I was walking to work at 8:30am on W. Baltimore St. downtown. A man walked behind me yelling at me about my “black girl ass” and he was surprised to see that on a white woman. I gave him a dirty look and he kept walking along with me. He continued on and told me … Continued
It was mid-September, a beautiful Wednesday outside. I was craving some banana bread, but I needed a small bottle of rum to complete the recipe. I live a block away from the local liquor store. I looked at what I was wearing-running shorts and a t-shirt with flip flops- I already had a feeling that … Continued
In broad daylight at 9:40AM on a Tuesday morning I was approached by a white man in his 50s. He pulled down his zipper as he walked towards me, pulled out his penis and attempted to approach me. He didn’t say anything and, confused, I ran in the opposite direction. I turned to look back … Continued
I was on my way home from a morning run. a truck full of men passed me in the opposite direction and honked and hollered at me. I gave them the middle finger. several minutes later I see the same truck approaching me again. they had rolled around the block to approach me once more. … Continued
I was walking to my unit to work dressed in my uniform when men that the hospital had hired from a staffing agency started whistling and talking about how big my breast were. The ring leader said when you gonna let me tap that. When I ignored him he said to the others “This b***h … Continued
While this isn’t the usual catcall or stalking crap, it still find myself reluctant to leave my home alone (not that I have much choice) and feel unsafe at the moment walking outside because I don’t want to deal with this again. I figured that warranted share. I’m leaving a building and an older woman … Continued
I decided to leave the rally on Penn-North and head home through the metro. I got off at the State Center stop and it looked pretty much like a ghost town. My boyfriend called, I answered, but I couldn’t focus. I got this sinking feeling in my stomach. There were tanks lined up to the … Continued
I was summonsed to jury duty on April 1st. Something no one really enjoys. I stood in the security line with everyone else and put my purse in the x-ray machine and then moved it to the desk of the next security guard. He stared at me for the longest time without saying anything. I … Continued
Man attempted to block my path on the sidewalk and lunged at me, attempting to grab me by the hips.[got_back]
Thanks to a generous grant from The Pollination Project in 2013, we had the opportunity create a program for middle school kids to address street harassment in an age appropriate way. After months and months of planning, we finally had our first real workshop! Here are some photos of our volunteer Rebecca with the … Continued