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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-33437482894860002352017-11-16T20:37:00.002+05:302017-12-01T09:14:35.147+05:30Action Hero Narratives: Blank Noise and its Action Heroes At 14 Years<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="m_-4210581435423653598gmail-m_374653422330075719mcnTextBlockInner" style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-4210581435423653598gmail-m_374653422330075719mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="m_-4210581435423653598gmail-m_374653422330075719mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><br /><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Being an Action Hero to me is about <strong>questioning status quo</strong>, having uncomfortable conversations to encourage <strong>new perspectives</strong> in<strong>ourselves and in others.</strong> </span></em><em><span style="font-size: medium;">It means <strong>taking responsibility</strong> for the world we are in and for effecting change if we don't like it. <strong>It means doing what we can to be who we are. </strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">- Action Hero Shivangini Tandon </span></span></em><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>It means <strong>taking my power back</strong>, knowing that I have a <strong>voice </strong>and that<strong>I can </strong>and should use it. </em></span><br /><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black;"><em>- Action Hero Eeshita Kapadiya </em></span></span><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Working with others towards <strong>a shared goal</strong>. </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><br /><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">- Action Hero Lisa Hiessenberg </span></span></em><br /><br /><br />Dear Blank Noise Community & Action Heroes,<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Gentle friendly reminder to please share your personal Action Hero journey and insights by completing to </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://blanknoise.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3De633cd9048795e6778b6ab9aa%26id%3Da6c37fb323%26e%3D5a7bf9a34d&source=gmail&ust=1512186186621000&usg=AFQjCNHbfOVce8BAEkVe8gmFtlJD5Lfy6Q" href="https://blanknoise.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e633cd9048795e6778b6ab9aa&id=a6c37fb323&e=5a7bf9a34d" style="color: #2baadf; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">this form</a></strong><strong> by December 1st, midnight IST. </strong><br /><br />Our first ten Action Heroes will receive a present from the office, an all new print of <em>Akeli Awaara Azaad</em> T shirt by mid January 2018! :)<br /><br /><div style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">
You have shaped dialogues at Blank Noise through innumerable ways. Thank you for bringing your whole being to the community. Thank you for co creating a trusting environment. Thank you for the interventions, the questions, the rage, critique, for the listening in you offered to each other across forms of media, projects, geographies and time. Thank you for stepping into processes towards creating collective wisdom to investigate, tackle, arrest, attitudes enabling sexual and gender based violence.</div>
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Blank Noise is built by its Action Heroes, ie you. Blank Noise creates participatory projects mobilising citizens and persons to become Action Heroes. There are so many of you, stepping in over the fourteen years, from across over 52 cities and towns in India and globally, having participated in varying degrees, in over 300 projects and interventions!<br />You stepped in and changed the scene.</div>
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<strong>We now, want to channel your Action Hero story in your words. What does it meant to be an Action Hero? How did you become one?</strong></div>
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We are on the brink of starting an oral histories/ mapping project. Please consider <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en-GB&q=https://blanknoise.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3De633cd9048795e6778b6ab9aa%26id%3D6138a941e6%26e%3D5a7bf9a34d&source=gmail&ust=1512186186621000&usg=AFQjCNFSbXbmzLNbb-WMIrdvFxrGy_rbCA" href="https://blanknoise.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e633cd9048795e6778b6ab9aa&id=6138a941e6&e=5a7bf9a34d" style="color: #2baadf;" target="_blank">this form</a> and its questions a precursor to that. We would appreciate if you could please reply by<span style="background-color: yellow;"> <strong>December 1st.</strong></span></div>
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We would LOVE to include some of this on our upcoming website! ( website is also the effort of many Action Heroes :))</div>
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Yours very truly,</div>
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Blank Noise Team</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-86677054297365459682017-10-26T23:27:00.000+05:302017-10-27T13:53:14.038+05:30After #MeToo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Towards Ending Rape Culture on Campus: </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Step into create an Action Hero Campus Network </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step into create a network of global / regional / local alliances to end victim blame. </span><br />
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-40275012670487856102017-10-14T18:39:00.001+05:302017-10-14T19:54:18.029+05:30Action Hero Work Jam <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Sign up for our next Work Jam , kindly hosted by Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore, on Friday the <b>20th of October between 6 and 9 pm.</b>
Bring your laptop , charger, notebook and your Action Hero self.
