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Street harassment snapshot: January 30, 2011

January 30, 2011 By HKearl

Street Harassment Stories:

I accept street harassment submissions from anywhere in the world. Share your story!

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

  • Stop Street Harassment Blog
  • HollaBack Buenos Aires
  • HollaBack Como
  • HollaBack DC!
  • HollaBack Israel
  • HollaBack NYC
  • HollaBack SoCal

From the F Word Blog UK

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.
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Filed Under: Events, hollaback, News stories, Resources, Stories, street harassment, weekly round up Tagged With: catcalls, events, hollaback, sexual harassment, street harassment, wolf whistling

Weekly Round Up: September 12, 2010

September 12, 2010 By HKearl

Story Submissions Recap:

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  • Stop Street Harassment Blog: 4 new stories from people in Illinois, the UK, Virginia, and Ohio.
  • HollaBack DC!: 3 new stories
  • HollaBack NYC: 3 new stories
  • HollaBackLDN: 8 new stories
  • HollaBack Toronto: 1 new story

In the News, On the Blogs:

  • The Gloss, “Why Are Catcalls That Upsetting?“
  • TBD, “Holly Kearl on getting harassed in the street and fighting back in print“
  • The WIP, “Stop Street Harassment: Working for Safer Streets for Women Everywhere“
  • GW Hatchet, “Alum seeks to curb street harassment“
  • London Anti-Street Harassment Campaign, “London Mayoral Candidate Oona King writes Street Harassment into her Policy“
  • Beyond Retrograde, “The big debate – wolf whistling! compliment or abuse?“
  • Dainty Inferno, “First rule of the subway: Do not talk on the subway“
  • Decriminalize LA, “Anti-Prostitution Laws and Street Harassment Go Hand in Hand“
  • The Dawn Chorus, “Street harassment: tone vs. content“

Events:

Sept. 16: “Hey, You, Can I Get a Smile?” One-Woman Show, NYC

Announcements:

  • Help HollaBack NYC in the paperless challenge – if they win they can revamp their website. Voting ends this week so vote now!
  • If you live in London, take a survey about street harassment on the London Anti-Street Harassment Campaign’s website and help influence mayoral policy
  • The book Stop Street Harassment is available online!
  • HollaBack NYC is looking for interns
  • RightRides is looking for interns & volunteers in NYC

10 Tweets from the Week:

  • Phoenix_Noire No offense to all of my male friends, but you don’t “get” me on the same level as my sisters. When I have to explain street harassment? No.
  • jennpozner We fail our boys as a culture wen we teach them that #streetharassment is their imperative. @ihollaback
  • CA_Young Hating having to be a guy telling another guy to stop shooting down a woman’s experience of street harassment. I shouldn’t have to.
  • plannedaccident Okay men who harass me: 1. I’m not ur baby so don’t refer to me as such when u don’t know me 2. Don’t catcall/beep at me while I’m walking.
  • zoeylarsen If you turn “good morning” into a catcall, you need not be allowed in public.
  • ashleyrebeccah Guy on street harasses me & when I don’t respond he says “ur supposed 2say TY!” Rly, I’m supposed to TY for harassing me? #streetharassment
  • iHollaback: Just got off the phone with Hollaback Pittsburgh. Their launch is scheduled for Oct, but they are already kicking ass!
  • lashcampaign London Mayoral candidate Oona King will ensure local authorities recognize street harassment as violence against women http://oona4mayor.com
  • ashley_dodson I’m so sick of sexually hrsmnt in public. Spread awareness of street harassment. Men & women can bring an end 2 it.
  • ears_of_steam overheard a dad explain 2 daughter what #streetharassment is, & how “u don’t have to stand there & be nice.”
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Filed Under: Events, hollaback, News stories, Stories, street harassment, weekly round up Tagged With: events, hollaback, sexual harassment, street harassment

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