Activist Interviews

Art Campaign: Don’t Harass Me, Bro

Activist Interviews, Resources, street harassment | on May, 16, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

I recently discovered a new anti-street harassment campaign based in San Francisco, California, called Don’t Harass Me, Bro. They post stickers in cities to bring attention to street harassment. I reached out to co-founders Angel Quicksey and Erick Orantes and they shared more about what they’re doing: Why and how the campaign started: After experiencing [...]

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Oakland Art against Street Harassment

Activist Interviews, Resources, street harassment | on May, 16, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

This is cross-posted with permission from the Design Action Collective website. On International Women’s Day this past March, Design Action Collective, based in Oakland, California, produced a poster to highlight the struggles against gender violence. The process of creating this poster sparked conversation within our shop about how patriarchy plays out on the global scale and and [...]

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New Anti-Harassment Transit Ads in Philadelphia

Activist Interviews, anti-street harassment week, street harassment | on April, 08, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

After a lot of hard work and fundraising, Hollaback! Philly is proud to launch a series of anti-harassment ads on the public transportation system this week, timed to coincide with International Anti-Street Harassment Week! Congratulations to them. Hollaback! Philly’s Rochelle Keyhan and Anna Kegleranswered a few questions for me about their great ad campaign. Learn [...]

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What men need to do for women to feel safe

Activist Interviews, anti-street harassment week, street harassment | on April, 07, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

This is a guest blog post for International Anti-Street Harassment Week 2013 by Lea Goelnitz, Germany. Street harassment is a strategy to scare women away from the public space so they do not work or go to school, earn their own money, go into politics, make decisions, claim property and take power. I feel harassed [...]

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Film: “I AM THE MACE”

Activist Interviews, Resources, street harassment | on March, 19, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

Kelly Gallagher is a filmmaker and animator working on her MFA at the University of Iowa. She makes radical and colorful films about resistance, revolution, and struggles against patriarchy, racism, capitalism, and colonialism. SSH: What inspired your current film? Kelly Gallagher: I’ve been wanting to make a film about street harassment for awhile, as it’s [...]

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New PSA: “Make a Woman Smile”

Activist Interviews, street harassment | on March, 11, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

 Watch a new PSA called “Make a Woman Smile,” by Temple University student Kara Lieff. SSH: I know you created another PSA for a college class, was this PSA for a class too? Kara Lieff (KL): Yes, this was also for a class project at Temple University.  This PSA was made to fulfill a project [...]

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Song: “My Dress is Not a Yes!”

Activist Interviews, street harassment | on February, 10, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

Listen to the new song, “My Dress is Not a Yes!” by Feminist Princess. Lyrics: My dress is not a YES, and I don’t want your compliments So just leave me the fuck alone, yeah just leave us the fuck alone I’m not cravin your desire, so ignore my sexy attire Realize you think i’m [...]

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