July, 2018
Marital and Adultery Laws in India
On 27th July, Sourya Banerjee @JoeBanerjee conducted a tweetchat on “Marital and Adultery Laws in India” talking about the updates in the laws considering the current social and legal climate. The chat first began with discussions regarding adultery, whether it should [...]Read more
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/22nd to 28th July 2018
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Blessy Varghese Blogging Team Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There [...]Read more
The Remnants of Colonial Sexual Violence: A Sartorial Exploration
Kartika Puri, an undergraduate student at Ashoka University, explores writerly migrations between the spheres of art, society, and politics. The Remnants of Colonial Sexual Violence: A Sartorial Exploration Alexander McQueen’s “Highland Rape”—Part I Alexander McQueen was an [...]Read more
Emerging Leaders: Lizzie Braganza
Safecity is celebrating the journey of people who have emerged as leaders as our campaigns progressed in their communities through our blog series “Safecity Emerging Leaders”. Read the inspiring stories of these individuals who are passionate about making their [...]Read more
Teaching students to be aware of Cyber Bullying in Patna
On 17th July 2018, Naina Jha conducted an awareness workshop on Cyber Bullying for 30 girls of St.Louis Public School in Patna. Naina kicked off the workshop by talking about the meaning of the word ‘bullying’ to gain a general understanding of the student’s [...]Read more
Youth Leadership for Gender Justice
On 20th July, One Future Collective @onefuture_india conducted a tweetchat on youth leadership for gender justice. The chat began by discussing the importance of engaging youth for gender justice and how youth can be engaged better for working towards gender justice. They were [...]Read more
Casual conversations about consent, sexual harassment and more
Aviral Agarwal, a former volunteer at Safecity, continues to spread the message of safety and awareness wherever he goes. Now, working at Jindal Intelecom Ltd, he conducted an informal awareness session with 30 of his colleagues in Delhi. During the break when all employees [...]Read more
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/14th to 21st July 2018
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Nitin Gupta Blogging Team Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There is [...]Read more
Talking about harassment in the digital public space
Adriana Rakshana is a third year Economics and Public Policy Studies major at the University of Chicago with interests in economic development as well as gender and labour issues. She would like to broaden her understanding through such research and learn more about the issues [...]Read more
A Day in the Life of a Female H&M Garment Worker
Kartika Puri, an undergraduate student at Ashoka University, explores writerly migrations between the spheres of art, society, and politics. A Day in the Life of a Female H&M Garment Worker Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is the famed fast-fashion retailer, manufacturing [...]Read more