Voices of the Week

Voices of the Week (11/07 – 18/07)

A collection of The Stories and interesting news articles, blog posts, studies, opinions, events, tweets about street harassment, sexual violence or related issues from the past week(s). All beautifully mixed together in Dutch – French – English. 

 

The Stories – De Verhalen – Les Histoires :

Sarah: “De man komt aggressief op me af, ik ga achteruit en probeer een gesprek aan te knopen.”

Emma: “J’ai dit bien fort “Arrêtez de me suivre où je vais me plaindre”. ”

Claire: “j’espère que nous allons toutes (et tous!) aider à changer cette mentalité!”

CouleurCafeFan: “In this city, if even men who are visibly beyond 70 years old cannot be trusted, I don’t call this ‘civilisation’ any more.”

 

Reads :

Zes jaar cel geëist voor gewelddadige seksuele intimidatie (BXL) – Brussel Nieuws

India shamed: Guwahati girl molested in full public view (India) – Hindustan Times

The harsh realities of sexual violence: Guwahati and beyond (India) –  Natasha Badhwar, LiveMint

Harcèlement sexuel : débat accéléré pour une loi urgente (France) – Libération

Le portable qui sauve des vies (France) –  Le Point

En République dominicaine, une épidémie de meurtres de femmes (République dominicaine) –  Le Monde

On The Reverse “10-5 Rule” and Walking While Female (US) – Collective Action for Safe Places

First encounters with the male gaze (US) – Rookie

Sexual Objectification, Part 1: What is it?  - Part 2: The Harm - Part 3: Daily Rituals to Stop (US) –  Ms Magazine

Gender politics don’t excuse sexist behavior (China) – China Daily

Homo’s, lesbiennes en transen worden “gezuiverd” in Honduras (Honduras) – ZiZo online

 

Gem :

Campagne: Je weet waar discriminatie begint … maar niet waar het eindigt  , Campagne tegen racisme en homofobie van Merhaba, Ella, Kifkif, Minderhedenforum, FMDO vzw en PAJ (België) – ZiZo online

 

Look&See’s :

Harcèlement au Liban : Dans la rue, les femmes inversent les rôles (Liban) – LorientlejourTube

How To Avoid Talking To People You Don’t Want To Talk To (US) – Jenna Marbles

 

Tweets :

‪#NeMeParlePasSi‬ tu veux seulement me harceler. J’en ai plein le dos. ‪#harcèlement‬

Angelika’s speech about the movement, her personal experiences and why Brussels needs a Hollaback : http://on.fb.me/NtXSH7  Enjoy :)!‪ #ideasTM‬

#IfItWereUpToMe‬ I would end Street Harassment by snapping my fingers. *snap*

Just looking: A view of street harassment of women http://bit.ly/991lyg 

 

What’s up with Hollaback! around the World?

This week: Hollaback!Istanbul (Turkey): Open Call for Artists: Art exhibition concerning harassment/violence. Artists from all over the world can apply! Check it out we say!

 

Hollaback!BXL, Behind the Scenes :

So what’s HB!BXL up to? Well…

- We had a talk with Brussels’ MP (= parlementslid) Bianca Debaets about Hollaback, street harassment, sexism and what can we do about it.

- We’re organizing a “Self-defense class with tips on how to react to street harassment” together with Garance. The class will be held Saturday August, 25 in P.A.R.T.S, Brussels. More info soon! (Contact us if you would like to attend!)

- We’re meeting up with our partner/friends Outrage & Slutwalk Belgium to catch-up, exchange ideas and see what street action(s) we can organize together.

- Thursday July 26, at 8pm @ the Galeries Cinema: HB!BXL will participate in a debate about sexism in the streets of Brussels. The occasion for this debate is the première of the short documentary “Femme de la rue” (25 min), a personal view on the matter by director Sofie Peeters. Other debate participants are; Brussels’ MP Yamila Idrissi, Irene from Garance and the director herself. (Film will be in NL, FR & ENG/ Debate will be in NL). Wanna be there? Just send an email with your name and number of people accompanying you to femme.de.la.rue@gmail.com.

 

 

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Voices of the Week

Voices of the Week (03/07 – 10/07)

A collection of The Stories and interesting news articles, blog posts, studies, opinions, events, tweets about street harassment, sexual violence or related issues from the past week. All beautifully mixed together in Dutch – French – English. 

 

The Stories – De Verhalen – Les Histoires :

Vif: “…vroeg hun dat, als mijn twee broers dat bij hun zusje zouden doen of ze dan ook zo zouden lachen…”

Karine: “Ik probeerde ze af te schudden door de parking van het stadion op te lopen maar zij deden hetzelfde.”

Evelien: “Toen ik hen compleet negeerde, werden ze plots woedend,…”

Sarah: “Als het groen licht wordt hoor ik de auto achter me gierend vertrekken, voel me een opgejaagd wild.”

Pandora: “Ik zei beleefd “nee” en luisterde verder naar mijn muziek.”