Work Jam agenda includes preparing for the next Meet To Sleep intervention, from strategizing, coordinating, campaigning for December 16th. Efforts continue to end victim blame, through the I Never Ask For It mission. Skills required towards research, archiving, communication.
Show up if you signed in to volunteer, intern or participate this year or the last!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yours truly,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We'd love to work with different partners, who can host Blank Noise for 5 hours for the Work Jam, once a week, and only ask for electricity, internet and some chairs! ( some tea would be a bonus). <b>We are looking for venues across parts of Bangalore city, so that Action Heroes spread across can access it.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you would like to host us, or know someone who can, please connect at <b><a href="mailto:actionhero@blanknoise.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">actionhero@blanknoise.org</a></b></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-14875391218711010022017-10-09T17:36:00.003+05:302017-10-09T17:36:41.298+05:30Super Hero Assistant . Wanted. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-74298532085843271462017-10-07T20:37:00.000+05:302017-10-07T20:38:11.789+05:30I Never Ask For It : Nagoya International School <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-60998687916177156092017-10-07T19:01:00.002+05:302017-10-07T19:04:18.932+05:30#ActionHeroTuesday <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-89319962800572044272017-09-27T02:28:00.001+05:302017-10-05T14:53:17.083+05:3016th December. Action Heroes Meet To Sleep. Registration Open<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/234064390">Introduction to Plan, Plug & Play @ CIS, Bangalore</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/heissenberg">Heissenberg</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<i>"With Plan, Plug & Play, I aim to initiate writers, artists, and everyone else interested in the matter in the basics of narrative game design: How to turn personal stories, topics one is passionate about, and other stories that do not fit in the mold of what is still widely associated with games - straight male power fantasies, shock for shock's sake, and conflicts only to be addressed through violence - into small digital experiences. The workshop is not aimed at professional programmers, but rather complete beginners in both design and code.</i><br />
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-57281752866255083622017-09-18T01:32:00.000+05:302017-09-28T15:33:02.957+05:30I Never Ask For It, Exhibit <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-56766078894417160842017-08-11T13:46:00.001+05:302017-08-11T13:46:13.231+05:30We Cannot Forget Ragini. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I found it pretty easy to sleep knowing that there were people around whom i "knew", even if very briefly. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think it would be a much bigger challenge to try the experiment alone, or in the evening, or in a place more sparsely populated</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> than Cubbon Park is on the weekend</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. - Action Hero Manasvini Shankar </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had a very beautiful serene experience at the event. I was inspired by my friend Vijji to make it for this. I value freedom of expression and being, for each person- and the cause of women claiming public spaces is very important and relevant in today's otherwise constricting to death and hostile atmosphere in public spaces.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have spent time occasionally in Cubbon park in the recent</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> years.. and all through my time trying to nap a part of me kept asking me why i didn’t do this more often.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I have like minded company to do it, I enjoyed the park, I love Bangalore, I love nature and contemplation - but </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what holds me back?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We chose Hiranandani park as it was decided by the Mumbai participants. This is a pay and enter park and mostly couples come here. Very few families were present. There was noone to take permission from the Municipal authorities and we just went ahead. Maybe for the next event of Meet to sleep, we will try to take permission for it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are a couple of parks in Mumbai where sleeping in them and eating is not allowed and this was one of them, but we missed reading this board outside. The entire experience of what both Anamika and I had never done before was interesting and overall it was fun as we were trying to convince the guards and giving them logic. :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chaitra: The fact that we tried to get over our fear and we did sleep even though it was only for 30-40 mins instead of 1.5 hour was great. After a while the security guards came and told us to get up..we didn't listen, but continued after he went back. Next time he got 4 of them and again asked us to sit and not sleep. We were giving him various reasons and logic. Anamika even said 'Ghar mein tala hai, hum ghar jaake nahi so sakte', to which he said, 'Toh fir taala todo.' All these dialogues were very interesting. My friends joined for about 20 mins so later it was 4 of us and then all of us were arguing with the guards. We saw them telling other people who were half-lying down to sit straight.