I NEVER ASK FOR IT

I NEVER ASK FOR IT
clothes collection drive
bangalore koramangala
bangalore mg road 1, mg road 2
calcutta camac street park street

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LOVE AND MORALS IN MANGALORE

LOVE AND MORALS IN MANGALORE
Tinku Ray for BBC. listen here

The transcript of LOVE AND MORALS IN MANGALORE is available here

WOMEN'S RESERVATION BILL AND YOU

The women's reservation bill ensuring 33 % reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies was finally passed in the Rajya Sabha almost 2 weeks ago. It took close to 15 years to make this happen. The bill reserves 181 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1,370 of the 4,109 seats in the 28 state assemblies

What does the women's reservation bill being passed mean to you?

Women's Reservation Bill : Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav : 'If the women's reservation bill were to be passed in its existing form, it would result in flooding the parliament and state legislatures with wives of government officials and women connected with big industrial houses, thereby provoking young men to indulge in eve-teasing.'

“I don't like to say this, but they would be the women at whom youths would whistle.”

links

sify , toi , hindu hindustan times
kalpana sharma for the hindu ibn live

WE NEED A LOGO: CALLING ACTION HEROES WITH IDEAS

We need a logo for the campaign I NEVER ASK FOR IT
Got an idea? email it to blurtblanknoise at gmail dot com
All entries will be shared on the blog and the one most voted by YOU
will be eventually used. Last day for submission March 12
If you have any qs - please email them in and we will immediately respond on the blog as our faqs

We are looking forward to receiving your entries!

I NEVER ASK FOR IT : CALCUTTA

Action Heroes include: Shibani Roy, Shruti Agarwal, Ismail, Debapriya, Aloka Chatterjee, Kavita, Hiyaas,

Location: Camac Street, Park Street. Calcutta

I NEVER ASK FOR IT: CLOTHES COLLECTION DRIVE FEB 20

FACEBOOK: I NEVER ASK FOR IT FEB 17-27

Call for facebook action! Action Heroes wanted!

• Change your facebook status message to what you were wearing when you experienced any kind of sexual violence and add 'I NEVER ASK FOR IT'. Message to your friends.
• change your display photo to an image from here
• take a photo of the garment you wore when you experienced any kind of sexual harassment harassment > add it to the Blank Noise facebook group. Email us the photo at blurtblanknoise@gmail.com
  
• Message your friends/ family/ colleagues/ male or female> get them involved.
• GUYS- WE WANT BN GUYS! change your fb profile pic and add in your fb status- SHE NEVER 'ASKS FOR IT'.

end result: you're a super action hero!

TWEET NOW Feb 17-27 #INEVERASKFORIT

feb 17- 27 choose your twitter page backdrop


@blank_noise

• tweet what you wore when you experienced any kind of sexual harassment with #ineveraskforit. (feb 17-27)
• retweet the message above

CALL FOR ACTION:
clothes collection drive- bangalore feb 20
clothes collection drive- delhi feb 27


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STOP STREET HARASSMENT

I NEVER ASK FOR IT: CLOTHES COLLECTION DRIVE WEEKEND

Day 1
Location: Bangalore/ MG ROAD
Date: Feb 13
Time: 4-6 pm

Action Heroes include:
Farya, Evetta, George, Chandrashekhar, Manjira, Parinita

Day 2 Location: Bangalore / MG Road
Date: Feb 14
Time: 4-6 pm




How you can be an Action Hero:

METHOD 1
1. collect clothes from friends and family
2. bring them to the venue
venues will be updated on the blank noise blog:
http://blog.blanknoise.org/2010/02/clothes-collection-drive-date-location.html


METHOD 2
1. organize a clothes collection drive in your college, city, office, neighbourhood
2. give us venue details and we will send you material required for an event.
3. inform us a week in advance
Method 2 is most challenging and Action Heroes will be given a certificate for participation.

METHOD 3
take a photo of the garment you wore when you experienced harassment. make that your facebook profile photo + status should read : I never ask for it.
Please upload the photo in the event's album too and spread the word- I never ask for it.

Next clothes collection drive is on Feb 20, Bangalore Location : Commercial Street