What You Can Do
As an Organisation or Community
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Support the media campaign
We have launched a media campaign against all forms of sexual harassment in public spaces, even staring. This 35 second ad film has been prepared by FCB Ulka Advertising as part of their commitment to the issue. We are approaching TV channels, Cable TV, cinemas and food courts/malls with screens to air this spot as their contribution to the issue and campaign. If you are a media house, or have connection with a media house, please help us get this film on air. Click here to view the film
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Distribute helpline booklets to members of your organisation/community
JAGORI has produced pocket–sized booklets with all the emergency numbers for Delhi including women’s organizations, shelters, police, hospitals etc. It can fit in a handbag. This is an extremely useful book that all girls and women should have. If you are an organization, you can give it to all your employees; to all your students; or even friends, family and community.
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Instate a Sexual Harassment Policy in your organisation
The Supreme Court of India has mandated that as per the Vishaka judgement of 1997, every organization must have an Anti- Sexual Harassment Policy with a committee to look into the issue. There is a severe gap in implementation and there are many hundreds of organizations in the country that have not set up a policy. You must advocate for a policy in your workplace. It is also the responsibility of the employer to educate the employees about the policy and set up mechanisms of prevention.
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Organise a workshop on gender and space/safety of women in your school/college/organisation
We have been conducting two-hour workshops with different groups of people on understanding the issue of how cities and public spaces are gendered and collectively developing strategies to deal with the sexual harassment. If you would like to organize this workshop in your school, college, office, community, write to us on safedelhi@jagori.org
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Organise a Wenlido Self Defence Training for women in your community
Wenlido is a form of martial arts which is rooted in feminist philosophy. These workshops are a two-day process where women are taught to understand violence and face fear and understand their strengths.
There is also a four-hour introductory module that can be done.
You can contact JAGORI to connect you to trained resource persons on the Wenlido network. Also you can contact CII if you are a member organization, as they have a tie up with JAGORI to deliver Wenlido training to their women members over the next one year.
As an Individual
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Speak up against sexual harassment
Every time we stay silent when we get harassed or when we see someone else getting harassed, we are guilty of perpetuating harassment. While it is difficult to respond in certain situations, we must not miss an opportunity when it presents itself. Thus if it is on a crowded bus, you can raise an alarm, or catch hold of the hand that is harassing you.
It is equally if not more important to lend a hand to someone else who is getting harassed and sent out the message loud and clear that “We as a city will not tolerate thisâ€. -
Write about the campaign on your blog, newsletter, website, newspaper
We would be happy if you shared information about the campaign in different networks and publications that you have access to. We would also be happy to disseminate any related information.
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Get your community involved
There are many ways to get your family, colleagues, friends and larger community involved. You could conduct a safety audit, distribute publicity material, and identify issues causing lack of safety and report to the RWA or authorities. You could also get a session on women and safety organized with the support of JAGORI.
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Pick up your Safe Delhi T-shirt today
We have produced a bright yellow T-shirt with the message of making the city safe for women. (Suggested contribution: Rs. 120)
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Share your personal experiences
Almost all women living in cities and especially in Delhi have had some experience of sexual harassment in a public place at some time. We ask you to share these experiences as well any strategies that have helped you deal with it in our ‘Personal Experiences’ and ‘Tips and Strategies’ sections.
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Link to the JAGORI Safe Delhi website
Link to the Safe Delhi Campaign of JAGORI in support of the campaign and help reach out to your blog visitors
If you have any more suggestions for how you can help the campaign, please leave a note below:
November 7th, 2006 .
I would like to know the timings of the presentation at ISF, scheduled for 10th November
March 27th, 2007 .
jagori is motivative org for women empowerment and gender sentisation.
May 1st, 2007 .
This is a very good step towards making Delhi safer for women. however, its sad to see that not many people are even aware of it. Keep up the good work :)
July 7th, 2007 .
I would like to volunteer on a personal level .Please advise the necessary course of action .My contact Number is 09891266823.
July 9th, 2007 .
i am a student of delhi university, and i see sexual harrasment at every corner of the north campus. a girl coming in the first year has faces an onslaught of stalkers- batchmates to seniors, and even the pass-outs who perrenially hang around the colleges. the girl rarely knows anybody and this makes her an easy target. any girl will tell you (and i know scores of them) that they have had to change their phone numbers so many times, because the number of calls of the like-”may i have friendship with you” and worse “i love your body (anatomy discussed) and would you let me have *** ….” are numerous.
in the colleges as well as in areas around it one can always find those gym-toned body builders and otherwise guys too, trying to harass girls in full public view. spend some time in kamala nagar market (adjacent to hansraj college) in the evening and you’ll see that staring and comments are a norm. those guys know that police wont do anything and the girl is too scared to even react.
