Donate Support Enable . Blank Noise
Dear Donor and Friend of Blank Noise,
A big thank you in advance for your interest in supporting us.
Blank Noise was registered as a charitable trust in November 2015 and its 80G tax exemption certificates ( certificates that grant donor and donee tax exemption) are being processed. The 80G certificates for any donation will be sent as soon as possible, and we will confirm the receipt of any donation immediately.
Your contribution will enable us to achieve our goals between now and February 2017. We will also email in the annual calendar and budget for anyone interested. We are grateful for the financial support you offer. Your donation, however big or small is much appreciated.
Blank Noise is building a series of projects , all geared towards mobilising citizens and individuals, working with a network of allies, ending sexual and gender based violence. On December 2nd , Action Heroes, ie. citizens and individuals, in India and beyond will 'Walk Alone' in places they fear , in an attempt to reclaim space, occupy and arrest fear. Date.
We will also publish 'Reporting To Remember' this December ; an archive of incidents of violence that have been justified by those in power, through a process of victim blame.
'Meet To Sleep' brings Action Heroes across geographies to tackle fear by taking a nap in their public park.
This event will take place on January 15, 2017 across multiple sites.
Our I Never Ask For It clothes archive , along with audio testimonials, will continue to move forward, and include testimonials, in multiple languages. Survivors of of sexual and gender based violence, don't report because they feel judged ,shamed and blamed for experiencing it. I Never Ask For It provides a safe space to report , share, heal and arrest attitudes justifying violence.
To do one and all of these events, we need a small and steady full time team. Our team requirements include manager, sound editor, accountant, book keeper, research and documentation, archivist, communication, coder, programmer, and more!
Detailed three month budget sheet linked here
To know more about Blank Noise, as reported by the press, here is the link
Thank you for your generosity. Incase of any questions and clarifications, please reach us at 91.9886840612 and actionhero@blanknoise.org
Yours truly,
Blank Noise Team
Akeli Awaara Azaad T Shirts For Action Heroes!
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 Action Heroes
Akeli Awaara Azaad / Onti Alemari Svatantra ,
Alone, Wandering, Free.
tees in Hindi (written in English) and Kannada( written in Kannada)
The tees are a fund raiser priced at Rs.500/ each.
To get your Akeli Awaara Azaad t shirt do contact us at actionhero@blanknoise.org
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We Welcome BangaloREsidency Action Hero Artists In Residence!
Lisa Hiesseinberg:
Action Hero Remote Artist in Residence
Max Mueller Bhavan, BangaloREsidency with Blank Noise (host)
Lisa is a Remote Resident; she will be part of the residency from Germany and will be in Bangalore 2017
I'm a German-based artist and writer who just finished their studies of visual arts at the Braunschweig University of Fine Art. My specialization lies in narration/storytelling and new media, and oftentimes I focus on things such as commodity fetishism, the reality-changing capabilities of language, and interactivity with its limitations.
I Never Ask For It's attempts at making positive statements and raising awareness through encouraging people to peacefully participate in symbolic exchanges I find very congenial. Not only my own background and my own experiences drew me to the project, but also the constant notion that 'sexism is over (here in Germany)' and that places outside of Europe are oftentimes used as bad examples to shut down conversations about everyday sexism and discrimination of women and minorities makes me want to get I Never Ask For It introduced to the German context to extend the discourse it encourages.
www.heissenberg.eu
Frauke Frech
Action Hero Artist in Residence
Max Mueller Bhavan, BangaloREsidency with Blank Noise (host)
I am an art- and activist whose practice combines performance art with intervention, video, graphics and text through which I explore personal and social relationships, boundaries and translation processes. So many times I felt victim to male harassment and I feel anger and sadness for all the women who are experiencing it. Blank Noise and its I Never Ask For It, to me is a powerful strategy to stand side to side across the world and to address our issues on-site and on a broader scale by affirmative actions and mutual empowerment. Being our own lobby no one else will do it for us.
Beauty Action Center provides a safe space where we can exchange about gender-based violence among women of different backgrounds. What do we wish to establish within ourselves and within society? To ask for the garment evidences as the materialisation of what we want to overcome and in return to get a new look in which we can embody our inner empowered personalities. A place for liberation and transformation.
* Initiated by Max Mueller Bhavan , Goethe Institute.
November 13 : Bangalore Action Heroes
Dear Action Heroes,
We are hosting a Silent Picnic this Sunday, November 13th at our old haunt in Cubbon park between 2 30 pm - 4 30 pm. We will conduct the picnic in silence between 2 30 and 4 pm.
Agenda
- It’s a picnic.
- Reconnect.
- We Meet. Greet. Play. Sleep. Laugh.
