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Weekly Round Up April 4, 2010

April 4, 2010 By HKearl

Stories:

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

On this blog, a woman in Kentucky told how a man tried to walk with her and her friends, a man in Bavaria, Germany, calls a woman a “fat cow,” a woman in London shares three street harassment recollections, and a woman in Virginia tells how a man harassed her while she was running.
On HollaBack NYC a woman shares how a man masturbated at her on the R subway train and she reported him to the police and a male ally spotted a man harassing women walking by while wearing his work uniform so the male ally is going to report him to his company.
On HollaBack DC! a man harasses a woman while she waits for the light to change, another man progresses from catcalling a woman on the street to stalking her in a store, and another woman got an apology from a harasser when she told him she didn’t like what he was saying.
On HollaBack Toronto, a woman tells how a man followed her after work.

In the News:

Rape reports on the Washington, DC, metro system got “lost in the shuffle”
“The nightmare of sexual harassment in Egypt“
“In Mideast countries, women feel safer in ‘pink taxis’“
AAUW’s blog Dialog has a guest post from HollaBack DC! about the history of street harassment activism in Washington, DC

Announcements:

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Here are 10 activism ideas for how you can raise awareness about this widespread problem and/or help raise funds for preventative programs and resources for survivors.
Take two street harassment surveys and help researchers studying this problem.
The submission deadline for an anthology on Queering Sexual Violence is extended until May 1, 2010.
The Safe Delhi Campaign is looking for volunteers and interns.
Blank Noise in India is looking for new logo submissions
If you’re interested in becoming a RightRides driving team volunteer, email volunteer@rightrides.org – orientations will be occuring throughout April.
HollaBack NYC is looking for volunteers with various skill sets to help them take their work to the next level.
Share why you “Holla Back” for the HollaBack NYC website.

Events:

If you’re in the Washington, DC, area, HollaBack DC! is hosting or participating in several events across the next few weeks, check out the info on their site.
Sign up for Washington, DC, based Defend Yourself’s annual class on dealing with street harassers, being held on May 22.

Resource of the Week:

SAFER (Students Active for Ending Rape) for the amazing work they are doing to make campuses safe for everyone. They have resources for: college students, alumni, parents of college students, and faculty/staff. Check out their very informative blog, Change Happens.

Two street harassment surveys

March 31, 2010 By HKearl

Please help researchers who are studying street harassment by taking their online surveys!

#1: Via HollaBack NYC:

Louise Dreier, a graduate student at Columbia, is doing research on how street harassment affects the ways women use and exist in New York City and how the built environment affects street harassment.Lord knows this field needs more research, and quick! She has agreed to share her findings with Hollaback readers. Help her out by taking her quick survey!

(Note this survey is only for women in NYC to take)

#2: From Dr. Kimberly Fairchild and her students:

I’m conducting a study on the ability to predict another person’s actions and personality and we need participants. Our research suggests that even from limited information people can make accurate judgments about the dominant traits, emotional reactions, and behaviors of other people. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. If you are interested in participating, follow this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/armstudy

(This survey is open to anyone. Also, note that it is a different study from the one I posted about a few weeks ago)

Weekly Round Up March 28, 2010

March 28, 2010 By HKearl

Stories:

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

On this blog, a woman in Dawson Creek, BC, Canada tells how an older man stalked her for years when she was a teenager, a woman in Edmonton, AB, Canada, had a man follow her for several blocks before demanding she go out with him, a woman in Bogor, Indonesia, shares how men harass her while she wears a veil, a woman in France talks about the numerous times men harassed her during a few hours period last Saturday, a woman in Washington, DC, shares how men gawked at her and then pretended they thought she was ugly after she said “Ew” to them, a woman in Virginia was harassed on her way to work on the bus by a very vulgar harasser, and a woman in Washington, DC, was harassed on her way to buy coffee.
On HollaBack NYC a man shares how he and his female friend were photographed by a creepy guy on the subway and another woman yells at a bold harasser and gives advice to women on what they can do to report harassers.
On HollaBack DC! a man harassed a woman about her hair as she waited for the bus and another woman and her friend are harassed by a man masturbating near them while they chatted on a park bench.
On HollaBack Chicago a woman tells how a man propositioned her while she was riding her bicycle at 7 a.m.!

