Step by Step Guide to Unapologetic Walking

Meet To Sleep - Bangalore

Meet To Sleep, Cubbon Park, Bangalore
Meet To Sleep, Cubbon Park , Bangalore

Meet To Sleep, Cubbon Park, Bangalore

Meet To Sleep, Cubbon Park, Bangalore
Meet To Sleep, Cubbon Park, Bangalore 
Meet To Sleep, Cubbon Park, Bangalore










Action Heroes include:
Shilpa Goyal
Lijya Perayil
Bhawana Udhani
Viji Chari
Nia Chari
Diya Pinto
Wolfram Thurm
Judith Druhe
Malin
Monica Nanjunda
Maria Emilie Burger
Jasmeen Patheja 


Action Hero Playlist:



Is there a song that puts you in the Action Hero mood? Let's build an action hero playlist > May 25- June 10 It could be a song that uplifts you....inspires...builds courage...reinforces a belief...calms you...angers you....lights a spark... Your Action Hero song



(could be about cities. walking. about saying 'I never ask for it'. about strangers. who knows! send it and we'll add it. could be one song or more)



If it's on youtube-send us the link.We'll add your name to the list here and link you to your song. If your action hero song isn't online, do write down the lyrics OR better still sing it yourself/upload it and email the link. Any language of course (but do send in the English translation please) Don't forget to ask those around you (mum.grandma.friends.relatives.domestic-help.neighbourhood-vendors?)

blurtblanknoise@gmail.com subject title Action Hero Song

Send it! Let's SING! Action Heroes building playlist:

  1. Jennifer Hughes Jail Weddings Tough Love
  2. Prineet Kaur Sohal - Nina Simone Funkier than a Mosquito's Tweeter
  3. Shohini Sen - Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walking
  4. Satoko Yamaguchi -Yoko Ono Woman Power
  5. Monica Mody - ost DOR Yeh Hausla
  6. Rhea Daniel - Fiona Apple A Mistake
  7. Pooja Ghosh - theme song Power Puff Girls
  8. Nainy Sahni- ost Lakshya Kandho se hain milte kandhe
  9. Annie Zaidi- ost Ek Thi Ladki (There was a girl) Lara Lappa
  10. Must Bol - Frou Frou Holding Out For a Hero
  11. Amruta Mehta - LES Artistes Santo Gold
  12. Jasmeen Patheja - Petula Clark Downtown
  13. Satya - Raat
  14. Inderjit Kaur
  15. Rebecca Winslow - Helen Reddy I am woman
  16. Micropixie
  17. Aurina Chatterji - Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine
  18. Mandy Van Deven - Le Tigre's On Guard
  19. Trishima Mitra Kahn - Ani Di Franco 32 Flavors
  20. Deepshika Arora - Shubha Mudgal Mann Kee Manjeere
  21. Cole Walks - Mutya Buena Real Girl + Chantal Kreviazuk Weight of The World
  22. Maesy Angelina - Eartha Kitt  I Want To Be Evil
  23. Bedatri D Choudhury - Nancy Sinatra These Shoes Are Made For Walking

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE AN ACTION HERO?

existing definition: An Action Hero is a woman who faces threat and experiences fear on the streets of her city, but can devise unique ways to confront it. Her final response might have been to choose to ignore the violator, but she will have chosen to do so, not failed to notice it. AnAction Hero does not surrender to power on the street.


An Action Hero sets new rules for public behaviour.

An Action Hero can stand idle in public.

An Action Hero can whistle in a park, nap, read a book

An Action Hero can day dream in public.

An Action Hero can make eye contact with strangers.

An Action Hero can walk the streets without apology.

An Action Hero believes that the city is HERS.

An Action Hero does not take the age old blame for experiencing street sexual violence. She believes there's no such thing as 'asking for it'.

An Action Hero can sometimes twist the situation around and laugh at it.

An Action Hero is not a victim. She reacts. responds. fights back .

An Action Hero confronts her fear. analyzes it too.

An Action Hero choses to make her city safe by being out in public. She inspires new Action Heroes

An Action Hero is NOT afraid, shy, in denial nor embarrassed to say she experienced street sexual violence.

An Action Hero includes men in the dialogue about street sexual violence. An Action Hero believes that street sexual violence or 'eve-teasing' is an issue concerning male behaviour and attitudes.