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi my name is Avani, I’ve been associated with Blank Noise for a while now, so when Jasmeen told me that they were planning to organize this I was fairly excited about this because I study in Delhi University and I wasn’t from Delhi earlier so</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I know all of the anxieties of being a new person in the city and being a woman in the city.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was excited about maybe tackling some of those fears. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi my name is Sanjay I heard about the event three days ago from a friend who she thought I would be interested in participating in. I thought it was interesting. Reclaiming public spaces has been an academic discourse for a really long time. However we hardly see it translating into any, say, physical action. Today again I was hanging out with friends and I asked my friends what they were up to and they told me that they are here, and I said that’s interesting lets try it out purely out of chance, nothing else. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi I’m Paromita, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I only came here to sleep, read in the open, which I’ve never done and It was an amazing experience.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (And also we chattered too much ?)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My name is </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Swarnima </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and I came here especially to take a break from work because this is something so rare women just lounging around in a park and just chatting or even sleeping , some people were actually sleeping. So, it’s just something really rare something we hardly get to do and something I’ve obviously wanted to do a lot. So it was great. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi I’m Shruthi, I’m not from Delhi, I came here from work. I thought I’m getting an opportunity to sleep in an open space with people with the same kind of outlook. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi I’m Shraddha, I’ve been in Delhi for a while now but </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I came here just to sleep and it was really nice</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I did manage to, you know, catch some sleep and it was wonderful and I love to sleep so, you do it in your bed and you do it in the office and you do it in cars and buses. I don’t know why I haven’t tried doing it in a park yet. I mean at least in delhi I haven’t. so yeah, the was great. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi I’ve been in Delhi for quite a while now, 8 years or something but every now and then I look at the park below my house and I keep wondering why can’t I sleep on this bench because I really really love nature and I love open spaces. So when I got to know about this opportunity I thought that it was really good. And I already feel quite rejuvenated so thank you. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi I’m Somesh, and I just came to know about this event a couple of hours ago and the first thing that crossed my mind was will I even be allowed here because as a male am I supposed to feel unsafe in a public space and then I thought about all the times that I actually felt unsafe in a public space which was actually quite a lot so I thought why not give this a shot. Just last night I was at a railway station in Jaipur and even there I had to think twice before falling sleep. And then the next day I come here and I get to know that something like this is happening I thought okay lets…. At least one time I should do this. I might be able to do this again and again given that I saw quite a few men sleeping randomly while coming here. But to do this in such an organized manner… and maybe to learn about what your experiences. I think that adds to its value. And it feels good coming here. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi my name is Amrutha and I’m originally from Pune but I’ve been in delhi for over 5 years now. And I understand the importance of this event in terms of reclaiming your public spaces but</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I also feel is that fear is something what you have in your head.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> A lot of times when I have been absolutely pissed drunk and I have taken auto at midnight by myself and I was like let me see what happens and nothing happens. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyone tells me you’re in Delhi you should carry a pepper spray with you, I refuse to do that. Because I don’t want to live in that constant fear that because I’m a woman and something will happen to me.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> So I wear whatever I want , I walk out at any time I want, I’ve taken cabs all over at one thirty- two o clock in the night. So… and as we’ve seen today it’s a good thing we were in a group but tomorrow if we come alone and if you are sleeping with confidence or whatever you are with confidence people may not really bother you. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello I’m Nyam Koi and I was thinking what should I be saying on this and it just struck me that I always actually after lunch if I get time in the university law I just go out and sit there. and umm it’s slightly different outside than this area because definitely we feel different, we feel much more safer in the campus but this is a good initiative and reclaiming the public space is really important for I think the movement and yeah, thanks for the initiative. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi I’m Gathesa, and I just got an invitation from facebook and I came, I have never been part of any event like this and I came here purely out of curiosity</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello I am Lisa, thank you for this event whoever is organizing this and I just came out to hang out with my friends and at the same time apart from having fun with my friends I kind of like felt the purpose of reclaiming the public space. And thank you for that. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So hey I’m Kat, I’m writing my PhD on performative responses to the delhi bus gang rape of 2012 and I went out into Bangalore last week and met Jasmeen Patheja who started Blank Noise. Had a really long conversation with her about how she thinks we live in a world in which we are governed by the politics of fear. And in which where fear is used as a way of controlling us and telling us what’s appropriate or inappropriate for us to be doing and she said I want to live in a world that is based on the politics of trust. And I’d never heard someone put it that way before, like I had never someone say what happens if we just like, decide the world is based in a politics of trust and live that way. So I was very curious to see what would happen today. I think it was hard for me because it was cold. But yeah..</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I don’t know can we just decide to trust and like live our lives that way and what happens if we do. and the last thing I’ll say is I’d like to pull out this statistic , “ men are far more likely to be attacked in public spaces than women. The reason that women are told to fear is because the way in which they might be attacked can be sexual but like if you’re walking around alone and you’re a dude then you are much more likely to have something physically happen to you and no one talks about that ever. I mean I think this statistic is something like you’re five times as likely as a man to be attacked as if you were a woman walking alone in public space so it’s something worth thinking about, yeah? We’re taught that sexual violence is the most horrifying thing that can ever happen but violence in general is scary and can happen to anyone. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So yeah.. I don’t know. What else do you want to talk about.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Action Heroes Jodhpur Report :</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Action Hero, Barathi Nakkeeran </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unfortunately I did not sleep too much on the meet, mostly because I had to keep guard (of?) my belongings. But for the brief time that I did nod off, it was quite empowering for lack of a milder word. I think it is important that we distinguish spaces on the basis of private and public instead of subjecting it to gender disparity. #SpaceHasNoGender</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Action Hero Meghna Sengupta: I honestly thought I would be far more uncomfortable with the idea of getting comfortable in a public park. But when it came don to it, it was surprisingly easy. Lying down to sleep or curling up with a book in a park seemed natural, once I got down to actually doing it. I did notice some glances but eventually I was lost in my own world. And I would definitely do it again, though probably not alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suja Jones had long been suspecting that her infant daughter was being sexually abused. Her suspicions were confirmed when she returned home to see her daughter crying after having spent nearly four hours with her husband Pascal Mazurier in their bedroom. Following this, in June 2012, she filed a complaint against Mazurier that began a five year long battle against not only her husband, but also society, that repeatedly accused her of being a 'bad mother'. In April 2017, Mazurier was acquitted by the Karnataka district court, the verdict stating that he was innocent and that Suja was using her daughter as a 'weapon' to stop him from leaving India. </span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suja Jones had been experiencing domestic violence by her husband Pascal Mazurier, a diplomat at the French Consulate, Bangalore. In </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2010</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, she suspects that her then two year old child, could be a victim of sexual abuse. She takes her daughter for sessions with Dr. Saldhana at Enfold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">14</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> June, 2012: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suja files a police complaint, after she is orally informed by the Collaborative Child Response Unit of the Baptist Hospital that the child showed tell-tale marks of sexual abuse. The doctors at the hospital claim that it is a medico legal case, and therefore retain the medical report with the intention of submitting it to the police themselves later. Pascal Mazurier is held by the Bangalore police on charges of rape. The FIR was registered under </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 376 of the IPC</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at the High Grounds police station, where he is held for the night and released the next morning. He is not arrested because the French Consul General asks the Police Commissioner not to arrest him till the matter about his diplomatic status was sorted out. Not having a diplomatic passport in India, Pascal was never a diplomat. However, the Consul General was just playing with time or trying to see how they could protect Pascal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">19</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> June, 2012: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are protests and demonstrations in Bangalore against Pascal Mazurier, by organisations including Enfold. Following this, Mazurier is arrested. The French Embassy draws out a statement saying it would provide full cooperation with the investigation of the