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Dear Supporters,

It is with great pride that we present this year’s State of the Streets Report -- and share with you the incredible work of our leaders globally.

As you may already know, our site leaders operate under a decentralized leadership model where they are encouraged to disrupt local patterns and set the foundation for grassroots leadership in the newly emerging field of street harassment. Over the past four years we’ve watched as their collec-tive power has become increasingly difficult for large institutions to ignore – and has resulted in real policy change.

For example, in NYC, the New York City Council funded Hollaback! to re-launch our apps in August 2013 so that when you report your harassment to Hollaback!, you can also opt into reporting it directly to the council member in the district in which you were harassed. In Brussels, the Belgian Council of Ministers approved a proposal for a law that will explicitly include sexism as a punishable offense. The legislation also makes it possible for victims of sexual harassment or similar harassment in public spaces to claim for damages on a flat-rate basis. And in London, local Hollaback! leaders worked with the government, creating Project Guardian. Together they developed a reporting hotline and trained 2,000 officers who police the city’s public transport network to deal with sexual offenses.

With your support, Hollaback! continues to lead the way on efforts to end street harassment with innovative public works, creative community proj-ects, and a global band of strong and united leaders. We are excited to take the next steps of this critical movement, and we’re excited to stand beside you as we do it.

Thank you for contributing to our momentum. We are so grateful for your support.

Emily and AllisonExecutive Director and Board Chair of Hollaback!

A Letter from EMILY & ALLISON

HEY HOLLABACK!’ERS!As you find out what awesome work Hollaback! has been up to over the past year, you also need to find the office cat hiding in one of the photos!

And remember folks, cats are always against cat-calling.

Good luck!

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ARGENTINABuenos Aires

AUSTRALIAMelbourne

BAHAMAS

BELGIUMBrussels,Gent

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

CANADAAlberta, Halifax NS, Hamilton ON, Montreal QC, Niagara ON, Ottawa ON, Toronto ON, Vancouver BC, Victoria BC, Winnipeg MB

COLOMBIABogota

CROATIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

FRANCE

GERMANYBerlin, Chemnitz, Dresden

GUYANA

INDIABangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Mumbai, Pathankot

ISRAEL

IRAN

IRELANDDublin

ITALY

KOREA

MOROCCOMarrakesh

MEXICOMéxico D.F., Querétaro

NEPALKathmandu

NEW ZEALANDWellington

AROUND THE WORLD

SOUTH AFRICA

POLAND

TURKEYIstanbul

UNITED KINGDOMBelfast, Birmingham, Bristol,Edinburgh, Gwynedd, Hull University,London, Sheffield, University of London Union

UNITED STATESAppalachian Ohio, Athens GA, Atlanta, GA,Austin TX, Berkeley, CA,Baltimore MD,Boston MA,Chicago IL,Cleveland OH,Columbia MO, Des Moines IA,Durham & Chapel Hill NC,East Lansing MI,

Fredericksburg VA, Houston TX, Los Angeles CA,Muncie IN, New York City NYNew York University, Philadelphia PA,Pittsburgh PA, Plattsburgh NY,Richmond VA, San Francisco CATucson AZ, Twin Cities MN

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Our history Hollaback! began as a conversation among four young women and three young men in 2005. As the women told story after story of street harassment, the men became increasingly concerned. Samuel Carter, now a Board Member at Hollaback!, said quite simply, “You live in a different city than we do.” Collectively, the group resolved to create a better city that would be safer for everyone.

Around this same time, a woman named Thao Nguyen bravely stood up to her harasser. She photographed a man masturbating across from her on the subway and brought the photo to the police, only to be turned away. She then posted the image to Flickr, and it eventually appeared on the front page of the New York Daily News. Inspired by Thao’s story, the youth who would become the founders of Hollaback! decided to follow Thao’s example and combat all forms of harassment in public space, documenting these experi-ences of harassment on a public blog.

In 2010, co-founder Emily May became Hollaback!’s first Executive Director and expanded the Hollaback! network internationally.

mission

Hollaback! is a movement to end street harassment powered by a network of local activists around the world. We work together to better understand street harassment, to ignite public conversations, and to develop innovative strategies to ensure equal access to public spaces.

vision

We envision a world where street harassment is not tolerated and where we all enjoy equal access to public spaces.

History, Mission, Vision

“Being part of the international Hollaback! movement which is unique and pioneering in many ways, has given me the confidence to address the issue of sexual violence at a very creative and effective level, following the example and collaborating with people from all around the world is truly empowering.”Gabriela Duhart - Hollaback! Mexico City

"Hollaback! as a movement has inspired me to create social change in my community. Hollaback! has validated my discomfort with street harassment and given me the tools to collaborate with other community organizations to address harassment and violence in the public space." Lauren Alston - Hollaback! Alberta

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Hollaback! is more than a nonprofit organization--it’s a movement. With an

international, decentralized model that inspires local activists to make

change in their communities, Hollaback! has sites in 79 cities, 26 countries,

and 6 continents! Each site has a leader or leaders who set up the website,

facebook, and twitter for their Hollaback! location and translate our materials

into their language. Then, in each different community, those site leaders lead

debates, participate in grassroots activism, collect stories, and speak to

government officials to enact change. Each site is trained by the mothership,

AKA our home office in New York City.

