrymple, “Picture This“

Announcements:

New:

* Congratulations to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, women’s rights activist Leymah Gbowee from Liberia, and democracy activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their women’s rights activism!

Reminders:

* Last Monday, Stop Street Harassment launched a new weekly “Street Respect” series highlighting the type of stories we want to see instead of street harassment stories!

* Call for men to share views/stories about street harassment

* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India

* 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

15 Tweets from the Week:

1. grrrlrevolution *sigh* i love how, without fail, i go from “sexy” to “bitch” in the span of five seconds as soon as i stand up for myself #streetharassment

2. LikeaStar1032 When men catcall/make lewd comments they’re generally trying to assert dominance. When you bring yourself to their level they lose interest.

3. msorvam: also…i find that being “plus sized” street harassment comes w/the attitude of “you should be happy to be getttin ne att”

4. nawaf11g @MunaAbuSulayman in Saudi we need a secret police that handles street sexual harassment. Secret police that doesn’t look religious.

5. grrrlrevolution writing to @hollabackdc about my street harassment experiences really does make me feel better and more empowered. Thanks!

6. ruthie_dee Oh lovely. The builders outside my window have just realised I exist and started making crude gestures. Street harassment in my own room!

7. TeslaDethray Note to people driving around at night: Don’t catcall the running woman all by herself. It makes her feel very vulnerabile. *sigh*

8. vawmonth: Day 8- Our topic for today is Street Harassment and Eveteasing. #VAWAM #takebackthetech #Pakistan

9. Hollaback_DSM #Top10Lies Street harassment is flattering to women.

10. KimFoxWOSU Today was a milestone: walked through the Khan el Khalili by myself and didn’t get sexually harassed! A-maze-ing! #Cairo #Egypt #EndSH #wwpw

11. debzalebz The best thing about cycling is it reduces street harassment and limits opportunities of eating junk food.

12. ConnellAnnie Dear dirty ass man on the street, just because you’re giving me compliments doesn’t mean it’s not verbal harassment #getthefuckouttahere

13. thetrudz @AsiaBrown I face less street harassment when I wear makeup; it’s not the lie that men don’t like it b/c harassment isn’t about “liking.”

14. Salencita Three run-ins with street harassment in two blocks. This is not okay.

15. mishsolomon “Rape culture is street harassment and groping on public transportation…”

Snapshot of street harassment stories, news and tweets: October 2, 2011

October 2, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

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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 in Egypt

Resist Harassment Lebanon Blog

Hollaback West Yorkshire

Activism Shoutouts:

* Freeze the Tease campaign organizers in Mumbai, India

* Gawaahi in Pakistan

* Male allies Sean, Tim, and Jesse in USA

* “Adventures of Salwa” in Beirut, Lebanon

* Safe Slope in Brooklyn, New York, USA

In the News, on the Blogs:

* The 42, “Men of DC: Stop Harassing Women“

* Rookie, “First Encounters With the Male Gaze“

* The Riot, “TW: Street harassment“

* NOW Lebanon, “Why don’t women fight back?“

* Get Off My Soapbox, “My Street Harassment Journal“

* Radio Netherlands Worldwide, “Mumbai students hit back at eve-teasers“

* Yentha, “Essential Alternative: Rebel with a Cause“

* Baltimore City Paper, “The Best…and the Worst“

* There is No Fear in Love, “Coercion for a Good Cause? Consent in Everyday Life, Canvassing“

* The Times of India, “Flash mob tease for Bangalore“

* Girls who eat their feelings, “One Stone“

* The Times of India, “Cell to curb eve-teasing“

* Broad Recognition, “Street Walking: Sexual Harassment in Jaipur, India“

* Youth Activ8, “Steps to curb eve teasing“

* The Gossip blog, “Anti-Street Harassment Activism starts TOMORROW!!“

* Decording Dress, “Street Harassment (?) and Me || Why I Wore It“

* MSNBC, “NYPD’s warning about skirts irks Brooklyn women“

Announcements:

New:

* Congratulations to HarassMap in Egypt for winning the World Summit Youth Award from the United Nations for their anti-street harassment work!

* Last Monday, Stop Street Harassment launched a new weekly “Street Respect” series highlighting the type of stories we want to see instead of street harassment stories!

Reminders:

* Call for men to share views/stories about street harassment

* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India

* 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

15 Tweets from the Week:

1. KimFoxWOSU Today was a milestone: walked through the Khan el Khalili by myself and didn’t get sexually harassed! A-maze-ing! #Cairo #Egypt #EndSH #wwpw

2. WomSocBangor wolf whistled, fat or slut shamed, told to “give us a smile, love”, “get your tits out” or “show us your legs” it’s still #streetharassment!

3. HollaBackBmore Had a good meeting with the mgmt of Canton Safeway – they are not ok with #streetharassment in their store! Don’t leer at their customers!

