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Taking street harassment off the streets and off the map!

By Erika Smith for GenderIT

Mexico, 18 May 2012

APC reflects on a session at AWID Forum 2012 titled, “Bringing Gender to the Streets: Young Women Amidst the Arab Uprisings.” The use of internet technology like mapping to fight violence against women is an integral part of APC’s Take Back the Tech! campaign.

Full article at http://www.genderit.org/feminist-talk/taking-street-harassment-streets-and-map

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