(2014/11/14) Hey girl, you want me to respect your personal space? (Street Harassment) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com
from 2014-11-15T00:00
Edition #876
Today we take a look at why street harassment, from the most vile to the most seemingly innocuous, is holding back the fight for equality and making half the population feel like targets for abuse
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Street Harassment And Fake Phone Numbers - @TWiBnation - Air Date 6-4-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Call me back - Mike Flowers Pops
Ch. 4: Act 2: Walking Home - Inkwell MV - @MTMFilmFest
Ch. 5: Song 2: Walk a Mile - My First Holly Golightly Album
Ch. 6: Act 3: The race and class problem with the street harrassment viral video - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 10-30-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: How Loud Your Heart Gets - Wildewoman
Ch. 8: Act 4: Reasons to not engage - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 10-29-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Wait Til You See My Smile - The Element of Freedom (Deluxe Version)
Ch. 10: Act 5: How to Run Like a Girl - Stuff Mom Never Told You - @MomStuffPodcast - Air Date: 09-29-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Marathon - Cape Dory
Ch. 12: Act 6: NYC Women Talk Cat Calling - Totally Biased with @wkamaubell - Air Date: 10-26-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Creep (Glee Cast Version) - Creep (Glee Cast Version) - Single
Ch. 14: Act 7: Dudes greeting dudes - @TWiBnation - Air Date: 11-4-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Julie-O - Kevin "KO" Olusola
Ch. 16: Act 8: Stop Street Harassment via @StopStHarassmnt - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Trying To Justify Sexual Street Harrassment - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 4-10-14
Voicemails
Ch. 22: Sam Harris was being mischaracterized - Brad from Tennessee
Ch. 21: Islam isn't a race but it's treated like one - Dirk from Alameda, California
Ch. 23: Dogmatic thinking is the major problem in the world - Daniel from Albany, NY
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 24: Final comments solving the debate on religious extremism once and for all
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Stop Street Harassment via @StopStHarassmnt
Take Action:
Get involved with Stop Street Harassment
Mark your calendar for Meet Us On The Street, an international anti-street harassment campaign April 12-18, 2005.
Follow Stop Street Harassment on Twitter and on Facebook
Additional Activism/Resources:
Bookmark Meet Us On The Street Week resources on Twitter and on Facebook
Follow the #EndStreetHarassment thread and share your own experiences.
Sources/further reading:
"Street harassment of women: It's a bigger problem than you think” by Holly Kearl at Christian Science Monitor
"Feeling harassed? Do something about it. — Friday is Women's Equality Day in the US, yet routine street harassment blocks that goal for many women. But we can act.” by Holly Kearl at The Guardian
"6 Things You Might Not Think Are Harassment But Definitely Are (because apparently we need to clear a few things up)” by Kat George at Bustle
"Street Harassment Is a Problem—No Doubt—but Here’s Why That Video Didn’t Help the Debate” by Dio Rabouin at The Root
"Hollaback and Why Everyone Needs Better Research Methods And Why All Data Needs Theory” by Zeynep Tufekci at Medium
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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