The Movement

“Hollaback! has given me the support and brand-backing I needed to build a platform in The Bahamas to address street harassment and other gender-based issues experienced with knowledge, creativity, and boldness. Since becoming a part of the Hollaback! movement, I have been able to turn the challenges I, and so many others, face on a daily basis into opportunities to impact the lives of others through education, awareness building, and strategic actions.”Alicia Wallace - Hollaback! Bahamas

By The NumbersTransparency & Honesty

Hollaback exists in 79 cities

and in 26 countries

operating in 14 different languages

We have...

33,009 Facebook Fans

13,132 Twitter Followers

6,965 Stories Shared Online

Over the past year, Hollaback!’s

global network has had:

119 Rallies and Marches

319 Press Hits

31 Projects and Campaigns

152 Events

Our site leaders are...

78% under the age of 30

36% LGTBQIA

29% people of color, and

17% have disabilities

“I love being part of the global Hollaback! team! It's endlessly inspiring, encouraging, and empowering to connect and collaborate with so many amazing activists within the Holla community and locally.”Hermie Escamilla - Hollaback! Houston

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The Movement

Hollaback! offers people all over the world a platform to share their stories of street harassment. Everyday, people submit these narratives to our site leaders, continuing the movement with their willingness to speak up about their personal experiences. When people share their stories on our website, they’re welcomed into a community of awesome supporters. These are just a few stories among the 6,965 that sites have received since the founding of Hollaback!

Tucson, AZ: I was with my partner outside a grocery store. My partner was upset at the time, and I was comforting her (hugging, kissing, etc.). I had noticed a car was circling the parking lot waiting for someone, but they kept driving past us. After a while they kept saying, “Kiss her!” and smiling with other remarks I could not hear. It was very uncomfortable.

Melbourne, Australia: I used to catch the bus to and from uni everyday. I was sitting on a seat along the side of the bus, and a guy was sitting on a seat along the back...all of a sudden, [he] lunged towards me and tried to kiss me. I slid really fast along the seats and said loudly, “What are you doing?!” He said, “Sorry, I had to do that” and got off the bus. I was shaking, upset and embarrassed. No one else on the bus said or did anything, even after he’d left. It really creeped me out thinking that he must have been watching me all along, and I didn’t notice because I was reading.

Chennai, India: I was travelling in a bus that was so very full around 2 in the afternoon. I barely had any place to stand. There was this man around 35-40 years of age standing behind me. He was taking advantage of the lack of space in the vehicle, and then he did the unimaginable. He unzipped his pants and started rub-bing his “private part” against me. I was totally appalled and upset by this behavior. I felt my fingers go numb. I went totally blank. Only then did something hit me, and I stamped his leg real hard. Only then did he back off.

“This year I returned to college to pursue a new career. My experiences with Hollaback! have taught me so much about myself and the work I want to be doing. I've learned more about my community, I've picked up practical skills, and I'm better able to define what my personal values are.”Rebecca Faria - Hollaback! Halifax

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Street Harassment Avengers in Action

With 79 sites in 26 countries, Hollaback! has a lot to be proud of. Our badass site leaders are fighting street harassment with their

2013JUL AUG SEP

Hollaback! hosted HOLLA::Rev, our

first ever international speaker series on street harassment!

Hollaback! Baltimore launched their Safer Spaces Campaign.

The campaign seeks to build a network

of supportive non-threatening

environments and spaces within Baltimore

Hollaback! Philly created Harasser Cards

which are given to not only harassers to

educate them on their wrongdoing but also to bystanders for standing

up against harassers.

Hollaback! Des Moines hosted an Open Mic Night that provided a

space for patrons to get up on stage and share their stories of street

harassment.

Hollaback! Boston started their Take Back

the Bar campaign to combat the harassment many have experienced

in bars.

Hollaback! Winnipeg’s site leader Jodie Layne gave an amazing TEDx

Talk on rape culture and sex positivity.

Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio painted badass

street art around the city.

Hollaback! Brussels and Gent participated in a “Rise Against Rape” rally to bring justice

to rape survivors whose perpetrators have

been let free because of Belgium's biased

judicial system.

Hollaback! Executive Director Emily May gave

a TEDx City 2.0 talk about street harassment

as she accepted her TEDx City 2.0 award!

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incredible work, including innovative campaigns, legislative advocacy, and educational outreach. Each is taking the movement by storm!

DEC

Hollaback! Chennai hosted Hollaback! Fridays at a local

bar where patrons were asked why they supported Hollaback! and learned how to be

good bystanders to street harassment.

Hollaback! NYU helped get a rape crisis center

on campus, after months of promoting a petition for one at their school.

Hollaback! Alberta participated in Take Back

the Night Edmonton.

