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IndiaOYE !
Stirring up Public Opinion and Action to stop Sexual Street harassment
Proposed Solution - SnapshotProblem What we want to Do How we plan to do it
1 Public Apathy Enable empathy – Make it easier to take initiative and help
Use Symbols to identify help – Display support.
2. Under-Reporting
a) Project the problem in its true severity.
b) Build a transparent system of rating administrative areas –visible to public.
a) Online Reporting –Facebook, twitter, SMS, Phone Apps etc.
b) Real time mapping of incidents in geo-space to monitor unsafe areas.
3. Male-Mindset a) Disseminate positive ideas of masculinity
b) Shape mind sets of young males.
a) Visit college students and hold discussions
b) Transform Youth into Change agents
PUBLIC APATHY
Can we convert Apathy into Empathy ?
Public Apathy
• Key Question : Is it that the bystanders donot want to help or are there some inhibitorsthat stop them from acting ?
• We are of the view that the primary inhibitoris the fear in an individual – what can I doalone ? Will anyone else help if I intervene ?
What can I do alone ?Assume this figure represents a public
bus where ‘A’ is harassing ‘B’.
As illustrated here, it is likely that more
than one person may be feeling that
he/she is alone and cannot do
anything,
But each one is unaware of the fact
that other passengers in the bus may
also be thinking exactly what they are
thinking - “I want to help but I am
alone”
If somehow it was known to each one
that they have 2 more persons to help,
it would have been easier for them to
take initiative.
A B
I am Alone.
What can I do
I want to help
but no one else will support
No one will join me
SYMBOLISM - Enabling Empathy
A B
We are 3 & outnumber
the perpetrators.
I have two more
people to support me
I have support.
Let's get up
The idea is to display 'support and
willingness to help' by the means of a
'visual symbol' (IndiaOYE bands)
Assume everyone who is against ‘Eve
Teasing’ wears a bright, cool IndiaOYE
band on their wrist.
Now the situation changes. Each one
who wants to help knows who else may
support him/ her. It becomes easy to take
initiative now, that you know YOU HAVE
SUPPORT.
The person who is doing wrong
should fear he is alone, not one who
wants to help
UNDER - REPORTING
Easier way to report
Using technology to map 'Unsafe' areas.
Reporting – Current Statistics2 out of every 3 girls in India say they face an incident of harassment
twice or more than twice in a year ( A UN Women Study)
• Facts : 51,000 (approx) cases of Sexual Street Harassment reported as per
National Crime Bureau (2011) Vs UN Women estimate of more than
5,00,00,000 cases.
• Severe Under – reporting : Not even 1% of total cases are reported.
What happens when cases are not reported ?
• Sexual Street Harassment is dismissed as a trivial problem.
• No Strong Laws can exist for trivial problems.
• Police (even if they want to) cannot help.
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An Alternative Solution - 'Online Reporting Portal'
• Easy way to report ( Web link, Mobile Application, twitter, facebook, SMS etc.)
• Real time report update on the portal with geographic location.
• Will act as a repository of incidents - a true indicator for the public by the public
• Identification of UNSAFE areas.
• Data based advocacy to improve Legal Structure
SHAPING THE MALE MINDSET
Targeting the Root Cause
Transforming Youth into Change Agents
Male Mindset – The Root Cause
• We never HARASS someone, who we think is equal or superior to us. We only HARASS someone who we perceive is INFERIOR to us. (For e.g. we never harass our boss ! )
• It is important to try and change this perception (hardened
especially in India by our cultural/ historical sanctions) by engaging with young men and having discussions related to healthy masculinity.
• We’ll aim for this formidable yet most important task by visiting colleges – Transforming Youth into Change Agents.
Is being a MAN = not being HUMAN
• It is not HUMAN to disrespect
someone's freedom
• It is not HUMAN to bully someone -
just because you are more 'powerful' -
it is infact an ABUSE of power.
• It is not HUMAN to draw pleasure
by hurting someone
• It is not HUMAN to use violence to
establish, assert and perpetuate
inequality.
'A deeper sea is always more calm' -
'The more huMAN you are, lesser you
resort to violence'.
Are we teaching MEN to not be HUMAN
Image Source : http://tanmoycartoon.blogspot.in/2010/10/daily-
sun-here-i-go.html
IndiaOYEIndia - Open Your Eyes !
India OYE is a society registered under the Societies
Registration Act 1860.
Vision : Stir up public opinion and action against Injustice to create an awakened society that is conscious of the responsible relationship among its constituent members and systems that sustain it
Mission :To end sexual street harassment by fomenting Public
action.
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