4. hollabackWY Driving in hot weather, saw many topless males. Didn’t feel urge to shout sexualised/derogatory comment once. Funny that #streetharassment

5. SPARKsummit 22 percent of girls have experienced street harassment by age 12, and 87 percent by age 19. What can we do to end this? bit.ly/mWw06L

6. BookElfLeeds I shitting HATE #streetharassment. I hardly get it but that’s not the point. If one of us is harassed we are ALL harassed. #solidarity innit

7. SpookSquad Try had his whole family with him. RT @hkearl RT @EngyG: A man can harass you, even if his 5 yrs old daughter is with him! #endSH #Egypt

8. thewholeplate catcall of the day: “i love you, jewish girl!” i am sick and trying to buy kombucha. go away.

9. RenPassion #LawsMenShouldFollow Not all women are going to want your attention. No, it’s not a compliment when you catcall us.

10. emilyhughes Guy passes me on the sidewalk, leans in close, whispers, “Nice walk.” Officially the creepiest catcall I’ve gotten in 6 years here. #ew

11. lillyheart It is 645 in the morning! I am buying breakfast! Can the #streetharassment at least wait until the sun is up?!? I’m mean without coffee!

12. MohammedY Fellow Egyptian men, as you walk through the streets, spare a thought for your fellow women who often can’t do that due to harassers #EndSH

13. thetrudz #somewhereInTheHood there’s a woman enduring street harassment while men pretend it’s acceptable & women tell her be glad for “attention.”

14. ElizabethOwens Langelan, Kearl say activism on #streetharassment can be a portal for other feminist activism & social change, here and abroad. #AAUW

15. gwssprof Have more to say about the #femd2011 issue of street harassment/Slutwalk? Post a comment on my open thread! rm34.us/719

Snapshot of street harassment stories, news, tweets: September 25, 2011

September 25, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

** NEW!: Sign up to receive a monthly e-newsletter from Stop Street Harassment ***

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

Hollaback

Hollaback Baltimore

Hollaback Buenos Aires

Activism Shoutouts:

* “Adventures of Salwa” in Beirut, Lebanon

* Safe Slope in Brooklyn, New York, USA

* Anti-victim-blaming marchers in Jakarta, Indonesia

In the News, on the Blogs:

* The Friendz Teen Cult.u.re, “Change the Way I Dress?! No, Change the Way you Think!“

* Alternet, “Vision: 3 Ways to Be an ‘Interrupter’ and Curb Racism, Street Harassment and Animal Cruelty“

* Jakarta Globe, “Indonesian Women Don Miniskirts in Rape Protest“

* Kat’s Daily News, “Hush“

* Hot City Blues, “How to Talk to Women and Not Be Creepy“

* Chez Trixl, “Respect our women!“

* MeriNews, “Students campaign against eve teasing in Mumbai“

* Bikya Masr, “A look inside sexual harassment in Egypt“

* Islington Gazette, “Police pledge to clamp down on sexual harassment in Finsbury Park street“

* A Blog of Stuff, “Street harassment is never nice, but usually I just find it annoying and/or get angered by it (usually resulting in a Tumblr post… here it comes again!)“

* Jezebel, “French Burqa Ban Has Succeeded In Making Things Worse“

* Mid-Day, “Chappals to beat out harassment“

* Ranchi Express, “Anti Eve Teasing Efforts Bringing Good Results“

* The WIP, “Innovative Internet-based Projects Give Indian Women Platform to Fight Violence“

Announcements:

New:

* If you are in the Washington, DC-area, participate in a week of street harassment logging, TOMORROW through Oct. 2! Info.

* Tomorrow Stop Street Harassment launches a new “Street Respect” series highlighting the type of stories we want to see instead of street harassment stories!

Reminders:

* Call for men to share views/stories about street harassment

* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India

* 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

15 Tweets from the Week:

1. gunkelqnupw9 When i walked across the street to avoid your harassment why do you then think its smart to follow 4DkSWx

2. Karnythia I have a wall of tech (MP3 player + ereader), & it’s not giving me the desired result. Still getting #streetharassment

3. feministteacher: Window Sex Project responds to #streetharassment in Harlem windowsexproject.com #bcrw40 @sydmosley

4. 52stations Forgot about Piggy’s street harassment scene in Muppets Take Manhattan. With such a childhood idol, is it any wonder I turned out like this?

5. WrittenbyBene It’s bad when you have in earphones, are playing w/your phone, all to avoid being harassed by horny men

6. WrittenbyBene I don’t think you guys realize how exhausting it is to be a woman. Call your boys, nephews, sons, kids out for harassing women on streets.

7. cthulhuchick Not that street harassment is warranted because the ass looks fine. I still don’t want random guys yelling at me. Not fun.