Hollaback! Ottawa hosted a

Cosplay=/=Consent event that brought awareness to the

harassment women face at Comic Cons.

Hollaback! Melbourne organized a free self defense class for the

community.

Hollaback! Philly presented at the Philadelphia City

Council Hearing on street harassment.

We welcomed 14 new sites into

the Hollaback! family.

Hollaback! Gent organized a workshop on Feminism and Self Confidence as part of their site’s one year anniversary.

Hollaback! Brussels participated along with a dozen other groups in “March of Silence,” calling for an end to

rape culture.

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2014JAN FEB MAR APR MAY

Hollaback! Gent co-signed the

Rainbow Charter against homophobia,

a cooperation between the City Administration

for Equality, police, schools, and several partner

organizations working for LGBTQ rights.

Hollaback! Mumbai hosted a Tweet-a-thon that revolved around equality, discrimination, and safety

in public spaces.

Hollaback! Berlin gave a talk titled Julia Brilling:

Everyday Sexism, Street Harassment and Hollaback! Movement!

Hollaback! Czech Republic spoke out

against cyber violence at One Billion Rising.

Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio held a Geography of Street Harassment

on the female body workshop.

Hollaback! Philly co-organized Human

Trafficking in the United States speaker series.

Hollaback! London launched their Good Night Out Campaign,

which targets harassment in venues, pubs, bars

and clubs.

Hollaback! ULU hosted Riot Night Reloaded, a

badass night of music and female empowerment.

Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio screened their documentary about

street harassment called On the Catwalk at the

Ohio University International Women’s

Day Celebration.

JUN

We welcomed 8 new sites into the Hollaback!

family!

Hollaback! Philly launched an awesome anti-street harassment

transit ad campaign.

The Mothership held a rally with over 500

attendees in honor of international anti-street

harassment week.

Ami Wazlawik of Hollaback! Twin Cities

was chosen as Minnesota NOW’s 2014

Feminist of the Year.

The second hugely successful HOLLA::Rev was held in NYC. Nearly

200 people attended the event!

Hollaback! Durham and Chapel Hill organized a Screen + Print video

screening and shirt printing workshop for Sexual Assault

Awareness.

Hollaback! Berlin held an anti-street harassment

art event called “My Name is not Baby!” with

street artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh.

Hollaback! Vancouver held their very first

chalk walk!

Hollaback! Columbus also held a chalk

walk advocating for LGBTQ rights.

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This year, we’re highlighting the work of Hollaback! New York City, Korea,

Bahamas, Appalachian Ohio, London & University of London Union, and

Croatia. These sites exemplify Hollaback!’s core values through their hard

work, creativity, and dedication to the movement. Each site has designed

unique programs, given talks, and engaged their communities in many differ-

ent ways in an effort to combat everyday gendered violence. On the next few

pages we’ll explore just what these sites have been up to over the past year.

Shoutout to Sites

MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE We understand that the reason no

one has tried to end street harassment yet is because they think it’s impos-

sible. We think that’s bogus, and we’re united in our belief that a world

without street harassment isn’t just possible, it’s imminent. Our job is to work

together to speed the process up.

A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT LOOK ALIKE DOES NOT A MOVEMENT MAKE We will not fight street harassment at the expense of other move-

ments. We are flamboyantly anti-racist, anti-classist, anti-homophobic, and

anti- all the other forms of discrimination that are designed to keep people

‘in their place.’ We seek to understand street harassment from every possible

perspective, and seek to represent our movement with as wide and diverse a

constituency as possible.

A CULTURE OF BADASS We believe that everyone has a right to be their

most badass self, and that the movement to end street harassment will be led

like all the other movements that have come before it: by badasses. We

embrace bold ideas and encourage risk-taking. We aren’t afraid of our own

individual strengths and we aren’t afraid to use our collective power to make

the world a better place.

"I was always told that I should change MY activities and actions to avoid experiencing street harassment. Hollaback! gave me the right words to counter those people and gave me the confidence that I am not the only one who feels that we need to make noise about changing THEM instead of US!"Priyanka Silmi - Appalachian Ohio

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WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK Making revolution isn’t always

easy. It’s scary to tell your story, and it’s scary to lead a

movement that challenges the status quo. When times get

tough, we stand as a united front against the forces that try

to pull us apart. We embrace others’ perspectives, see

debate as a learning opportunity, and we never, ever get

holier-than-thou.

FOLLOWERS ARE THE NEW LEADERS It’s not the

leaders alone who build movements, it’s the followers. We

are committed to supporting followers to become new

leaders, who can then turn their followers into new leaders,

and so on and so forth until street harassment is toast.

TRANSPARENCY AND HONESTY Movements require

trust, and trust is earned. Whether you are a reader, a

contributor, a funder, a legislator, a local leader, or a part-

ner, we promise you honesty and transparency. We’re

terrible liars, anyway.

