What Is 'Eve Teasing' ?
Initiating Conversation.
Defining Street Harassment.
Breaking Denial.
What are the kinds of behaviour you recognise as 'teasing'?
Put a thumb print on what you recognise as a violation in public spaces.
Call it street harassment.
This bi lingual Eve Teasing Opinion Poll was created in 2005 in an attempt to trigger public discourse on the issue. It invites the public to identify street harassment , by placing a thumb print on what the behaviour they recognise as 'eve- teasing'.
* Initiate a conversation on street harassment in your community.
Email in at actionshero@blanknoise.org to request an easy to download and print copy of the ‘eve teasing' opinion poll.
bilingual opinion poll in english and bengali.
Nomita Sharma, Gariahat Market Tea Stall, Kolkata, India (2006). Action Shero, Nomita Sharma hosted the Opinion Poll for a week, inviting members of the public to pariticipate. In taking agency to end sexual and gender based violence, Nomita Sharma is an Action Shero!
Camac Street Kolkata 2010
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Gariahat intervention led by Kolkata Action Heroes/ Theyroes/ Sheroes. Street vendors joined the mission, becoming Action Sheroes too. Year (2006).
What is street harassment ?
Language Kannada / English
Bangalore, 2020
Dadar Station, Mumbai with Mumbai Action Sheroes/ Heroes/ Theyroes (2008)
Bangalore Action Sheroes/ Heroes/ Theyroes leading street interventions, public conversations in Bangalore’s Majestic Bus stand, MG Road to trigger conversation on street harassment. Featured: Action Sheroes Akhila Vasan, Romal Singh, Hemangini Gupta, Devika Dave.
Action Sheroes/ Heroes Kolkata led the ‘Opinion Poll’ intervention at New Market, on March 8th, 2007. Team comprises, Dana Roy, Saptarshi Chakraborty, Insiya Poonawala, Sunayana Roy, Madhura Chakrabarty and more!
