Comments on BLANK NOISE: TALK TO THE STATE :

The idea behind this manifesto is to create a deba...

2010-11-06T02:50:02.252+05:30

The idea behind this manifesto is to create a debate around these issues
amongst people in the 198 wards of the city and to get political parties to take a stand on issues and demands raised by civil society and include
these issues in their own manifesto's.

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2010-02-23T12:18:32.113+05:30

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I want to be able to walk or sit outdoors whenever...

2010-01-31T23:02:01.707+05:30

I want to be able to walk or sit outdoors whenever I feel like it without having to worry about whether it is safe.

This is in response to Megha and Meena's discu...

2010-01-31T12:16:40.746+05:30

This is in response to Megha and Meena's discussion on SELF DEFENSE classes for women.
As an Action Shero, I am also a brown belt in Karate and have taught self defense classes in schools and offices to women and girls in NZ. I WANT TO TEACH THE SAME HERE!!!
Self defense is not about fighting but giving women the skills required to deal with every incident of sexual abuse, how to escape from worst case scenarios rather than how to kick them to the kurb!!
I am available until August 20101 in India!!

I feel eve teasing arises through sexual starvatio...

2010-01-30T20:58:25.418+05:30

I feel eve teasing arises through sexual starvation that is when one's sexual needs are not fullfilled at the right time. That makes a guy physically attracted towards women. Even steamy scenes and the costumes worn by female actoresses too welcomes trouble for comman woman as the men replace their attraction from the actor to the girl in public.It is dissapointing to see how men are still immature in nature and get driven away by what they see onscreen.

I WANT, Severe Punishment for the eve-teasers.. Ju...

2010-01-30T19:05:24.598+05:30

I WANT, Severe Punishment for the eve-teasers.. Just a mere fine of 1000 bucks is not enough to stop these losers from eve-teasing.. A serious punishment is necessary to teach them a lesson and to scare them from doing anything of that sort again!

to the state: i would feel safer if i walked on t...

2010-01-26T11:34:05.118+05:30

to the state:

i would feel safer if i walked on the streets knowing that i could actually walk.
if the streets were for walking
and if there was pedestrian space.
most of our streets don't have footpaths
and for the ones that have footpaths-they don't always have street lighting. There's nothing more scary than walking a dark road, suspecting anything that moves behind you.This is not to say that with just a pavement and street lighting- street sexual harassment can be reduced, but it means that there
are more chances that women will take a walk. women will be visible in public. just that makes me feel safer.
it would make me feel safer if i saw women authorities in public-not just male. no i don't want more security, nor do i want cctv cameras everywhere, but just the an equal amount of women officers as there are male. or of bus drivers as there are male and ofcourse women bus conductors too. we need to stop seeing women as beings that can only be protected from men by men.

talking of which- we need to address men. everytime a woman experiences street sexual violence she is questioned- her clothes, body, background. we want the state the declare that street sexual violence is not women's fault, or due to 'provocation'. The focus has to shift towards attitudes that cause it. We want a plan to address men. We can address men through popular media, workshops, school- there are many approaches. Alot of street sexual harassment occurs because men think it is fun, it's time-pass, they do it because it's a matter of manliness. We want the state to work with us on tackling these attitudes. blank noise would like to work in the area of public communication with the state. i would feel safer if every man who purposefully intimidated and assaulted a woman realized that he can't get away with it.
I would feel safer if there was a law and there was punishment- there is a law but not everyone knows about it.

i would feel safer if the state encouraged the filing of an fir and ofcourse fast-tracking it. i would believe it only if i saw case studies of how the law had been fast tracked and through success stories.

i would feel safer if i saw more women. if the govt took such measures, im sure there would be more women.

i would feel safer getting on a bus knowing a stranger won't stick to me and misuse the idea of being in a crowded bus. perhaps more buses? not gender specific
buses- just more buses. just better and more organized public transport.

i would feel safer if the auto rickshaw driver did not constantly adjust his rear view mirror.

do you really feel that self defence classes REALL...