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“Here in New York City -- we're pushing the

boundaries of what's possible, and shaping the course

for the movement to end street harassment. We're out

in the community, listening to every story. And we're

in city hall, making sure that those stories are heard,

and that legislative solutions focus on preventing

street harassment, not criminalizing it.” - Emily May

Hollaback! NYC, known by our site leaders as the

“Mothership,” is the base of operations for Hollaback!,

and is on the front lines of anti-street harassment

work, making the impossible possible. In the last year

alone, Hollaback! NYC has:

Trained the future leaders of the anti-street harassment movement: This year, Hollaback! NYC has trained over 100 site

leaders, launching 24 new sites around the world. We

are currently wrapping up Class 11 of training and are

set to launch an additional 15 sites in December.

Engaged Elected officials: Hollaback! staff created

street harassment heat maps for all NYC city council

members, and met with 15 legislators individually to

discuss street harassment in their district. Hollaback!

also presented to the women’s caucus and LGBTQ

caucus. This summer, we worked with Council

Member Cumbo to hold a “Girl Power” event in her

Hollaback! NYCUNITED STATES OF AMERICAMaking the Impossible Possible

Leaders

Emily MayExecutive Director

Debjani RoyDeputy Director

Jae CameronProgram Associate

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district with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. During the event,

Hollaback! NYC held small story sharing groups with young

girls to discuss street harassment. The event culminated

in a wheat pasting tutorial, where the girls wrote their

responses to street harassment on posters spread around

Brooklyn. Hollaback! NYC is currently in conversation

with the Commissioner on Domestic Violence to create

anti-street harassment messaging throughout the city.

Raised Community Awareness and Engagement: In May 2014, Hollaback! NYC held the second annual

HOLLA::Revolution speaker’s series. The sold out

event featured 12 speakers with the goal of expanding

understandings of street harassment. HOLLA::Rev 2014

included representatives from All Out, Catapult, Harlow

Project, Hollaback! sites, Stop Telling Women to Smile,

Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, the Trans Women of Color

Collective, and more. Audience members described the

event as “inspiring,” “diverse,” and “empowering.” Hollaback!

NYC will hold HOLLA::Revolution next year in London.

Led the Way in Thought Leadership: This year,

Hollaback! NYC’s deputy director Debjani Roy created

HOLLA 101: An Educator’s Guide to Street Harassment.

The guide offered definitions for street harassment,

best practices for bystander intervention, appropriate

interventions and support systems, and suggestions for ways

to take action. HOLLA 101 was released alongside a series of

posters and pamphlets and distributed to over 200 NYC

middle and high schools this year. Since the publication of

the guide, we have distributed 1,000 posters and 1,500

pamphlets. In addition, we trained over 300 students and

over 150 educators and parents around New York City.

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“Hollaback! Korea hopes to spread awareness of

street harassment, adding to the progress achieved by

domestic organizations like Korea Women’s Hotline in

tackling issues of workplace sexual harassment and

sexual assault prevention education. By serving a

demographically diverse community of supporters,

we hope to engage Korea’s Multicultural Policy while

raising awareness of racism, nationalism, sexism,

homophobia and gender discrimination.”

-Chelle B. Mille

Hollaback! Korea recently joined the Hollaback!

family this past December. Since Korea has the widest

diaspora in the world, a long history of transnational

adoption, and diverse in and out migration flows, it’s

a main goal of Hollaback! Korea to be as inclusive as

possible. About 1/3 of their volunteers were born and

raised in Korea, 1/3 are ethnically Korean but raised

overseas, and about 1/3 were expats from 6 different

countries, and these volunteers are scattered all

across the country in order to address street

harassment the ground level. Since its inception,

Hollaback! Korea has tackled major these major

projects:

Translated the Website and App into Korean When Hollaback! Korea was formed, they had the

difficult obstacle of making the predominantly

Hollaback! KoreaA bunch of people that look alike does not a movement make

LeadersChelle B. MillieMaria LisakReshma KamathJin KimKaley LaQueaJessica Fong

“I support Hollaback! because everyone should feel safe in public space. Hollaback!'s organizing achievements are spectacular. They have grown the anti street harassment movement by providing native leaders with access to resources, including training and digital tools, and receiving back invaluable data, creative problem solving, and leadership. They are a role model for the future of global organizing!” - Cameron Russell, Model

English Hollaback! accessible to a Korean speaking

population. Through countless hours and lots of effort,

the Hollaback! Korea staff was able to translate the

standard Hollaback! website and app into Korean for the

use of their communities.

Hosted Street Harassment Workshops at Two Colleges

South Korea is often challenged by a history of regional-

ism, so Hollaback! Korea was very proud to have held

information sessions on college campuses in both Seoul

and Gwangju. To celebrate their 6 month anniversary,

Hollaback! Korea held two workshops in Gwangju where

they taught 180 members about the causes and effects of

street harassment, shared street harassment stories, and

discussed ways in which the community needed to band

together to end street harassment. They partnered with

the Gwangju International Center (GIC) and Chosun

University. The event at the GIC was a great mix of nearly

60 female and male community members that were about

half Korean nationals, half expats, and a great mix of

community members ranging in age from early 20s to late

60s. Their workshop at Chosun University introduced the

issue of street harassment to 120 Social Work majors in

their 20s and 30s.