In the News:

Arlington (VA) County police issued a warning because 11 incidents of indecent exposure have been reported on a bike trail across the last two months.
UK’s Hackney Post features the new anti-street harassment campaign in the UK.
In the Washington City Paper, Amanda Hess answers the question “But how do I know if I’m a street harasser?”

Announcements:

The submission deadline for an anthology on Queering Sexual Violence is extended until May 1, 2010.
The Safe Delhi Campaign is looking for volunteers and interns.
Blank Noise in India is looking for new logo submissions
RightRides/New Yorkers for Safe Transit is hiring
If you’re interested in becoming a RightRides driving team volunteer, email volunteer@rightrides.org – orientations will be occuring throughout April.
HollaBack NYC is looking for volunteers with various skill sets to help them take their work to the next level.
Share why you “Holla Back” for the HollaBack NYC website.

Upcoming Events:

If you’re in the Washington, DC, area, HollaBack DC! is hosting or participating in several events across the next few weeks, check out the info on their site.
Sign up for Washington, DC, based Defend Yourself’s annual class on dealing with street harassers, being held on May 22.

Resource of the Week:

The Safe Delhi Campaign – working to make cities safe for women

Weekly Round Up March 21, 2010

March 21, 2010 By HKearl

Stories:

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

On this blog, a woman in Los Angeles is arrested after she sprays mace at an aggressive harasser (!), a woman in Georgetown, DC, tells a harasser to stop and he tells her she can’t tell him what to do, a woman in Georgetown, DC, gets an apology from a harasser, and a woman in NYC is harassed by a group of teenagers on the subway on St. Patrick’s Day.
On HollaBack NYC, a woman helps get a pervert at a diner kicked out, a group of women harass another woman using race-based slurs, a woman photographs a creepy guy on the train, and a group of men harass a woman from their car as she walks home in Brooklyn.
On HollaBack DC, a woman is grabbed by a man on a subway escalator, a guy threatens to walk a woman home, a man yells out to a woman from his car and then curses at her when she doesn’t thank him for the “compliment,” another woman gets into a dialogue with a harasser after he calls her sweetheart, and another man tells a woman he has condoms and all he wants is one night with her.
Street harassment stories on other blogs: “Rape Culture Hurts Everyone,” on Feminuity, “Street Harassment [in Morocco],” on Studying Abroad, and “Dear Creepers,” on Stories from the Realm.

In the News:

My Republica reported on street harassment in Nepal.
A man was arrested under suspicious of assaulting two transwomen in NYC with a metal pole.
Toronto’s The Globe and Mail printed an article entitled “Guys, catcalls are never cool” (I’m quoted in it).
Numerous news sources and blogs reported on research by Stephanie Chaudoir and Diane Quinn of the University of Connecticut that revealed that based on how women who are harassed feel, men who harass women in public give all men a bad name.

Announcements:

HollaBack NYC is looking for volunteers with various skill sets to help them take their work to the next level.
Share why you “Holla Back” for the HollaBack NYC website.

Events:

Resource of the Week:

Todd Denny’s book Unexpected Allies: Men Who Stop Rape

Weekly Round Up March 14, 2010

March 14, 2010 By HKearl

Stories:

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

On this blog, one woman shares three different harassment stories that happened to her this week in Georgetown, Washington, DC, a woman in NYC is harassed on her way to jury duty, and a woman in MA is harassed in an elevator at her workplace.
On HollaBack NYC, a woman shares how a compliment from a man on the street turns into him stalking her!
On HollaBack DC! a woman wishes she had verbally confronted men who harassed her and pulled on her arm and another woman talks about a man who followed and harassed her and her sister.

In the News:

Women-only taxi cabs are introduced in Cairo because of male harassment
One of the women in the first same-sex couple to marry in Washington, DC, mentions street harassment in an article about it.
Three teens recently died because of male harassers and predators.
An op-ed about the need for the legal regulation of street harassment appears in the Huffington Post (written by yours truly)

Announcements:

If you’re in the UK, check out the new anti-street harassment group, the LASH Campaign.
Be the first to test out the HollaBack! phone application when it comes out!
Blank Noise in India is looking for new logo submissions
RightRides/New Yorkers for Safe Transit is hiring
HollaBack DC! has dubbed March as Public Transit Awareness Month

Resource of the Week:

One Angry Girl has many shirts and bumper stickers with anti-street harassment slogans

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