in the backlanes, there have been instances of grabbing and molestation, as well. the private hostels have monstorous owners (male) who generally indulge in sly remarks and staring. there are hostels where croonies of the owner (belonging to nearby chandrawal village) sit around the entrance all day long and their stares are a menace. hostels have seen drunk owners on days like holi and new year (when the fact that few girls remain in the hostel..others go back home..makes it a happy situation for the owner), tryin to grab them and kiss them. this incidence went unreported with the police, because the girl was too scared to even tell her parents.
north campus is a hell-hole for girls who stay around the area.as it gets dark, it becomes a poaching ground for villains. shopkeepers, gym-trainers- al of them harass and molest girls on a daily basis.
i have certain ideas about how we can improve the scenario, but i dont know how to. i would love to work with you to make it a safe place.
to start with “hidden cameras” will be a good tool. what i mean is a sort of sting operation, catch those rascals on camera and air the thing on telivision, in picture halls, cafetaria screens. there are regular people who have been harassing women for years, and for them its a passtime.
i think you guys will have access to telivision channels and you can carry this. this might look like a reactionary step but it is not. i think this will desist a lot of them.
the number of lady police force is negligible in the university. during fests we can barely find a couple of them on duty, and the responce in case of a complaint is ,”madam, aap ghar jao.” period.
this has to change. action-and immediate action must be taken.
there are a lot many facets to it, and i’d want to discuss it with you people, because i somehow feel like you can make a huge difference. you probably cant imagine how perturbed i am over this. i have had street fights and friction in my college tryin to stand up for my friends (girls). and i cant turn my face in the other direction when i see this happening.
please, get in touch with me. i want to work with you.
July 9th, 2007 .
hi,i am a student of delhi university, and i see sexual harrasment at every corner of the north campus. a girl coming in the first year has faces an onslaught of stalkers- batchmates to seniors, and even the pass-outs who perrenially hang around the colleges. the girl rarely knows anybody and this makes her an easy target. any girl will tell you (and i know scores of them) that they have had to change their phone numbers so many times, because the number of calls of the like-”may i have friendship with you” and worse “i love your body (anatomy discussed) and would you let me have *** ….” are numerous.
in the colleges as well as in areas around it one can always find those gym-toned body builders and otherwise guys too, trying to harass girls in full public view. spend some time in kamala nagar market (adjacent to hansraj college) in the evening and you’ll see that staring and comments are a norm. those guys know that police wont do anything and the girl is too scared to even react.
in the backlanes, there have been instances of grabbing and molestation, as well. the private hostels have monstorous owners (male) who generally indulge in sly remarks and staring. there are hostels where croonies of the owner (belonging to nearby chandrawal village) sit around the entrance all day long and their stares are a menace. hostels have seen drunk owners on days like holi and new year (when the fact that few girls remain in the hostel..others go back home..makes it a happy situation for the owner), tryin to grab them and kiss them. this incidence went unreported with the police, because the girl was too scared to even tell her parents.
north campus is a hell-hole for girls who stay around the area.as it gets dark, it becomes a poaching ground for villains. shopkeepers, gym-trainers- al of them harass and molest girls on a daily basis.
i have certain ideas about how we can improve the scenario, but i dont know how to. i would love to work with you to make it a safe place.
to start with “hidden cameras” will be a good tool. what i mean is a sort of sting operation, catch those rascals on camera and air the thing on telivision, in picture halls, cafetaria screens. there are regular people who have been harassing women for years, and for them its a passtime.
i think you guys will have access to telivision channels and you can carry this. this might look like a reactionary step but it is not. i think this will desist a lot of them.
the number of lady police force is negligible in the university. during fests we can barely find a couple of them on duty, and the responce in case of a complaint is ,”madam, aap ghar jao.” period.
this has to change. action-and immediate action must be taken.
there are a lot many facets to it, and i’d want to discuss it with you people, because i somehow feel like you can make a huge difference. you probably cant imagine how perturbed i am over this. i have had street fights and friction in my college tryin to stand up for my friends (girls). and i cant turn my face in the other direction when i see this happening.
please, get in touch with me. i want to work with you.
August 17th, 2007 .
I am glad to know that this type of organzations are here for help our city, I want to join this organization to do something for my city. thank you very much .
October 27th, 2007 .
I would like to know if someone is harrassing mentally then what action steps can be taken against that person.
March 6th, 2008 .
In my opinion, some firm steps need to be taken along with help of Indian lawyers to ensure that laws related to women are implemented in the right way or else breaking the silence will be of no use. It would be better to organize such camps in courts in various semi-urban areas and if lawyers can also be included in this movement and also in eliminating gender discrimination. Seminars and workshops should be organized in rural and semi-urban areas like villages in UP/Rajasthan/MP where women still believe in purdah system and dowry system still prevails.
