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Anti-stalking advocate speaks from #OutsideOfTheShadows
Read moreJulie S. Lalonde is an Ottawa-based Canadian activist and educator on sexism and violence against women. She has a particular focus on stalking. On the latter, sadly, she speaks from personal experience. To raise awareness and help others who...
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What emotional abuse feels like
Read moreThis beautiful film aims to help young people understand that domestic abuse isn’t just about physical violence, it’s about control. Produced pro bono for a small UK charity it’s aimed at reaching a young audience who are newly awake...
Internet cartoon cats speak out against #sextortion
Read moreThorn: Digital Defenders of Children is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to building technology to defend children from sexual abuse. They recently launched this social campaign and educational video, narrated by Canadian actor Shay Mitchell (of Pretty Little Liars) to...
This Mumbai poet beats your ears about sexism
Read moreWe have posted a lot about campaigns on rape culture and sexual abuse. And I thought we’d have seen it all. Until I encountered this slam poetry from Mumbai based poet Aranya Johar. Wow! The horrors of sexual abuse...
Woman want the right of full speech
Read moreEver heard about Manterrupting? Perhaps you remember the first US election debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It was Trump who interrupted Clinton for 51 times. Agency BETC from São Paulo in Brazil describe this kind of interruptions as “a type...
Mexican penis seat spreads awareness of harassment on the metro
Read moreAdweek today featured a truly disturbing ambient marketing PSA on sexual harassment, which has gained infamy on English-language social media as the “penis seat.” This moulded. anatomically-correct male torso and crotch appears in the seating area of a car...
Scottish government declares revenge porn a crime scene
Read moreNew Scottish laws aimed at curbing the awful phenomenon of “revenge porn” could result in significant prison time for partners or ex-partners sharing intimate images without consent, according to the BBC. To raise awareness of the issue, Safer Scotland has produced a...
Mother London exposes a massive breast for UK Mothers Day #FreeTheFeed
Read moreThere it is, lurking like Rover from The Prisoner: A massive inflatable human breast, complete with 3-D areola. For once, though, this novelty boob wasn’t a “look at me!” stunt for breast cancer charities. This one was all about...
FGM is terrifying shocking, even with paper
Read morePlan Belgium came with this video in the first week of February to take part in the fight against Female Genital Mutulation (FGM), with global activities on 6 February. The organisation worked with Mandy Smith, who became famous with her...
When The One That Got Away… Really Needed To
Read moreThis new ad by Union Creative, for Toronto’s Interval House, plays with your assumptions. Launched on Valentine’s Day, it opens with three men from different walks of life (but all white) talking about “the one that got away.” The interview...
