Stop Street Harassment NOW

Public spaces should be free from sexual violence but they're not. Street harassment impacts most women and many men in the LGBQT community worldwide. Speak out. Act. Demand change.

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Feministing Jamz: A femme power playlist to tune out street harassment

This weekend was the first weekend that it felt straight HOT in the northeast. Tropical lady that I am, I can’t get enough of the hot weather, and I was taking full advantage by wearing shorts, my femme shark crop top, ball cap, hoops, and gold high tops. So yeah, I was ...

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What's in a Name? | Stop Street Harassment

Guest Post for International Anti-Street Harassment Week By Blythe Tyrone Ask any woman if she’s experienced street harassment, and she’s likely to respond emphatically in the affirmative. She’ll probably have a few anecdotes to share (she might even laugh while doing so), recounting what was said and done by whom, maybe regretting the way she …

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Safety First: Street Harassment and Women’s Educational Choices in India | Stop Street Harassment

Guest Post for International Anti-Street Harassment Week By Girija Borker Why do women in India choose to attend lower ranked colleges? Is it because women have lower high school test scores? No. Is it because of street harassment? YES. Women studying in Delhi University (DU), one of the top universities in India, choose lower ranked …

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(via Pussy Division Creates Clever New Street Art Series for International Anti-Street Harassment Week)

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Street Harassment Stops Here | Stop Street Harassment

This article has been cross-posted from Kaligraphy Magazine for International Anti-Street Harassment Week. You can read more stories about street harassment in Spain at Levanta La Voz! Madrid. I started this webzine because I believe in the power of story sharing; in raising awareness, in connecting people, in promoting empathy, story sharing is one of the …

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I’ve Gotten Used To the Harassment | Stop Street Harassment

Guest Post for International Anti-Street Harassment Week By: Araceli Cruz I remember the heat. I, a 9-year-old child, played alone on the beach. The sun was brutal that afternoon but I didn’t mind one bit. You see, I was on vacation — and I believe that trip was one of the last times that my …

“Growing up, I viewed getting catcalled as a way of life. “Latinas get harassed, and there’s nothing you can do about it,” was like a slogan that my parents ingrained in my head without having to say it.”

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(via International Anti- Street Harassment Week: Inclusive and Intersectional Social Justice Lens to Prevent Sexual Violence)

This Sunday, April 2, 2017 marks the beginning of the 7th Annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week. In this podcast, we talked to Holly Kearl, author and founder of Stop Street Harassment and Jessica Raven, the Executive Director for Collective Action for Safe Spaces. Holly and Jessica first discuss how the anti-sexual harassment transit campaign by Collective Action for Safe Spaces in collaboration with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Transit Authority  (WAMTA) focuses on addressing and preventing transphobia, Islamophobia, and other forms of intersectional oppression in addition to sexual violence. They also highlight the urgent need to address street harassment as an intersectional form of oppression and a risk factor for sexual violence and what preventionists can do to continue to build momentum to end sexual and street harassment.

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We are getting way too excited for International Anti-Street Harassment Week!

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www.meetusonthestreet.org 

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These Mexican Women Have The Perfect Response For Catcallers

Mexico has severely high rates of violent crime against women. A 2014 report by the National Citizens’ Observatory on Femicide found that Mexico has the 16th highest rate of homicides committed against women in the world. But confetti and ingenuity can make a powerful difference.

Gifs: AJ+

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Girl Gangs Over Graz.

Kunstaktion in Graz zum Internationalen Tag gegen Gewalt an Frauen und Mädchen am 25. November

Wunderbarste Aktion <3

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Women in Jordan are fighting back against street harassment using martial arts skills they learned at self-defense class. 26-year-old Rasha Salih was able to fend off a would-be rapist using tips she picked up in her SheFighter class.

“I was able to overcome my fear and protect myself. It was an incredible feeling,” she said.

Read more via The Guardian

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an old series from my portfolio about street harassment

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I love him

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By the time they’re 17, 85 percent of US women have already experienced street harassment. In Argentina? 95 percent.

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Their catcalls are a reflection on them, not you. 🖕🏼

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“Said #NoWomanEver” exposes the aggressive harassment women face every day

On Sunday, women on Twitter had a message for men: #NoWomanEver has fallen in love with her catcaller, harasser or stalker. The sarcastic tweets expose how pervasive and invasive misogyny is to women’s everyday lives. After going through the hashtag on Sunday, some men began to realize and tweet their complicity in this.