Things to carry:
- Mat
- Fruits to share
- Snacks
- Water bottle
Things to remember:
- It is Cubbon park and we are yet to find a public toilet.
There are cafes and restaurants within walking distance, and Action Heroes have gone there before.
- It is a silent picnic for 3/4th of its time. Please don’t mind if no one talks to you verbally :)
Do join us in welcoming Action Heroes Anu Karippal ( new intern and student at Azim Premji University), Frauke Frech ( artist from Germany working with us as part of Max Mueller Bhavan’s BangaloREsidency Programme and Lisa Hiessenberg ( our remote bangaloREsident also from Germany).
It would be lovely to see you.
Banni. Come. Bring a friend too.
With love,
Blank Noise Team
+91.9886840612
actionhero@blanknoise.org
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| Action Hero Vira Mistry, Frauke Frech, Eeshita Kapadiya and Vasundhara
Blank Noise Silent Picnic, November 13, Sunday, Cubbon Park
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| Action Heroes Vasundhara, Eeshita Kapadiya, Anu Karripal Jasmeen Patheja Blank Noise Silent Picnic, November 13, Sunday, Cubbon Park |
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| Action Heroes Laura Braun, Neils Kolker, Ines Weigand, Antonie Vieregge, Anu Karippal Silent Picnic, November 13, Sunday, Cubbon Park |
Closet Trumps
Watching the third presidential debate and I was reminded of a domestic abuse relationship, an argument with an irrational narcissistic being, without the capacity to listen in, understand or even feel. Talked down. Talked at. Fingers pointed. Yelled. Ridiculed. I am a nasty woman. I am. We rise. #YesAllWomen #WhyWomenDontReport #ActionHeroes
US Presidential Debate #3
Saying It Like An Action Hero : Michelle Obama
Donate to Blank Noise and the Akeli Awaara Azaad project
Thank you for interest in supporting Blank Noise financially. Blank Noise was registered as a charitable trust in November 2015 and its 80G tax exemption certificates ( certificates that grant donor and donee tax exemption) are being processed. The 80G certificates for any donation will be sent as soon as possible, but we will confirm the receipt of any donation immediately.We are grateful for the financial support you offer. Your donation, however big or small is much appreciated. There are other ways you can be involved, financially, so please get in touch if you think of something else.
* Given its current status, Blank Noise can accept funds from Indian Bank Accounts only.
Immediate funding towards: Events/ Programmes/ Seed
Support An Event : I Never Ask For It Week * Sept 25 - ongoing
Blank Noise hosted I Never Ask For It week, bringing together three events
Walk Alone: Global
Action Heroes will wear multi lingual t-shirts that read Akeli, Awaara, Azaad, meaning Alone, Wanderer, Free. To be alone, wandering, and free asserts our right to live unwarned. We ask for freedom from fear.
Action Hero Dialogues:
A dialogue with organizations, individuals and institutions examining warning, blame, fear, resistance. Most women and girls remember the clothes they were when they experienced sexual violence or harassment. We are raised in an environement that warns women and girls to “ be careful” , also translates as “ If you experienced violence, maybe you were not being careful enough. You ‘asked for it.’” There is no excuse for sexual or gender based violence. I Never Ask For It.
A Very Deliberate Manel : Suspicion
The programme begins in Bangalore, bringing together 21 men who wish to step in, to end violence against women, sexual and gender based violence. This is in the context of the I Never Ask For It Week, where all identifying as male respond to trust, blame, warnings, fear and suspicion.
Support A Programme: Internship
Blank Noise will host three interns for a six month period.
Monthly remuneration per intern per month= Rs.20,000/
Total remuneration per intern for six months= Rs.1,20,000/
Total remuneration for three interns, for six months = Rs.3,60,000/
Support A Programme: I Never Ask For It Writing Project
About programme: I Never Ask For It writing project has been launched by Blank Noise. It is aimed at launching several conversations around victim blame- featuring personal stories, analysis of the legal framework, the media’s role and responsibility in shaping narratives as well as citizens who are fighting to keep our public spaces safe. The project will compel us to reframe the conversation around victim blame.
Editor fee- Rs. 50,000 per month; Contributor fee- Rs. 5000 per contributor
About programme: I Never Ask For It writing project has been launched by Blank Noise. It is aimed at launching several conversations around victim blame- featuring personal stories, analysis of the legal framework, the media’s role and responsibility in shaping narratives as well as citizens who are fighting to keep our public spaces safe. The project will compel us to reframe the conversation around victim blame.
