Take the power back from street harassers and keep the Classic City classy! You no longer have to ignore and walk on - now you can respond in a safe way. Every post brings us one step closer to ending street harassment. We have the power. On Twitter: https://twitter.com/HollabackAthens ()
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The real motive of street harassment is intimidation - to make its target scared or uncomfortable, and to make the harasser feel powerful. But what if there was a simple way to take that power away by exposing it? You can now use your smartphone or our website to do just that by documenting, mapping, and sharing incidents of street harassment. Join an entire community in Athens and around the globe who are ready to Hollaback! Dedicated to fighting street harassment, Hollaback! has empowered people to respond through smartphone apps and through Hollaback! websites. Users are encouraged to speak up when they see harassment by quickly documenting it in a short post (photo optional) and sharing it to a publicly viewable map. Anyone browsing the stories on the Hollaback! maps immediately understands 3 things:
1) If you’ve been harassed, you’re not alone,
2) Street harassment is used to exert control over others by making them feel scared or uncomfortable. It is much more than individuals just acting inappropriately.
3) There are street harassment “hotspots” in most cities often centered around high pedestrian traffic areas. provides comfort to those harassed, and proof that street harassment is a serious problem warranting a serious response from policy makers.
