20.12.12
18.12.12
KINDLY REMAIN OUTRAGED
I PLEDGE TO STAY OUTRAGED. To not forget a few months later. to follow this through.
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Gang-rape on Delhi bus: Victim fights for life
(SURVIVOR/ ACTION HERO)
Two arrested in Delhi gangrape case, doctors say 'never seen such brutality'
India 'gang-rape': Student, friend attacked on Delhi bus
Sometimes and often we are introduced as the group working on 'women's issues'.
Wrong. We address issues concerning men / society. #rape #streetharassment #masculinity
14.12.12
3.12.12
HAHAHA SANGHA
The HAHAHA Sangha has been initiated by the Yelahanka Action Heroes (YAH).
It is a growing community of women Action Heroes who promise to laugh out loud in public
thus making their neighbourhoods both safe and welcoming.
It is a growing community of women Action Heroes who promise to laugh out loud in public
thus making their neighbourhoods both safe and welcoming.
So Banni! Come with a friend, neighbour, aunt and or take the chance to invite a stranger who lives near you.
YAH team- Blank Noise
*YAH is an initiative of the Blank Noise Action Hero network. The Yelahanka Action Heroes are a locality specific action hero community. The YAH team was formed through a workshop with students at the Srishti School of Art Design and Technology.
28.11.12
Kas Kay Has
This is also pre invite to all Local Action Heroes. Little bit more to follow. Ready? Yes.
Tumba Thanks!
26.11.12
She Will Walk Alone
* Yelahanka Action Heroes on Duty *
image designed by Yelahanka Action Hero Spandhana Sridhar
Identify the site where you experienced street harassment in Yelahanka . Share far and wide and locally too.
15.11.12
City of Action Heroes Meet # 1
Blank Noise Bangalore meets this sunday November 18th at noon in Cubbon Park.
email asap to confirm exact location. blurtblanknoise at gmail dot com
event's on facebook too
Focus- Local Action Heroes
Building Action Hero Community in your locality.
{ local community _ address street sexual harassment }
*Bring along a potential new Action Hero could also be your neighbour
*snack/ water/ and a sheet to sit on
*ideas/ tools towards building community in locality
* (also hot bissi samosas guaranteed)
Share far wide and *locally too*
15.8.12
NEW LOGO ?
Happy Birthday Blank Noise Action Heroes/ BN Guys!
We are 9 today! Congratulations to all of you for the innumerable ways in which you have been involved and built conversation about street sexual harassment
Amongst a million things we hope and strive to achieve we think its about time we took time to
create a *NEW LOGO* ( and website). We would LOVE to have YOU design it.
- Your submission/s will be shared here .
- You are welcome of course to submit more than 1 or a variation.
- Attach a brief note about the design.
- Send in your logo by August 31 -blurtblanknoise at gmail .com subject titled BN LOGO
- The new logo will be selected by both your popular vote and a BN core team.
- There are no guidelines. Encouraging you to send in questions- compiled faqs will be published.
The selected logo designer will get an Action Hero goody bag and ofcourse will always be referred to as our logo designer.
Do share this far and wide.
Dhanyavaad -Shukriya- Tumba Thanks- Thank you- Danke Chon- Arigatoh
10.8.12
Pallavi , You and Me
Mumbai lawyer murdered for yelling at security guard
Pallavi wasn't murdered for yelling at the security guard.
She was murdered because the man who murdered her believed he could.
She was murdered because we live in a 'culture' that finds excuses for murder- nothing 'provoked'
murder/ attack/ violence. There is no such thing as 'honour killing' - it's murder. There is no such thing as 'asking for it'.
She was murdered because there are more than few men who have anger issues and have been allowed to have anger issues because they are 'men'. Masculinities needs some serious urgent attention.
She was murdered because her neighbours kept their doors shut tight.
A city isn't unsafe for woman- just by itself.
You make it safe when you don't ignore, dismiss or trivialise violence.
You make it safe when you don't let fear overtake your spirit. Streets would always be safer if there were more of YOU / me outside. NO?
You make it safe when you let someone being assaulted know you are there for them. ( street violence / domestic violence/ all violence- Do send in strategies on how the 3rd person could intervene)
You make it safe when you report to the cop. ( yes we know the cops have a LOT of work to do on earning public trust BUT )
You make it safe when you recognise there are fewer people who set out to harm, and more people living in fear of being harmed. You are part of the latter. Make that fear your strength.
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