Chloe: “By the time I got my french fries, I was exhausted from trying to get them to leave us alone, and unfortunately I broke down in tears”

Emma: “Là, il y en a 5 qui s’avancent vers moi. Prise de panique, je pense juste à “cacher” mon sac derrière moi…”

 

Reads :

HOLLAinterview with Maggie Hadleigh-West, Director of War Zone (US) – Hollaback! International

“You can delete the photos you’ve been taking of women’s body parts, or … .” (US) – Collective Action for Safe Places

10 Things You Can Do to Stop Violence Against Women (US) – The Pixel Project

Le nouveau project de loi sur le harcèlement sexuel (France) – Inter France

“Rien ne devrait innocenter un violeur” (France) – Elle

It happened to us all. Why casual sexual assault needs to stop being ‘one of those things’. (UK) - XoJaneUK

From Cat-Calling to Groping, Street Harassment is Everywhere…And It Happened to Me  (UK) - Grazia Daily

Sexual harassment on public transport must stop. (UK) – The Guardian

Woman in London successfully stops harassers at two construction sites (UK) – Stop Street Harassment

Sexual harassment of Libyan women (Libya) – Libya Herald

A History of Mob Violence  (Egypt) - International Herald Tribune

Cover up, he can’t help himself (Egypt) - Bikya Masr

 

Gems :

Angelika, a woman who stands up against street harassment  (BXL) – Angelika, one of the 4 site leaders from Hollaback!Brussels, speaks up at the Stagiaires’ Ideas That Matter conference.

New York University will soon become the first college to host its own on-campus Hollaback! (US) – Hollaback!International

 

Look&See’s :

HOLLAtoon of the Week: Harassment or Heat Stroke? (US) – Hollaback!International

Our survivor stories (US)

The Invisible War (trailer) (US)

Illegal to be you (UK) – Kaleidoscope Trust (#illegaltobeyou, it should never be a crime to be gay)

 

Tweets :

#SomePeopleNeedTo‬ put themselves into the position of the people they are harassing. And then stop doing it. ‪#harassment‬ ‪

Great comic by @HollaBackAB: http://bit.ly/LVXxfN  Bystanders can do sth against street  ‪#harassment‬!  #harcèlement‬‪ #seksueleintimidatie‬  #endSH

CollectiveActionDC ‏@SafeSpacesDC Metro-goer Confronts Sexual Harasser: http://bit.ly/N51cg1  ‪#DC‬ ‪ #streetharassment‬ ‪ #endSH‬ ‪ #hollaback‬  ‪#wmata‬

 

What’s up with Hollaback! around the World?

This week: Hollaback!Chandigarh (India): The Power of Sharing Stories – The Delhi Metro Incident

 

If you read something interesting and think we should publish it, leave us a shout and we’ll have a look at it..

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Voices of the Week

Voices of the Week (25/06 – 02/07)

Hollaback!Brussels has officially been “in business” for 2 months now and 82 stories have been published so far.

Time to get (even) more organized and shift this site into another gear. With “Voices of the Week”, we’ll be sharing stories, a collection of  interesting news articles, blog posts, studies, opinions, events and tweets about street harassment, sexual violence or related issues from the past week(‘s). All beautifully mixed together in Dutch – French – English. If you read something interesting and think we should publish it, leave us a shout and we’ll have a look at it..

 

W E E K  25/06 – 02/07/12

The Stories – De Verhalen – Les Histoires:

Julie: “Bedankt onbekende, ik heb nu een voortdurende schrik als iemand achter mij staat.”

Lene: “..heb geen 100m kunnen afleggen zonder achtervolgd te worden door degoutante opmerkingen en obscene gebaren.”

Typh.: “…on me dit que c’est de ma faute, que c’est parce que je suis blonde.”

Anonymous: “He asked, “Is everything alright here?” and we told him that no, it wasn’t, and that this guy was following us.”

Eva: “Ik wil niet elke dag hopen dat het regent en bliksemt zodat ik ongestoord naar het station kan wandelen.”

 

Reads of the week:

Chalk-Walk@Night: the story / het verhaal / l’histoire (BXL) - Hollaback!Brussels

Een reflectie op het maatschappelijk debat rond pedofilie (België) – De Wereld Morgen, Kathleen Van Looveren

The Politics of “Hello” (US) - Feministe

“Why should any outfit be considered as an invitation?” (Shanghai) - Stop Street Harassment

Don’t you Dare Ask me Why I Look So Mad (US) – Jezebel

L’Egypte face au fléau du harcèlement (Egypte) – Le Soir

Please god, make it stop (Trigger Warning!) (Egypt) – Natasha Smith (blog)

Egypt’s Sexual Harassment Epidemic  (Egypt ) – The Daily Beast

Lady cops for rape cases, girls approve (India) – Hindustan Times

 

Gem of the Week

S.H.O.W you care, (S.H.O.W.= Stop Harassment of Women) (Sri Lanka)  - Stop Street Harassment

 

Look&See:

How street harassment drives the cycle of insecure cultures.

Violences sexuelles : pourquoi les femmes ne portent-elles pas plainte ? (France)  - Marie Claire,  Le Grand Forum

 

Tweets of the Week:

These are my Cowgirl boots… NOT my “make comments about riding you” boots! http://bit.ly/LfsgG8  #harassment #hollabackBXL #harcèlement

#ToMyFutureKids If you’re a boy, I hope I’ll be able to teach you how to respect women and other people…#streetharassment  #hollabackBXL

#ToMyFutureKids … and if you’re a girl, I want you to know that the street belongs to you, too. #streetharassment #hollabackBXL Pls RT :)

Why men harass women online – Watch the video: http://bit.ly/LqL9qw #feministfrequency #harassment @femfreq

 

What’s up with Hollaback! around the World?

This week: Hollaback!Boston: Street Harassment Diary: Angela

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