anti-street harassment week
Safecity Monthly Updates: April 2019
Safecity is growing exponentially and we’re constantly working hard to translate our vision to reality. Because we don’t want you to miss out on our work, we’ve decided to put together a monthly column to tell you about what we’ve been up to. You can sign up for our [...]Read more
One Dead Dusk
One Dead Dusk That was a beautiful evening I could share my happiness with all, Things seemed to be prettier that moment when I halt… A wave of thrills crisped me inside… my soul lightened with craze! Didn’t think I was going to learn of The life [...]Read more
Groped in a Stampede
19th December 2017. Around 10.30 am in broad daylight at Andheri Station, Mumbai I had just gotten out of a train and was heading to the staircase to get to the overhead footbridge. There was a lot of crowd, leading to a mini- stampede situation. I lost my sister’s hand in [...]Read more
Safecity Circle meets for Anti-Street Harassment Week
On 7th April, Vanshika Siya Deswal, Youth Outreach Officer at Safecity, launched the pilot session of Safecity Circles in Delhi on the first day of Anti-Street Harassment Week. The theme was sexual harassment and transgender visibility. The circle talked about issues of Safety in [...]Read more
Safecity Monthly Update – April 2016
Safecity is growing exponentially and we’re constantly working hard to translate our vision to reality. Because we don’t want you to miss out on our work, we’ve decided to put together a monthly column to tell you about what we’ve been up to. You can sign up for our [...]Read more
International Anti-Street Harassment Week: Take a Stand against Street Harassment
The Digital Empowerment Foundation collaborated with us on an online campaign to spread awareness about 'Preventing Sexual Harassment through Digital Tools.'Read more
Reclaiming Public Spaces through Sports: Bandra Plot
On the 16th of April, the last day of the Anti- Street Harassment week, 13 girls from Bandra Plot occupied a space generally used by boys. During our campaign with the girls of Bandra Plot, it became clear that the girls did not access many public spaces for a variety of reasons- [...]Read more
Reclaiming Public Spaces through Sports: Indira Nagar
On the April 13, 2016, 35 girls from the community of Indira Nagar occupied a space generally used by boys to play a few matches of Kabaddi. During our campaign with Vacha, several girls of Indira Nagar spoke about feeling unsafe in Karkare Garden- an open space located near [...]Read more