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Who is an Action Hero?

Pitch in by adding a definition, characteristic or trait


*HINT* could be your action hero moment- your strategy-


An Action Hero is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?


Join the action heroes event on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=130518013647915&index=1



Thank you Paromita Vohra

Who is an Action Hero?

existing definition: An Action Hero is a woman who faces threat and experiences fear on the streets of her city, but can devise unique ways to confront it. Her final response might have been to choose to ignore the violator, but she will have chosen to do so, not failed to notice it. An Action Hero does not surrender to power on the street.


An Action Hero sets new rules for public behaviour.

An Action Hero can stand idle in public.

An Action Hero can whistle in a park, nap, read a book

An Action Hero can day dream in public.

An Action Hero can make eye contact with strangers.

An Action Hero can walk the streets without apology.

An Action Hero believes that the city is HERS.

An Action Hero does not take the age old blame for experiencing street sexual violence. She believes there's no such thing as 'asking for it'.

An Action Hero can sometimes twist the situation around and laugh at it.

An Action Hero is not a victim. She reacts. responds. fights back .

An Action Hero confronts her fear. analyzes it too.

An Action Hero choses to make her city safe by being out in public. She inspires new Action Heroes


Who is an Action Hero?

send in a definition, characteristic or trait



Street Signs



designed by Action Hero Kinshuk


designed by Action Hero Saumitra Chandratreya.


Hudgi- kannada for 'girl'.
designed by Action Hero Neha Bhat.





designed by Action Hero Prerna Bishnoi




designed by Action Hero Pooja Gupta
context: street tales of love lust and possible misinterpretations



Approaching free to love zone

Designed by Action Hero Prerna Bishnoi
concept note: This sign is meant to be put up in a park keeping in mind the recent decisions made by the BBMP ( bangalore) to corden of parks and make them less accessible to “lovers”. so this is a sign to be put up in areas that are meant for the lovers (by default) to in a way let people know that they are free to love and warn people that the approaching area is where this right will be freely exercised.

text on sign: legal action will be taken against those who do not hum.
designed by Action Hero Tanvee Nabar





designed by Action Hero Pooja
Gupta


Pooja, Neha, Kinshuk, Shrikar, Piyush, Prerna, Tanvee are students at Srishti School of Art Design and Tech. Blank Noise was at Srishti on a 2 week workshop. All street-sign ideas have been proposed by the students now aka Action Heroes.

We will be sharing student work here; a sign a day. The signs are not on the streets yet but will find themselves where they are meant to belong SOON. keep watching. stay tuned!




reference:
Street sign event annoucement

signs for citizens (2008)
srishti / blank noise workshop

Step By Step Guide to Unapologetic Walking:









What?
Step By Step Guide to Unapologetic Walking posters.

about:

http://blog.blanknoise.org/2008/10/step-by-step-guide-to-unapologetic.html


When? Where?
Every 2nd weekend in your city. your street.


How to?
Simple! BUT needs time and a some running around; not that much running around if tasks are delegated.

Appoint Step by Step poster event in team + Action Hero in charge ( eg. Bangalore= Naksha)
Get text translated to the local language of your place . ( eg. Vishaka Vinod + her uncle )
Get someone to write the text on the comp/ or source a printer who would be willing to do so.
Find a local printer/ CHEAP printer.
Raise funds to print. ( here's how you can also support us/ help us meet our expenses. to donate email us)
Get posters printed- appoint one person to deal with the printer/ do the running around.
Choose a specific location for the event/ map the location + interactions.
Make glue ( eg Naksha made smelly but efficient glue with maida, carried it in little packets for everyone to use).
Announce on the city specific google group/ facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124202554296&ref=mf
Make a calendar- share it online with your city Blank Noise googlegroup so that anyone can sign up / mark dates with details such as ' date/ time/ place'
IMPORTANT-you need to give time for planning and making events happen.
Sustain it!

Preferred: if you can buy a BN step by step tee and wear it for the event!

Next one in Bangalore is 2 sundays from now. Location Vasanthnagar.
To confirm write to us at blurtblanknoise at gmail dot com

We will share the Bangalore event report as soon as it's ready. It's on its way!