#ihollaback.org

[nobuckystahp]

me right before going to bed: i should check out the ihollaback site my sense of responsibility: do you want to be to angry to sleep? me: .... me: yes

[coldhandsandcinnamontea]

[hiphopisforlovers]

Hip Hop is 4 Lovers Radio Replay: Ay Guhl & Other Ish You Shouldn't Say

So, you're walking down the street and a complete stranger tells you they like the way your ass fits in your jeans . . . This is street harassment. Join your hostesses as they discuss what street harassment is, how and where it happens, and how we as everyday citizens can do something about it. This episode starts off with a discussion of Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodies March. Features songs by Eve, TiRon, Heavy D, and Q-Tip.

[livingbyday]

I heard about this movement/program at the CLPP conference today as well. It's been an amazing 2 days!

"Hollaback! is a movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology. Street harassment is one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based violence and one of the least legislated against. Comments from “You’d look good on me” to groping, flashing and assault are a daily, global reality for women and LGBTQ individuals. But it is rarely reported, and it’s culturally accepted as ‘the price you pay’ for being a woman or for being gay. At Hollaback!, we don’t buy it.

We believe that everyone has a right to feel safe and confident without being objectified. Sexual harassment is a gateway crime that creates a cultural environment that makes gender-based violence OK. There exists a clear legal framework to reproach sexual harassment and abuse in the home and at work, but when it comes to the streets—all bets are off. This gap isn’t because street harassment hurts any less, it’s because there hasn’t been a solution. Until now. The explosion of mobile technology has given us an unprecedented opportunity to end street harassment—and with it, the opportunity to take on one of the final new frontiers for women’s rights around the world.

By collecting women and LGBTQ folks’ stories and pictures in a safe and share-able way with our very own mobile phone applications, Hollaback! is creating a crowd-sourced initiative to end street harassment. Hollaback! breaks the silence that has perpetuated sexual violence internationally, asserts that any and all gender-based violence is unacceptable, and creates a world where we have an option—and, more importantly—a response."

[hollabackberlin]

Artikel in der EMMA über Holla!Back Wie kann frau sich gegen sexuelle Belästigung auf der Straße wehren? Hollaback!

http://www.emma.de/ressorts/artikel/sexismus/hollaback-bruell-zurueck/ "Wir müssen unsere Geschichten erzählen, um sexualisierten Übergriffen auf der Straße ein Ende zu setzen“, sagt die New Yorkerin Emily May. Darum hat May gemeinsam mit FreundInnen das Internet-Netzwerk „Hollaback!“ (etwa: Brüll, schnauz oder schrei zurück!) gegründet. „Wir fanden es so frustrierend, dass wir alle keine Antwort darauf hatten, wie eine Frau eigentlich mit diesen täglichen Übergriffen umgehen soll. Wenn Frauen gar nicht reagieren, machen sie sich zum Opfer. Wenn sie sich wehren, kann die Situation eskalieren. Und die Polizei kümmert sich auch nicht richtig darum.“

[hollabackberlin]

The Hollaback! Movement

Hollaback! is a movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology. Street harassment is one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based violence and one of the least legislated against. Comments from “You’d look good on me” to groping, flashing and assault are a daily, global reality for women and LGBTQ individuals. But it is rarely reported, and it’s culturally accepted as ‘the price you pay’ for being a woman or for being gay. At Hollaback!, we don’t buy it. We believe that everyone has a right to feel safe and confident without being objectified. Sexual harassment is a gateway crime that creates a cultural environment that makes gender-based violence OK. There exists a clear legal framework to reproach sexual harassment and abuse in the home and at work, but when it comes to the streets—all bets are off. This gap isn’t because street harassment hurts any less, it’s because there hasn’t been a solution. Until now. The explosion of mobile technology has given us an unprecedented opportunity to end street harassment—and with it, the opportunity to take on one of the final new frontiers for women’s rights around the word. By collecting women and LGBTQ folks’ stories and pictures in a safe and share-able way with our very own mobile phone applications, Hollaback! is creating a crowd-sourced initiative to end street harassment. Hollaback! breaks the silence that has perpetuated sexual violence internationally, asserts that any and all gender-based violence is unacceptable, and creates a world where we have an option—and, more importantly—a response.