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“Those who are happy to sit quietly are welcome to it,

but I do not recommend standing in the way of those

who are ready and willing to act. They may be tired of

hearing about it, but that will never trump the women

who are tired of being beaten, the children tired of

watching their mothers cover bruises, or the people

who feel powerless, or those carrying the burden of

shame or guilt. Their exhaustion does not faze us.

We speak for the voiceless.” -Alicia Wallace

Hollaback! Bahamas was the 25th country to join

the Hollaback! Movement. They have been working

relentlessly in their community to disseminate a

culture of badass. Hollaback! Bahamas has been

expanding the network of organizations and

individuals working to end gender based violence

in The Bahamas. In the past year they have:

Empowered Young Girls Hollaback! Bahamas has

made presentations at The College of the Bahamas

sociology class, Sugar & Spice girls empowerment

retreat and FOCUS summer youth program.

Participants were engaged and excited to give their

thoughts on the effects of street harassment, even

sharing their own experiences. Messages of

empowerment and bystander intervention were well

received, and overall it was incredibly successful.

Worked with The Coalition to End Gender-Based Violence & Discrimination Hollaback! Bahamas has

been at the forefront in addressing the government

Hollaback! BahamasCulture of BadassLeadersAlicia Wallace

on issues of gender-based violence and discrimination

over the past four months. The Coalition has initiated

proposals to government, petitions to the public, contact to

international agencies for support and protests demanding

action. Local newspaper, television news and radio talk show

media coverage has been extensive. They have also been on

Bahamas at Sunrise (live television), Global Talk on Sports

Radio, and Jeffrey (radio talk show) to name a few.

Co-Hosted the Protect Women and Children Event Hollaback! Bahamas co-hosted the Protect Women &

Children Event, which offered a public forum for those

affected by domestic violence and child abuse to share their

stories and learn more about the ill-effects of gender-based

violence. Attendees were invited to share their ideas for

raising awareness, getting the attention of the government,

and bringing an end to violence against women. People from

various walks of life attended throughout the day to hear

speakers, join the discussions, and watch videos on the

topic. Other notable attendees included the Women's

Bureau (on behalf of Ministry of Social Services), an

opposition-appointed sitting senator, a former Member of

Parliament and Speaker of the House of Assembly and a U.S.

Embassy employee.

Violence is Not Funny Hollaback! Bahamas led a campaign

to hold legislators accountable for saying that domestic

violence and violence against women are a joke. They held a

protest calling public attention to the poor leadership of

their legislators. Hollaback! Bahamas also crafted a petition

calling for the Prime Minister to act swiftly and denounce

legislators. Their actions resensitized the issue of domestic

violence in The Bahamas.

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“Whether you need a community of support that

will listen and care, a workshop for a group of teens

to share, or a badass bystander move with flair,

Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio has got your back,

and we hope you'll have ours too.” -Sarah Fick

Since joining the team in April 2013, the folks at

Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio have consistently

exhibited a keen awareness of the needs of their

community. They have reached out to those in their

area and conducted extensive trainings. These

leaders devote their work to consensus building and

collective work, truly showing their community that

they’ve got their back. Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio

has accomplished a lot since they started:

Added two new community partners to their Safer Spaces campaign and partnered with FUCKRAPE-CULTURE Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery and O’Betty’s

Red Hot joined Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio’s Safer

Spaces campaign, after completed the training

program on supporting survivors and bystander

intervention, aligning their space with the campaign,

and declaring their commitment to ending gender-

based harassment. The site also has also fostered a

partnership with FUCKRAPECULTURE, a student

organization at Ohio University. They will be working

with them and Ohio University Survivor Advocacy to

adapt their Safer Spaces campaign to university

spaces such as sororities and fraternities through the

Hollaback! Appalachian OhioWe’ve Got Your Back

LeadersSarah FickKatrina KadisevskisGwen StorchKazi Priyanka SilmiAcie MiddletonNancy GomezDevin Aeh

Women's Center, Multicultural Center, and Office of Student Life.

Site leader Sarah Fick presented on this campaign during a peer

to peer call for recipients of the Ohio Department of Health’s

Rape Prevention Education grant and was met with great praise.

Hosted an art show as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month

After calling for show submission about personal experiences

of street harassment and visions of safer streets, Hollaback!

Appalachian Ohio received 58 art pieces from 23 different artists

of all ages and abilities. Included in the exhibition were a woman’s

BFA thesis, submissions from girls ages 8-14 from their Girl Power

after school program, and pieces from the women incarcerated at

Southeast Ohio Regional Jail, at which they host a support/

educational group. Casa Nueva, a popular restaurant and bar in

the area, featured the art for all of April.

Developed and implemented a curriculum for Trimble High School Trimble is the poorest school in Athens County, a

community plagued by problems with poverty, drugs, and corrupt

law enforcement. Sexual assault statistics are outrageous here.

Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio designed a curriculum for high

school health classes, and Trimble was the first school to accept

the offer. The site now teaches three 1.5 hour workshops twice

each year on topics such as street harassment, rape culture, and

bystander intervention. Men receive their own classes on healthy

masculinity, consent, breaking down gender stereotypes, and

flirting without harassing. Women receive self defense training,

including assertive communication tactics as well as physical self

defense. Both spaces are trans-inclusionary. Students have been

very receptive to the program, disclosing their own experiences

with gender-based harassment and violence. The site plans to

expand their program with Trimble High School next year by

providing two more trans-inclusionary after school programs.

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“We know from experience that if you empower

people to take control of their own situation, they

will tell you what they need to happen and become

advocates for others in the same situation, ultimate-

ly helping us to push harder for change together.

Everything we do is based on mutual aid and

cooperation.” -Bryony Beynon

London and ULU have made unlikely businesses such as bars and nightclubs

into leaders in the street harassment movement through their Good Night

Out campaign. This very successful program allows typically seedy venues

to take a lead and set the trend for creating safe spaces for all. Having

establishments agree to undergo training and commit to doing something

about sexual harassment is a big win for the movement. They hope other

businesses and establishments will take note and follow the trend, eventually

becoming leaders themselves. Here are some ways they’ve inspired

conversations and actions surrounding the issue of street harassment:

Tackled harassment in London’s nightlife through the Good Night Out campaign This Hollaback! London initiative is the first of its kind in the UK

and has developed into a national movement. The campaign is a coordinated

action to address harassment and assault in bars, music venues, and clubs

throughout London. Hollaback! London is working with locations across

the city to train staff on how to support their customers in the event of

harassment or assault. Hollaback! London Union joined in to create the Good

Night Out Student Staff training guide, developing the campaign to cater to

school settings. The guide is focused on educating staff that work at students’

unions about issues involving sexual harassment, how to be supportive, and

avoiding victim-blaming rhetoric. Currently, Hollaback! London is training

Hollaback! London & University of London Union Followers Are the New LeadersLondon LeadersBryony BeynonJulia Gray

ULU LeadersSusuana Antubam

around 20 other campaign leaders to deliver Good Night Out to their

local areas.

Encouraged reporting of harassment on public transportation through partnership and ad campaign Hollaback! London participated in this project

with the British Transport Police and Transport for London. They have

launched a campaign to raise awareness about street harassment on public

transport, provide more options for travelers to report, and train staff to

better handle these reports. Based on this information, they intend to make

arrests, prosecute perpetrators of assault, and implement bans on certain

routes for repeat offenders. Hollaback! London has functioned as a project

advisor, helping to formulate the key messages of the campaign, instruct on

how to best support those who report, and develop media.

Began a campus-wide conversation about sexual harassment through questionnaire Released in 2013, a cross-campus questionnaire released by

Hollaback! ULU for students in the University of London aimed to gauge

incidence of sexual harassment on and near the campus. The site wrote a

report with recommendations for the school based on students’ responses.

Sexual harassment on campus was a common experience for many, and the

majority of students said that policies and procedures on sexual harassment

were not widely known or clear. Attitudes and trust in reporting procedures

prevent many students from coming forward, and ULU is working to improve

this situation.

Hosted art exhibit to share experiences of street harassment Hollaback!

ULU featured Goldsmiths University of London Graduate Ren Aldridge’s

“Give Us a Smile Love.” The exhibition included a series of connected

interactive art pieces that offer a platform for viewers to relay their own

experiences of and thoughts on street harassment. ULU facilitated both

physical and digital mapping projects, a cumulative video project, and a

continuous conversation piece on the exhibit. Alongside the indoor

exhibition, a large wood and metal sculpture made up of 3D letters

reading “GIVE US A SMILE” was displayed on the university’s land

near the union for over a week.

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“Croatia is a small country with a mostly patriarchal

mentality...so it is difficult to address these kinds of

problems. But, as we can see here and everywhere

in Hollaback!, you only need one or a few interested

individuals to start a movement and become an

activist. Don't take the passive role. Engage in

activism and rebel against harassment that women

face on the streets every day.” -Ines Virag

Croatia is dealing with a unique climate when it comes to addressing street

harassment. They are navigating through a particular set of challenges,

including operating within a country that is a bit further away from striking

up a city or nation-wide conversation around street harassment. Despite

these hurdles, Hollaback! Croatia is still taking programs that have worked in

places where these conversations are happening and scaling them in a

culturally and linguistically specific way. Such an effort takes an incredible

amount of work and resilience. They wouldn't be accomplishing all of this

without a sense of honesty and transparency--knowing where they are so

they can see where they need to go.

This Year’s Accomplishments:

Organized first chalk walk to raise awareness of street harassment: Hollaback! Croatia held their very first chalk walk in May. A local college

offered their parking lot to the effort, and the event was highly successful.

This chalk walk was a major event for the site, and they hope this was the first

of many chalk walks.

