Sexual Harassment & Violence
Dear Catcaller!
Jessica uses a beautiful word to describe herself- iridescent. Jessica is an active blogger and is volunteering with Safecity as a blogger. A student by the hours, she is passionate and ferocious in her writing on several issues that plague gender and our society. Dear [...]Read more
Molestation- should we live with it?
Molestation; a(part) of our lives Molestation, in India, is something that occurs on a daily-basis; it inhibits and intimidates us . It’s one of the most frequent crimes and the conviction rates remain low as ever. To raise an alarm, statistics say that most cases of [...]Read more
Darkness
Nidhisha- “I am a soul on fire, a warrior at peace, and a burning light that won’t fade away.” Nidhisha is a blogger volunteering with Safecity, she is an active contributor to ‘The Writer’s Movement.’ Darkness I check the time; it’s 6 in the evening. Ashni should be here to pick [...]Read more
Volunteer: Jessica shares her experience at Safecity Workshop
My experience at the Safe City Workshop. I remember eagerly looking forward to attending the workshop.I wasn’t dissapointed. The workshop took off with an introductory speech by Ms Elsa Marie D’silva. She asked us all to describe how we all were feeling in [...]Read more
Stalking: What exactly is it?
Stalking is a very common word nowadays. It’s heard everywhere, from news channels to everyday language; especially by youngsters (they use the word when they go through people’s internet profiles), and in many different contexts. But what exactly is stalking? According to the [...]Read more
Sunday in a metro…
I barely ever sleep beyond 10 am on any day, even a holiday. I have this mental clock which starts ticking at 8 am and I cannot peacefully sleep beyond that but my lazy body refuses to budge and that is how I end up slouching on the bed an extra 2 hours. This luxury […]Read more
The Bystander Reaction Campaign
This Bystander Reaction Campaign was part of the Stop Street Harassment Week Activity in Connaught Place, New Delhi on 30th March 2014 We kickstarted our campaign with the enthusiasm and hopes of all our friends who came to our support in this campaign. We were excited [...]Read more
Parks
Parks are where butterflies flutter, flowers bloom, children play, runners sweat and elders take a stroll. Blue sky as a roof, green grass beneath, parks personify freedom. However what happens when in this space a girl child is gazed at, not for her innocence but for her raised [...]Read more
The night is not ours (yet)
The night. It is not ours, ladies, and it is not because of the lack of street lights. Rather, it is not ours because of the men who feel that they may call out to us on the streets, that our asses look nice or that our breasts look juicy. Only of course, in the […]Read more
Stalking- what and why?
Stalking is a very common word nowadays. It’s heard everywhere, from news channels to everyday language; especially by youngsters (they use the word when they go through people’s internet profiles), and in many different contexts. But what exactly is stalking? According to the [...]Read more