Judith Holzmann is the co-founder of Cat Calls of Nimma an Instagram account against gender-based street harassment, where Judith and her friend and co-founder Roos write stories of harassment word-for-word in the spots where they happened alongside the hashtag #stopstreetharassment using sidewalk chalk and then post on social media to spur dialogue and story sharing.
Nimma stands for Nijmegen, a city in the Netherlands while Catcalls of Nimma is part of Chalk Back , an international youth-led movement committed to ending gender-based street harassment with public chalk art, digital media and education.
Chalk Back is a rapidly growing collective of more than 150 activists fighting for equal access to public space. Based on the Instagram account “@catcallsofnyc,” each Chalk Back account is called “@catcallsof” and the location.
Chalk Back activities span 6 continents, 49 countries, and 150 cities. There are Chalk Back Instagram sites based in cities, i.e. “Catcalls of NYC,” “Catcalls of Cairo,” and “Catcalls of Delhi”. Young activists tailor the idea to what is best for their community, as harassment is different based on context.
In this episode we speak about street harassment, chalk back, sexual consent, the freeze, flight and fight response, the #metoo movement and much more.
Trigger warning: This episode includes readings, discussion and testimonies on sexual assault.
Host: Stella Saliari
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