Hollaback! CroatiaTransparency and Honesty

LeadersBarbara PerasovićJelena CausevicInes Virag

Participated in seminar discussions at two activist festivals: Two highly publicized festivals invited Hollaback! Croatia to host

discussion panels about feminism, street harassment, and activ-

ism in November. At the first, a famous feminist art and culture

festival, site leader Ines Virag presented on the Hollaback!

movement as part of a discussion entitled “Theory vs. Practice.”

Site leader Jelena Causevic lectured on the topic “Gender-Based

Street Harassment--Why and How to Talk about It?” at the

anti-fascist Antifa Festival. Both were met with great receptivity

and support.

Hosted a viewing of the documentary War Zone and facilitated a discussion: Zangreb community members attended Hollaback!

Croatia’s screening of War Zone and participated in a discussion

about its content. The documentary follows the filmmaker as she

asks men why they harass women on the streets. This event

resulted in an invitation from an NGO to hold a workshop as part

of the "Youth in Action" program founded by the European Union.

Gained two participating locations in their Safer Spaces cam-paign: At the beginning of 2014, Hollaback! Croatia launched

their Safer Spaces campaign. This initiative connects Hollaback!

with establishments around Zagreb in order to make places that

are typically hotbeds of harassment safer for everyone. So far

they have educated staff at two clubs on how to respond to

gender-based harassment and violence without victim-blaming.

They also provided venues with educational materials such as

instructions on what to do in an interview with a victim of harass-

ment, a flyer with statistics about street harassment, the official

Hollaback! guide for employers, and an anti-street harassment

poster for the establishment. They are currently collaborating

with a third club and hope to reach out to even more!

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New This Year

We added an incredible 23 locations to the Hollaback! family over the past year! Give us a hand in congratulating our newest sites!

“Hollaback! is a force and a great resource for women who want to end street harassment.”Jessica Williams, Comedian & Daily Show Correspondent

December 2013:Hollaback! Austin (Texas, USA) Hollaback! Bengaluru (India) Hollaback! Durham and Chapel Hill (North Carolina, USA) Hollaback! GuyanaHollaback! Houston (Texas, USA) Hollaback! IranHollaback! KoreaHollaback! Mumbai (India)Hollaback! Muncie (Indiana, USA) Hollaback! Niagara (Ontario, Canada)Hollaback! Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA)Hollaback! Tucson (Arizona, USA) Hollaback! University of London Union (UK) Hollaback! Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)

April 2014:Hollaback! East Lansing (Michigan, USA)Hollaback! Columbus (Ohio, USA)Hollaback! Plattsburgh (New York, USA)Hollaback! Cleveland (Ohio, USA)Hollaback! Hull University (UK)Hollaback! Bristol (UK)Hollaback! BahamasHollaback! Marrakesh (Morocco)

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Next StepsAt Hollaback! we are dedicated to finding innovative new ways to build the anti-street harassment movement. In the coming year we hope to:

1. Work in schools: Over the next two years, Hollaback! aims to continue providing workshops and trainings to NYC educators and students. We will work alongside three NYC schools to measure impact and generate best-practices reports for NYC students facing harassment. With this increased training, we hope to provide a measurable change in school climate, increasing attendance and feelings of safety.2. Updated apps: Hollaback! plans to update their free iPhone and Android apps to allow for faster reporting. Imagine reporting street harassment with a touch of a button and being able to share your data and personal maps with others! The app is scheduled to launch in Spring 2015.3. Know Your Rights Guide: Hollaback! and the Thomson Reuters Foundation collaborated on the first ever global “Know Your Rights” guide on street harassment. The guide compiles the latest legal definitions and information on all forms of street harassment across 22 countries and in 12 languages.4. Launch Online Harassment Bystander Platform: Recognizing that online harassment limits free speech, Hollaback! is creating a platform to encourage bystander intervention for online harassment. The platform is currently being built and tested.5. Research with Cornell: Hollaback! is partnering with Cornell to create a large scale, global survey on street harassment that will allow us to compare street harassment across cultures.6. POC Leadership Pipeline: As part of our site leader training series, Hollaback! will offer a people of color leadership pipeline, including support groups, thought leadership sessions, and targeted webinars and trainings.7. Vlog series: Stay tuned this year for Hollaback!’s “Love and Revolution” vlogging series. The series will cover topics such as: “street harassment 101,” “bystander activism” and “how to build a movement.” We can’t wait!

