RESOURCES

Have you been affected by a street harrassment experience? We hope that our website provides an outlet for you to express any emotion this might have triggered for you, but we understand it’s only the first step, and these experiences affect us far beyond the moment they happen, or even the moment we write them down.

Here is a small list of  physical and online resources that we hope will be of use. Please email us at london@ihollaback.org if you think your site/number/contact should be here.

Help:

Rape Crisis London - providing specialist services for women and girls that have been raped or experienced another form of sexual violence. They will help you find your closest centre. Hotline is 0808 802 9999.

Haven Centre – practical and immediate help for anyone who has been sexually assaulted. Centres in Camberwell, Paddington and Whitechapel.

Your local police Station – If you want to, you can use this ‘Team Finder’ for the Met Police to report your incident.

The Counselling Directory - a comprehensive database of UK counsellors, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. This service is free, confidential and easy to use so don’t suffer in silence.

Sexual Harassment Support – Lots of information and Links

Background information

Myths about sexual harassment - comprehensive myth busting!

Fawcett Society – campaigns for gender equality in the UK, looking at women’s rights in issues such as equal pay, pensions, poverty, justice and politics.

Feminist 101 - A very basic primer on feminist theory and thinking

The F-Word – Uk Feminist News and discussion

ASH – Anti Street Harassment UK

Some Hollaback facts:

- Street Harassment has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with power. Whether it's "Hey baby girl" or “You’d look good on me,” groping, public masturbation, or worse, these “compliments” aren’t about flirting or about chivalry either.

- If it makes you feel uncomfortable, it's not okay.

- If you feel intimidated, you DON'T need to 'take it as a compliment.'

- Street harassment is a gateway crime that makes other forms of gender-based violence OK.

- Studies conducted show that between 80-90% of women have been harassed in public.

- Street harassment may be the social and cultural norm, but it is far from OK. Street harassment teaches us to be silent, that taking action will only escalate the situation. While this isn’t bad advice, it has led us down a dangerous road. Ultimately, perpetrators realise they won’t be held accountable and continue to harass.

- Hollaback! was designed by a group of young people who were tired of being silenced and sought a simple, non-violent response. What has emerged is a platform where thousands of stories of street harassment have been told.

- We believe that by continuing to tell and map these stories, our voices will chip away at a culture that makes gender-based violence OK. Together we have the power to end street harassment, one Hollaback at a time.

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