2010-01-26T11:09:34.828+05:30

do you really feel that self defence classes REALLY help?

I just want the govt. to make such laws that decli...

2010-01-25T23:26:57.437+05:30

I just want the govt. to make such laws that decline any male persons complaints against girls regarding sexual harrasment.

I want the frequency of buses to be such that the ...

2010-01-25T19:38:24.137+05:30

I want the frequency of buses to be such that the incidents of men accidentally bumping into women (and men) go down. Those who do it intentionally will then not have the excuse of the crowd pushing them.

I want India to be democratic in the real sense. O...

2010-01-25T19:29:21.741+05:30

I want India to be democratic in the real sense. Our constitution should be amended and more clarity on democratic,freedom of speech and host of other things that plague our nation should be publicly debated and voted.People use the democratic principles,laws to get away with hatred,divisiveness,a party for every street would do no good.Ultimately,coalition politics will never work.That all should be capped and overcome.Government in power should have the political will. Politicians/would be future ones should be compulsorily educated not in the current education system,when even a peon has some criteria to get selected why not politicians.There should be some national political administration school spread in every region of the country.Only people from that pool should be eligible.

I want full transparency and accountability in the way government/authorities/public servants perform their work and function. Strict appraisals to be carried out.Nobody should be left out,from the top to the bottom of the hierarchy should not be spared,when private companies can do that why not government. That makes things easier,why disinvest and convert it to private companies,that should also solve the problems of trade unions. Strict implementation in phased manner is the need of the day.

I want all laws to be strictly implemented. More courts,and non striking lawyers doing their job dutifully as should every other Indian.Zero tolerance policy should be followed.

I want most importantly that the people whom we elect to perform their duties,.whether it be area councillor ,MLA,MP and host of others to stand up andspeak ,rather than dozing away or being absent.

India is just running by a handfull of hardworking,intelligent people who're performing their job,what ever it is, diligently and selflessly.

Let us rise to defend our nation. Let us not be divided in any means or whatsoever.

2010-01-25T19:26:39.883+05:30

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I WANT proper pavements I DON'T WANT to ban ha...

2010-01-25T17:53:19.837+05:30

I WANT proper pavements
I DON'T WANT to ban hawkers and pettishops. I feel safer with them around rather than a blank compound wall
I WANT a ban on plastics in the beach
I DON'T WANT excessive flyovers that are pedestrian unfriendly
I DON'T WANT dress codes in universities or moral policing in any form

1. I want Sex Education to be introduced in our sc...

2010-01-25T16:32:36.154+05:30

1. I want Sex Education to be introduced in our schools for the teenagers, so that they learn to respect human relations, biological structures and dynamics involved between the two genders on time.
2. More involvement of females in public organisations, and public life, with initiative from state, so that untoward things have lesser chance of happening and if they do, enough "people" are there on streets to empathise and react then and there itself. This includes things like, Police force, drivers, etc.
3. Compulsory sexual harassment and education policy for all organisations/ companies.

More academic work related to this subject... mayb...

2010-01-25T16:31:19.363+05:30

More academic work related to this subject... maybe Bangalore or Mysore University could consider this as a thesis subject

I WANT 1. Schools to bring in compulsory classes f...

2010-01-25T15:59:58.651+05:30

I WANT
1. Schools to bring in compulsory classes for girls on how to deal with sexual/derogatory advances. Its important that little girls know what is a wrong touch, a wrong stare etc and know how to deal with it.
2. Compulsory sensitisation programs for teachers and parents on the issue of "Dealing with your girl being harrased:Its not her fault and not a sin"
3. Compulsory self defence classes for girls in schools
4. Sensitisation of boys also on how they could be facing sexual abuse too. Effective counselling sessions for them too.
5. Police to be given compulsory sensitisation sessions on dealing with a harassement case/complaint.
6. Stationing of cops at malls,pubs,discs,residential lanes etc.
7. Harassement complaints to be taken seriously and fast action on them.
8. Media to be engaged effectively and held accountable for disseminating more information on morale policing.
9. The night life time extended from its current deadlines.