March 24th, 2008 .
I am a female employee working in govt. organisation in Delhi. In our office large number of female employees. Cases of sex. harassment do occur in our deptt. also. I am also a victim of sex.harass. at work place and I rasied voice against this and complained. But department had never took it seriously. When no action taken by the deptt. and the harassment including sex. harasment occured again then I filed a FIR and the case is going on in trial court. As my complaint affect higher officials of deptt. i.e. why no action is being taken against them. There is a nexus between the perpetrators and the management. Earliler I approached to Delhi Women Commission and National Women Commission also. I fileda writ petition in High Court in 2001 against my deptt. But the department did not took it seriously. Now my fate is depend only on the court decision. The case is going on in trial court since 2000. The department has not taken any disciplinary action against the officer which amounts to protecting such a debauch and corrupt officer for the reason best known to the senior officers of the department and I am constantly harassed by the accused and his accomplices, perpetrators etc. Due to the said delay the accused is trying to take undue advantage of the laxity of the department and I am being disgraced, humiliated with each passing day and it is getting difficult for me to work normally without being made subject to increasing torture and humiliation. I fervently hope that my request would be acceded to by your goodself in the general interest of women community and that of mine, in particular.
May 2nd, 2008 .
Please provide us the updated helpline booklet and other material concerning this campaign.
V.Pallavi
Prog. Officer
Pehachaan, Nada India
25,Jyoti Building
Chhattarpur Village
New Delhi 110074
August 29th, 2008 .
i would like to know about your recent campaigns going on in delhi. i am a student of print journalism and would like to write something about the recent campaigns organised by jagori. please revert back as soon as possible
February 4th, 2009 .
I want to participate in the program as a active member.
February 13th, 2009 .
I STUDY IN A COLLEGE IN DELHI AND WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH YOU AFTER MY EXAMS–IN MAY OR JULY.PLEASE LET ME KNOW
March 13th, 2009 .
I represent a BPO by name of vCustomer that is interested in setting up a helpline on company cost to support any social cause. It would be great if i could speak to a representative from your organization to discuss the possibility of a partnership.
April 11th, 2009 .
hi..maybe we can have some questinnaires published n ask the volunteers to go around n only address the men..to know wat they feel abt women..im sure u will get very different responses..
May 30th, 2009 .
i wanna be a part of ur org. n take part in campaigns..plz leme knw hw cn i help. i jst did graduation frm delhi itself.
January 9th, 2010 .
congratulations on a fantastic campaign!
i would like to initiate the campaign in neighbourhoods in kolkata; especially screening of the film – is it possible for me to get a copy?
February 25th, 2010 .
please let me know if i can help from bhubaneswar,
April 14th, 2010 .
any activity i can be involved , i,m a medical doctor, just retired.
May 21st, 2010 .
may 21st, 2010.
i want to work for the empowerment and betterment of women.
have done my MSO from IGNOU.
July 6th, 2010 .
Being a girl i knw it very well which kind of harassment under we gone thrw every day. I am very thankful 2 jagori who is doing sumthng against it … I will be very happy if the jagori team will give me sum opportunity to help my sisters who hv being harassed.
August 16th, 2010 .
i am working as an intern psychologist in vimhans i can wrk wid u on saturdays and sundays and want to be a part of this campaign
September 22nd, 2010 .
I want to be a part of your organization. I am a graduate nd pursuing my post grad. in M.A ( ENG) From IGNOU. plz let me know how can i join your organization.
September 30th, 2010 .
i appreciate your safety delhi campaign, and would like every one to do it their city and would you encourage them by your experience and expertise.
October 18th, 2010 .
I’m a student and really wants to work with your organization. how can i help
October 18th, 2010 .
I’m a student and really wants to work with your organization.
November 26th, 2010 .
I hate people who cant respect women how can they forget that they too have wife, mother and sister who is also a woman. How can they do to others which they cant think for their family members. I think it is all moral values which their parents have incorporated in ‘em. I see sometimes this happening on roads metro station but being alone cant help it some times i took charge but the woman herself walked away
December 8th, 2010 .
I want to join u as a volunteer but I have time problem. I can attend u only on sat n sun after Jan. If possible please rply me.
December 10th, 2010 .
we are a few friends studying in a college in delhi, we would like to be a part of your campaigns. kindly let us know any way we can do our share.
February 3rd, 2011 .
I am a student of Broadcast journalism, I am very interested in your campaign and want to be an active member in it . I am also planning to make a documentary on this topic as a part of my PG studies . So please let me know more about your programs.