Wow! So it’s been a year since I developed my last poster which had 20,000+ shares! Clearl
Wow! So it’s been a year since I developed my last poster which had 20,000+ shares! Clearly this is a sign that I’m not alone in thinking street harassment is a disgusting, pervasive problem which has wider implications about how women are valued, viewed and treated in society. And more importantly many, many people actually do *give a shit* about putting an end to it. Apologies for taking so long to fill you in on the anti-catcalling campaign! At the end of last year, I did a street performance in San Francisco entitled “I Am Not A Cat” where I interviewed people on the street about some of the horrendous examples of harassment they’d experienced and asked them, if they could respond one-way, what they would say. Some responded with a simple “fuck you” and others with more specific reprimands. These responses were stitched together to form a voicemail message, tied to a number printed on anti-catcalling cards that could be given to aggressive cat-callers. When the street harasser dialed the number they’d hear (instead of the object of their harassment) dozens of people telling them EXACTLY what they think of street harassment! Now that the performance is finished, I’m continuing to explore new avenues for sending the message that street harassment is not okay and spreading awareness about verbal and sexual assault. You can follow my work at my website MirabelleJones.com or on Facebook. See the full I Am Not A Cat campaign here: http://www.mirabellejones.com Need your own set of anti-catcalling cards? Get ‘em on Etsy! (They’re priced to recover the cost of paper / ink only *in other words non-profit*) -- source link
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