Holla Back

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Hollaback! is a photoblog and grassroots initiative to raise awareness about and combat street harassment by posting photographs and narrative accounts of individuals' encounters with offenders.

In May 2010, co-founder Emily May stepped up as Hollaback!'s first full-time executive director, and the organization successfully raised close to $15,000 on the internet fundraising platform, Kickstarter, to fund the development and release of the Hollaback! iPhone application.

In addition to the executive director role, Hollaback! employs a team of 20 volunteer associates and interns. The organization has received funding from The Barnard Center for Research on Women and is actively pursuing other opportunities.

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[edit] New York City

The organization was founded by seven New York City residents in reaction to a well publicized event in August 2005 when Thao Nguyen, another NYC resident, photographed a man masturbating on the New York City Subway system. Ms. Nguyen published the man's photo on Flickr, and subsequently the photograph was published in the New York Daily News.

The photoblog, Hollaback! has held many events in the NYC metro area designed to raise awareness about street harassment, including film screenings, lectures, demonstrations, and book talks. In 2007, Emily May helped co-found New Yorkers For Safe Transit, a coalition of organizations committed to anti-street harassment advocacy and policy change.

[edit] United States cities

As of June 2010, several other active branches of the Hollaback! blog exist in other U.S. cities including Washington D.C. and Chicago. An additional forthcoming site is being developed in New Orleans.

[edit] Other countries

Other active branches of the Hollaback! blog exist in other as Canada, Buenos Aires and the United Kingdom. An additional forthcoming sites are being developed in Hong Kong.

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