#anticatcall

WANTED: your self-designed posters that speak out about street harassment!

WHY: We're tired of the fact that street harassment is tolerated. We're tired of being yelled at, spit at, groped in public, followed home, followed to our cars, flashed, taunted, insulted, cornered, objectified, made to feel unsafe in our own neighborhoods. We're tired of hearing that we are to blame for dressing a certain way or walking a certain way or going out alone. We're tired that despite how pervasive street harassment is, and how damaging it can be, it isn't viewed by the media or policy makers as a serious issue worthy of societal intervention and political attention. We're tired of being told that there is nothing we can do about it. Because there is. Here's what we're going to do:

WHAT: On a date TBA we're going to flyer the hell out of our cities--the very same areas where we experience harassment everyday will be transformed into a visible representation of our anger. We will cover our cities in posters, flyers, and other artwork that we have made in order to make our outrage visible.

What do we hope to accomplish by this? 1) we wish to shift the view of street harassment in the minds of the public from a "personal" issue to a societal issue worthy of attention and serious consideration 2) we will unite our voices to show that we can collectively take action, granting agency to those who feel helpless about street harassment 3) we will use the campaign as a platform for furthering ideas and projects which lead to us feeling safer on the streets

HOW: Are you an artist? Graphic designer? Neither but still want to do something to make a difference to street harassment? Post your own self-designed, printable posters and flyers to the "iamnotanobject" tumblr and let's wheat paste our neighborhoods! On a date TBA we'll band together for one massive anti-street harassment protest! Hit the SUBMIT button at the top of this page to submit your poster. Tag and hashtag "anticatcall" to unite your work with the works of others. Check out this site for information on when the wheat paste campaign will be and in the meantime make as many inexpensive copies as you can and select your targets!

Together we can make a change to how we're treated on our own streets!

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