"Hollaback! articulates the problem of street harassment as no one has before and offers solutions at the same time. It's a one-stop shop for revolution!" - Jennifer Baumgardner, EIC Feminist Press

Resources

Ashoka Fellowship $150,000 (over 3 years)Caruso $10,000Catapult $50,000Eileen Fisher $2,500Ford Foundation, Institute of International Education $10,000Lifeway $1,500New Media Ventures $25,000New York City Council $42,500NYWF $65,000Prime Movers, A Program of Hunt Alternatives $60,000 (over 2 years)Up the Rivers Endeavors $21,000Voqal $50,000

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Samuel Carter, program managementCorinne Colgan, videographerCharlotte Dorville, translatorKatherine Filaseta, educatorAlexis Grenell, communications strategistDebra Guckenheimer, evaluation consultantRochelle Keyhan, legal advisor and researcherLisa Levy, human resources managementSally Mandler, librarianBeth McCabe, digital strategistKristen Meloche, art directorAmex, strategic consultantMorgan Stanley, strategic consultantMorrison and Foerster, legal counselTrust Law, legal counselBrad Perry, marketing strategyCaitlin Rodgers, infographic designRaphi Rosenblatt, evaluation consultantAllison Sesso, legislative strategist

KC Wagner, researcherKrista Bedosky, photographerJose Valenzuela, graphic designColleen & Eric Whitley, interior office design consultantsErin Weed, speaking coachValerie Sesso, photographerAdam LaPalio, videographerGirls Pint Out Team, events managementCourtney Young, writer and events managerBeth Livingston, researcherMaria Grillo, researcherTanisha Love Ramirez, writer and events supportRita Pasarell, writer and legal counselMagaly Escudero, translatorLindsay Lovel, event managerBill Heidrich, photographer and event managerNicola Briggs, media and events

Pro-Bono TeamWe receive over half a million dollars per year in in-kind support. We want to take a moment to thank a few of our volunteers:

HOLLA::Rev VolunteersRaquel ReichardGabriela CalogeroNehemoyia YoungAida MejiaLorena Garcia Amber Black Claire Vanelli Grace Cassidy Ngozi Esumonu Melanie Sperling Brianna Welch

InternsMaya FlippenSarah ScrivenStacy BullardEmily ShownArielle HumphriesRebecca Ponce de LeonJessica Alvarez

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Staff

Emily May, Co-Founder and Executive DirectorEmily May envisions a world free from street harassment, where everyone, particularly women and LGBTQ individuals, enjoys equal access to public space. Emily has a Master’s Degree in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and was awarded an Ashoka Fellowship and Prime Movers Fellowship in 2014.

Debjani Roy, Deputy DirectorDebjani Roy has been an advocate for women’s rights in the US and UK for over a decade. She is an expert on issues including domestic violence, sexual assault, forced marriage, “honor” based violence, sexual trafficking/forced prostitution, widows’ rights, and immigrant rights. Debjani is a graduate of the Stern School of Business at NYU and the University of London, Goldsmiths.

Jae Cameron, Program Associate Jae Cameron, our Program Associate, has recently completed her Masters in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of British Columbia. She also holds a BA in Women’s and Gender Studies and English Literature from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

“We work on ending street harassment on so many levels: awareness raising, movement building, mobile technology, online feminism, offline activism, arts and creativity and empowerment. And all of those things together make up the Hollaback! movement, which is pretty amazing.” Julia Brilling - Hollaback! Berlin

Board

Allison SessoChair and Executive Director of the Human Services CouncilRaphael RosenblattVice-Chair and Director of Evaluation at YearUpEsther PangTreasurer and Business Manager at major finance firmCourtney YoungSecretary, Popular culture and politics writer, and founder of Think Young Media GroupJon Atkins Former Managing Director at KCG HoldingsSamuel CarterHollaback! co-founder and Associate Director at the Rockefeller FoundationJenny DillsSexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention ExpertBrad PerryStrategist at Create Digital AgencyBhavna SethiCTO of Mela Artisans and Managing Director at Cinapse LLC

ADVISORY BOARDW. Kamau BellComedianSandra FlukeAttorney and women’s rights activist

Sally KohnCNN contributor and columnist for The Daily BeastYetta KurlandPartner and civil rights attorney at “The Kurland Group,” educator, radio host, small business owner, and community activistSamhita MukhopadhyaySenior strategist at Purpose and author of Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love LifeThao NguyenWeb Producer at Viacom Media Networks and inspiration for Hollaback!Ai-Jen PooExecutive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaignCameron RussellFashion model and founder and executive director of Space-MadeEsta SolerFounder and president of Futures without Violence, expert on violence against women and childrenErin WeedFounder of Girls Fight Back and EvosoJamia WilsonExecutive director of Youth Tech Health

By Erin Filson with Hollaback! Philly

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Now it’s time for YOU to join the movement!

• Download our app and report incidents of street harassment.

• Learn about bystander intervention on our website.

• Find out about what local Hollaback! organizers are doing in your community and get involved.

• ➢Bring Hollaback! to work with your community.

• ➢Donate to support our work.

“Hollaback! opened a door for our community to talk about street harassment. Prior to our arrival in Ottawa, nobody was addressing street harassment; including other violence against women organizations. We were able to start a city-wide conversation and it's incredibly rewarding to see the positive ripple effects.”Julie Lalonde - Hollaback! Ottawa

“It's the most awesome movement to end gender-based violence ever! I've never seen anything as inclusive and open as Hollaback!” Rubina Singh - Hollaback! Chandigarh

"I feel the huge energy and support through all Hollaback! branches in the world. It is great to know we are not alone, we are connected and we move toward ending street harassment together. Isn't it fantastic?"Site Leader - Hollaback! Iran

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