I want schools to train girl students in self defe...

2010-01-25T12:04:33.561+05:30

I want schools to train girl students in self defence.

I want safer public transportation for women and children.

I want responsible cops to be stationed at regular intervals, esp residential areas.

I want strict actions on auto drivers who ask for extra money.

i want fast track courts to be "fast track&qu...

2010-01-25T10:48:26.175+05:30

i want fast track courts to be "fast track".

i want auto drivers to remove the stupid mirrors they put inside their autos, so they can stare at the passengers.

i want police stations to register cases and take complaints regardless of jurisdictional boundaries.

i want policemen to be accomodating to people who do not speak the local language.

and

i want designated dog walking areas throughout the city.

Since most if the street sexual harassment I exper...

2010-01-25T08:06:34.025+05:30

Since most if the street sexual harassment I experienced was as a school kid at a time when I was most vulnerable to it, I WANT compulsory education in schools that teach young girls their rights, improve their self-esteem and also tell them the best way to deal with common means of sexual harassment. Also educate parents not to ignore this problem and talk to their kids about it, and if something happens to them then LISTEN. I WANT other adults to step in when they see a little kid being harassed who doesn't know the difference and not just shake their heads and say --it happens.

regarding ashutosh, I want more women officers eve...

2010-01-25T04:02:59.042+05:30

regarding ashutosh, I want more women officers everywhere! If we can't get more women officers, then get trained, uncorrupted, decent ppl(possibly from Blank noise) who will protect us.

I want more women everywhere!! more female bus drivers, more female cab drivers, more female everywhere.. there are simply too many men out there.. we need to show these indecent men how to treat a women!
Why do the women only need to be cleaning, why can't they be cab/bus drivers, more female cops.. n so forth.

sidewalks/pavement everywhere, even in private areas where there are only homes..i hate the pavements in blore, they are so hard to walk on.. why can't they just be simple enough for pedestrians to walk??

I want workshops where women are taught about their rights and how to defend themselves..
I want workshops in poor areas, where women are usually abused, they should learn to defend themselves & know their rights as a wife, mother, daughter or aunt or whatever. So they can teach their daughter how to defend themselves & teach their sons how to respect women.

I want the state to give harsher punishments to pedophiles, rapists, sexual assaulters. They should go through a course in jail about women, how they need to be respected and not be treated like a piece of shit!

A road or bus isn't someone's private spac...

2010-01-25T02:00:24.413+05:30

A road or bus isn't someone's private space and it policing. If you can't have police evrywhr atleast the cameras can be there. But tht's just an limited option, obviously you can't have cameras everywhr in the city.

don't you think having cctv camera's every...

2010-01-25T01:44:13.146+05:30

don't you think having cctv camera's everywhere will be too invasive? and that it will mean constant policing? is constant policing a solution? goes back to the idea- why do i need a man with a gun (called a SECURITY GUARD) to make me feel safe?!

women's helpline yes. i agree. at blank noise we would really like to take that on with a team of volunteers/ employees who can make this happen.

I want women police officers, near girls school, c...

2010-01-25T01:19:10.029+05:30

I want women police officers, near girls school, colleges.
Better lit areas.
CCTV cameras installed on colony roads, bus stops.
And the most important a woman helpline which comes into action within 10 mins. and works round the clock, even through sms.

hi V thanks for the list. it might help to also li...

2010-01-24T22:27:14.142+05:30

hi V thanks for the list. it might help to also list some very concrete things- actions that can be taken in concrete tangible terms. if we want the city to be safe then HOW? what exactly do you think the state can do to make it safer?

Sorry for the fact that some of my "i wants&q...

2010-01-24T22:16:01.799+05:30

Sorry for the fact that some of my "i wants" are not related to molestation/sexual violence, I just wrote it blindly..