8. ElseBell definitely wasn’t expecting street harassment in london (not sure why, but it was as bad today as it was in texas! dislike).

9. hannahkateboast walking down my road last night when a boy shouted at me & my friend to ‘suck my dick’. 2 days in my new city before #streetharassment.

10. MarthaRRobinson “Dyke” screamed at me out of a black van by Goodge Street tube. Didn’t respond. Regretting it. #streetharassment

11. sebhar No matter what I’m wearing or what time of day it is, I ALWAYS experience #streetharassment on Gilbert St. in Iowa City.

12. sammieolivia I swear I thought I was done being yelled at in the street til like April. The DHL delivery man in downtown DC says no. #streetharassment

13. femmeniste The number of gross comments I’m subjected to in a mere 5 blocks is astounding. #StreetHarassment #KeepItToYourself

14. choosler Nothing like a little street harassment as the icing on my grumpy cake.

15. mazzie @the_dp when one random street-harassment dude asked me out I told him I had a gf and he said “bring her!” YICK.

Snapshot of Street Harassment Stories, News, Tweets: September 18, 2011

September 18, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

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

How Many Women Find Street Harassment Flattering?

Hollaback Columbia, MO

Hollaback Puerto Rico

Hollaback Queretaro

Hollaback Richmond

Hollaback Tegus (Honduras)

In the News, on the Blogs:

* The Telegraph (Calcutta), “High Court prod to stop eve-teasing“

* Racialicious, “Stanley Kubrick, Chopsticks, and Other Ways to Harass an Asian American Girl“

* HR Daily Advisor Compliance Corner, “Street Harassment”

* Thought Catalog, “Grabbing A Man’s Butt Is Sexual Harassment, Too“

* Flurt! Your source for your life, “Cat Calling: Stopping The Social Norm – ft. Experiment“

* Bronxnet Today’s Verdict, “Harassment and Victims Rights”

* No More Ms. Nice Girl, “Don’t call me sweetheart- My experience with street harassment“

* Feministing, “A trans woman found dead in DC: What is causing this increase in violence?“

* Forbes.com, “3 Reasons Why It Pays to Not Let Sexist Comments Slide“

* Unlimited Bravado, “Episode 1: The Fear of Passion!“

* Feministing, “An Innocent Comment“

* More Magazine, “Get Angry. Go Viral. Use Social Media for Change!“

* Women’s Interests, “Some Thoughts On Street Harassment”

Announcements:

New:

* If you are in the Washington, DC-area, participate in a week of street harassment logging, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2! Info.

* The White House launched a 1 is 2 Many anti-sexual violence/harassment campaign

Reminders:

* Call for men to share views/stories about street harassment

* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India

* 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

15 Tweets from the Week:

1. pedestrienne Impressed Launceston Pizza Pub staff took seriously & promised to immediately act on complaint of #streetharassment coming from patrons.

2. RukayahSarumi Street harassment is not ok, its not flattering, its not funny or endearing. Oft times its scary and leaves women feeling violated #M4CWomen

3. FionaSavage #streetharassment. Should have said something to the car full of guys on Danforth Ave Toronto 2:30 pm today. Woo hoo yelled at us! WTF!!!!

4. DrtyLttlSecret Do I look like Krispy Kreme? RT @IAmDrTiller “Are you hot and ready baby?” fuck you, asshole. #streetharassment @iHollaback

5. noralambert Was going to ask one of the dudes jogging down the street to walk with me for a bit, but it felt Unfeminist, so I stomped on. #harassment

6. Izbella Seriously like there isn’t enough filth in the street #harassment

7. yashar I’m listening 2 Billy Ocean’s “Get out of the street, get into my car” as an adult, its creepy. #streetharassment cc: @iHollaback @hkearl

8. MT @JBDoubleU man at the bus stop heckled, “I like da way you eat dat banana!” I guess potassium is a turn on. #streetharassment

9. unfortunatalie Then a “whit-t-woo” whistle from a lad on a corner & an “evening gorgeous” from a binman. 5 in one street! #streetharassment

10. MediaCupid Oh, kissing noises. That’s original. #streetharassment

11. muteddragon street harassment needs to stop. I get that I’m a girl and Asian. But that isn’t an open invitation to call me baby or point out the “china”

12. ashcampaign: PLS RT @mayoroflondon Hi Boris, @ken4london supports our campaign against street harassment, do you?

13. DyannaLynn Why can’t I walk home in peace? Street harassment is so real out here.

14. chaele_n_ashley No matter what time it is, what a person wears or whatever other bs reasons people give, street harassment is NEVER warranted or deserved

15. gabbybean I’m so damn sick of street harassment. It’s disgusting. I should be able to walk down the street in peace without being whistled at..