case and says that Mazurier does not hold diplomatic immunity and will be tried in India. Suja Jones requests the French Embassy for financial support for herself and her three children. </span><img alt="C:\Users\Ananya\Desktop\Blank Noise\arrest.jpg" height="224" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/rXnZSeyMuBUarjgJWaUgyxF8VdD3XPyH5QHEAgIbDZGtnjy2pReWH0wg9Y3e_QL_LPcCRdGmZ2mSdglH_CqFW3DqQ6GONgF8qinv0d3B5xgqj1oRrwrKlGiNjgXHevYz20-YEMpo" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="399" /><img height="1" src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/u/1/d/sMtYGkfZ_yTtrFtjYpsMLuQ/image?w=399&h=1&rev=1&ac=1" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="399" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">26</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> July, 2012: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mazurier appeals for bail on several occasions. The bail is denied in the lower court. However, later, in the high court he is granted bail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">17th September, 2012: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pascal Mazurier is officially charged for the rape of his daughter. He once again appeals for a bail. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source:1.</span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/french-diplomat-mazurier-officially-charged-with-raping-daughter-458633.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.firstpost.com/india/french-diplomat-mazurier-officially-charged-with-raping-daughter-458633.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">16</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> October, 2012: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mazurier released on a bail from the high court for Rs.100,000/ from the Parapanna Agrahara jail. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source:</span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/french-diplomat-accused-of-raping-daughter-gets-bail-493391.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.firstpost.com/india/french-diplomat-accused-of-raping-daughter-gets-bail-493391.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">January, 2013: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Police files an additional charge sheet against Mazurier, with a detailed report of doctors who said the accused sodomised and raped his daughter for two years. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source:</span><a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/french-diplomat-accused-of-raping-daughter-approaches-modi/1/377376.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/french-diplomat-accused-of-raping-daughter-approaches-modi/1/377376.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">17</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> June, 2013: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mens Rights Activists and other groups including CRISP (http://www.crisp-india.org/) support Mazurier. Photos of Mazurier appear with MRA community, holding placards saying “ papa loves you” . During this period, Pascal is seen ( based on images found on the web), to be working towards building public sympathy towards him. With the help of Men’s Rights Activist groups, Mazurier moves a petition seeking custody and visitation rights for his three children before the family court. Court grants him visitation rights for the two sons, once a month.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/bangalore-french-diplomats-mother-seeks-right-to-see-his-kids-876349.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.firstpost.com/india/bangalore-french-diplomats-mother-seeks-right-to-see-his-kids-876349.html</span></a><span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.crisp-india.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.crisp-india.org/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">22</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">nd</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> December, 2013: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mazurier continues to work towards building public sympathy towards him. He tells reporters in December 2013, that the "ordeal and ill-treatment" he has faced is comparable to the "humiliation" suffered by Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat who had been strip-searched and arrested in New York.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: </span><span style="color: #4472c4; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131222/news-current-affairs/article/i-was-treated-devyani-here-pascal-mazurier</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/long-wait-for-children-that-didnt-help/article8027425.ece%202" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/long-wait-for-children-that-didnt-help/article8027425.ece </span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/long-wait-for-children-that-didnt-help/article8027425.ece%202" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span></a><span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/bangalore-court-charges-french-official-in-sex-abuse-case-1383517.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.firstpost.com/india/bangalore-court-charges-french-official-in-sex-abuse-case-1383517.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3.</span><a href="http://www.firstpost.com/india/sex-assault-case-french-officials-wife-presses-more-charges-1392163.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.firstpost.com/india/sex-assault-case-french-officials-wife-presses-more-charges-1392163.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> February, 2014: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jones files an application pressing for sodomy charges against Mazurier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">16</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> April, 2014: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mazurier approaches Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ‘speedy justice’. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source:</span><a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/french-diplomat-accused-of-raping-daughter-approaches-modi/1/377376.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/french-diplomat-accused-of-raping-daughter-approaches-modi/1/377376.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7.199999999999999pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> June, 2014: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Consul general applies to be present at court to ensure that the rights of the accused were respected. (since these are ‘in camera’ proceedings the public is not allowed at the hearings.) . The court allows them to be present. Following this, a member of the consulate was always present in court. (that definitely put pressure on the courts too).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: </span><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/court-summons-consul-general-of-france-in-pascal-mazurier-case/article6115217.ece" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/court-summons-consul-general-of-france-in-pascal-mazurier-case/article6115217.ece</span></a></div>
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Timeline prepared by Ananya , Action Hero Intern at Blank Noise, June/ July 2017. Ananya is a student at Azim Premji University. </div>
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/02/the-misogyny-in-the-pascal-mazurier-judgment-is-whats-wrong-wit_a_22064579/" target="_blank">Misogyny in the Pascal Mazurier Judgement - Huffington Post</a> #INeverAskForIt </div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/First%20Post:%20http://www.firstpost.com/india/pascal-mazurier-acquitted-judgment-seems-less-about-crime-itself-than-moralising-on-mothers-lifestyle-3410570.html" target="_blank">Pascal Mazurier acquitted: Judgement seems less about the crime itself, than moralising on mother's lifestyle</a>- FirstPost</span><br />
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-31267015922811156862017-06-17T08:11:00.000+05:302017-06-17T08:11:01.053+05:30In Solidarity With Action Hero Lil Bernard #INeverAskForIt <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is why I took so long #WhyWomenDontReport #INeverAskForIt </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quote source: CNN video</span></div>
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Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-53717260903325924652017-04-26T16:45:00.003+05:302017-04-26T16:52:18.170+05:30Swear<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dear Whores, Sluts and <i>Nachnay Waalis</i>,<br />
Dear Action Heroes,<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What is an insult? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">When is an insulting 'word' what patriarchy considers insulting?</span><br />
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past work thoughts on swearing <a href="http://blog.blanknoise.org/2011/04/action-heroes-re-examine-swear-words.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
Blank Noisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706132814047641101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387075.post-43980613273775924522017-04-19T12:11:00.003+05:302017-04-19T13:56:08.158+05:30In Solidarity With Action Hero, Neha Rastogi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Neha said she was always made to believe it was her fault.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He would hit her while she was breastfeeding their child, because he felt she “wasn’t doing it right.” Or make her stand at the edge of the bed for hours, hit her if she did not do it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Neha recorded an incident, the audio and video is disturbing to view. It was used as evidence in court. Assistant district attorney, Steve Fein</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">gave Gattani 13 days in prison , reduced his charges from felony assault to felony accessory, prosecutors argued amounted to years of domestic abuse. The presiding judge of the case was absent that day. Pro-tem judge Rodney Stafford decided to delay the sentencing until May 18, after the presiding judge of the case, Danner had returned.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4b4f56; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: -0.27px; white-space: pre-wrap;">BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) initiates dialogues , leading to possible projects towards a safe commute for women and all persons. Managing Director, BMTC, Dr Ekroop Caur met with various organisations and community leaders working on safe and inclusive spaces on Thursday February 23rd. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Action Hero Ally</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> > </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0TEo5onbNGvC0LD98n6Xfn4HthGl0w2Dg5aY8qI1LuguWWA/viewform" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step in if you are part of an organisation, community leader, and would like to co create I Never Ask For It from where you live</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Volunteer/ Participate Action Hero </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuzXwnrSnIBG8lGyXm49PVeimJuYvjwuAGWcH9JqQLMQfkiw/viewform" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">> Step in if you would like to volunteer towards building or participating city specific events and activities( ie show up on the day of action)</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br />
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