Holla Back NYC

Holla Back NYC 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.

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 Dan Hoyt, a local restaurateur, 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. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012007/news/regionalnews/make_it_a_flash_in_the_pen_regionalnews_frankie_edozien.htm]

In addition to the photoblog, Holla Back NYC has held several events in the NYC area designed to raise awareness about street harassment, including film screenings, lectures, and book talks.

External links

* [http://www.hollabacknyc.com Holla Back NYC]
* [http://pages.nyu.edu/~stc215/BBC-HBNYC.mp3 BBC World News Radio interview] (mp3)
* [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Technology/story?id=1715494 Good Morning America interview]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,186116,00.html Fox News article]
* [http://pages.nyu.edu/~stc215/POST-HBNYC.pdf New York Post article] (pdf)
* [http://www.amny.com/news/local/newyork/ny-bc-ny--subwayflasher0418apr18,0,6376829,print.story?coll=am-topheadlines Associated Press article]