16. FinerFeminist Loving Boston! Walking to work today, two people commented on my earrings. Such a nice reprieve from street harassment. Talking to you PHL

17. wunderkind87 “Street harassment seems to be a method of punishing women/girls for daring to leave the house without a male chaperone.” THIS. #DCLiving

18. hpyhpyjoyjoy Giraffe print trench + busy street = sexual harassment

19. SigourneyRae @puella_absurd There was an interesting correlation with higher rates of street sexual harassment when I was blonde.

20. arikia Great album for coping with street harassment: open.spotify.com/album/1c4fH0GP…

Snapshot of street harassment stories, news, tweets: September 4, 2011

September 4, 2011 By HKearl

Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.

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

How Many Women Find Street Harassment Flattering?

Hollaback

Hollaback Buenos Aires

Hollaback West Yorkshire

In the News, on the Blogs:

* Al-Masry Al-Youm, “Cyber campaigns launched to fight sexual harassment during Eid“

* The Daily News Egypt, “Online campaigns call for ‘safe Eid‘”

* The Current Conscience, “Men Will Never Truly Understand A Day In The Life of Women. But Shouldn’t We Try?“

* Indian Express, “UP girl resists harassment, set ablaze“

* The Express Tribune, “Burning question: The penalty for ‘eve teasing‘”

* Feministing, “‘You’re a fucking slut,’ and other things you should not say to a stranger on the subway“

* Feminist Teacher, “Guest Post: Feminism: Much More Than Women’s Rights“

* RVA News, “Hollaback! Richmond: local chapter of a national organization aims to end harassment“

* Esoterica, “No, boys, it’s not a compliment“

* Valerie Aurora, “Sady Doyle on the connection between mansplaining and street harassment“

Announcements:

New:

* Safe Slope just launched — it’s a Brooklyn-based group providing services and resources to help empower and protect the communities of South Slope/Greenwood Heights/Windsor Terrace/Park Slope. The group formed in response to the multiple assaults and attempted assaults that have impacted our community since March 2011.

Reminders:

* From Holla Back DC!: CASTING CALL! Help us put a face to street harassment. Check it out bit.ly/phMba5

* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India

* 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

20 Tweets from the Week:

1. groovesndaheart Right, so earlier I saw 2 guys actually catcall two mannequiens in Gap window on Hollywood and Highland earlier. I’ve officially seen it all

2. Rita_Banerji Eve-Teasing is the term used for street sexual harassment and violence in India. It trivializes the issue

3. BlakeVonD “Yo ma! Yo legs look like some parentheses. Really sir? ” Lawd, these street sexual harassment laws can’t come fast enough!

4. CorpseInPlastic It really pisses me off that I live in a culture in which I can’t go out to check the mail without getting hollered at. #streetharassment

5. BrittLeeParsons Went for a run and inmates inside the Lancaster County jail yelled at me….#streetharassment

6. estystein Can this be printed on a tote bag that I could carry every day? simple+to the point @hkearl @debzalebz: Street harassment is not flattering.

7. alissami I saw a car today whose license plate said “HEYBABE” — street harassment? Or just weird?

8. thetrudz I encounter less street harassment when I have my camera. That thing truly intimidates ppl and sometimes that’s great. Lmao.

9. andreagrimes No, creepers of the world, I do not need a ride when I am ALREADY RIDING MY BIKE #streetharassment

10. LucyKnisley Attn men who catcall me on my scooter while we’re stopped in traffic: <taps ear of helmet, shakes head> I wish I actually couldn’t hear you.

11. yarachehayed www.adventuresofsalwa is the official website of @SalwaendSH campaign where you can post blog and report sexual harassment

12. meredithnudo When I said I wanted exercise, I didn’t mean having to take a longer route home because #streetharassment rendered the original unbearable.

13. ShereenGaber I should be able to walk around freely without worrying that someone will hassle me. #endSH #Egypt

14. harassmap Take a pic, draw, make a video, write, or distribute flyers, say NO 2 sexual harassment in eid! bit.ly/nyQ8be #endSH

15. ItsKatie73 Walking around DC yesterday was an education in street harassment. Got “hey gorgeous” followed by “bitch” when I didn’t engage

16. tanyasnarks @grbuffington @hkearl Some dude harassed me on the st. today– with his two young grandsons in tow! ARRRGHHHH!!!

17. grbuffington Worth saying AGAIN: People who yell from cars and harass pedestrians are among the lowest forms of humanity. #streetharassment

18. noorakbar YWC radio spots on street harassment were broadcast on Hamsada Radio on Takhar today. If you know a media outlet… fb.me/ISttayUY

19. sallyzohney We r back even worse to street harassment in #cairo. Men going mental and its sick #EndSH. Elra7ma ya bashar. Control ur hormones 3an keda

20. curiouscliche It might not be illegal now, but street harassment should be criminalized IMHO, and I think certain forms of online harassment are analogous

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