Editor fee- Rs. 50,000 per month; Contributor fee- Rs. 5000 per contributor
Support Blank Noise Seed Fund: Blank Noise requires Rs 100,000- 150,000 a month to function. The budget list can be found here
Details For Blank Noise Account:
Bank Details:
Bank Name: ICICI Bank Limited
Account Name: Blank Noise
Blank Noise Account Number: 041105001534
IFSC Code:
ICIC0000411
Branch Name: Yelahanka
Blank Noise Address:
Blank Noise
c/o Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology
CA Site No. 16
Yelhanka New Town
Bangalore 560106
Karnataka
India
Thank you for supporting Blank Noise.
Action Heroes : I Never Ask For It
Donate to Blank Noise and the Akeli Awaara Azaad project
Thank you for interest in supporting Blank Noise financially. Blank Noise was registered as a charitable trust in November 2015 and its 80G tax exemption certificates ( certificates that grant donor and donee tax exemption) are being processed. The 80G certificates for any donation will be sent as soon as possible, but we will confirm the receipt of any donation immediately.We are grateful for the financial support you offer. Your donation, however big or small is much appreciated. There are other ways you can be involved, financially, so please get in touch if you think of something else.
* Given its current status, Blank Noise can accept funds from Indian Bank Accounts only.
Immediate funding towards: Events/ Programmes/ Seed
Support An Event : I Never Ask For It Week * Sept 25 - ongoing
Blank Noise hosted I Never Ask For It week, bringing together three events
Walk Alone: Global
Action Heroes will wear multi lingual t-shirts that read Akeli, Awaara, Azaad, meaning Alone, Wanderer, Free. To be alone, wandering, and free asserts our right to live unwarned. We ask for freedom from fear.
Action Hero Dialogues:
A dialogue with organizations, individuals and institutions examining warning, blame, fear, resistance. Most women and girls remember the clothes they were when they experienced sexual violence or harassment. We are raised in an environement that warns women and girls to “ be careful” , also translates as “ If you experienced violence, maybe you were not being careful enough. You ‘asked for it.’” There is no excuse for sexual or gender based violence. I Never Ask For It.
A Very Deliberate Manel : Suspicion
The programme begins in Bangalore, bringing together 21 men who wish to step in, to end violence against women, sexual and gender based violence. This is in the context of the I Never Ask For It Week, where all identifying as male respond to trust, blame, warnings, fear and suspicion.
Support A Programme: Internship
Blank Noise will host three interns for a six month period.
Monthly remuneration per intern per month= Rs.20,000/
Total remuneration per intern for six months= Rs.1,20,000/
Total remuneration for three interns, for six months = Rs.3,60,000/
Support A Programme: I Never Ask For It Writing Project
About programme: I Never Ask For It writing project has been launched by Blank Noise. It is aimed at launching several conversations around victim blame- featuring personal stories, analysis of the legal framework, the media’s role and responsibility in shaping narratives as well as citizens who are fighting to keep our public spaces safe. The project will compel us to reframe the conversation around victim blame.
Editor fee- Rs. 50,000 per month; Contributor fee- Rs. 5000 per contributor
About programme: I Never Ask For It writing project has been launched by Blank Noise. It is aimed at launching several conversations around victim blame- featuring personal stories, analysis of the legal framework, the media’s role and responsibility in shaping narratives as well as citizens who are fighting to keep our public spaces safe. The project will compel us to reframe the conversation around victim blame.
Editor fee- Rs. 50,000 per month; Contributor fee- Rs. 5000 per contributor
Support Blank Noise Seed Fund: Blank Noise requires Rs 100,000- 150,000 a month to function. The budget list can be found here
Details For Blank Noise Account:
Bank Details:
Bank Name: ICICI
Bank Limited
Account Name:
Blank Noise
Blank Noise
Account Number: 041105001534
IFSC Code:
ICIC0000411
Branch Name:
Yelahanka
Blank Noise Address:
Blank Noise
c/o Srishti Institute
of Art Design and Technology
CA Site No. 16
Yelhanka New
Town
Bangalore 560106
Karnataka
India
Thank you for supporting Blank Noise.
Sunday 25th September
Is there somewhere in your city/ town/ district, you would like to walk alone in but have not?
100 Action Heroes #WalkAlone
100 Action Heroes #WalkAlone
100 Action Heroes #WalkAlone on Sunday 25th September anytime between 8 pm and midnight. Action Heroes assert their right to live without warnings, to be free from fear. #WalkAlone to experience the night. Gaze at the stars. Stop to smell the night blooming flowers. Walk Alone. Together.
contact: 9886840612 / actionhero@blanknoise.org
* for those in Bangalore
Action Hero Dialogues : investigating warning, blame, fear, resistance at the Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan on Sunday 25th September 6: 45 pm. We would like to hear from you, especially in the context of your work with communities and hope can join in to co create this dialogue.
Do you remember the clothes you wore when you experienced sexual or gender based violence? Most women and girls across the world do.
To be raised in an environment that warns women and girls to “ be careful” , also translates as “ If you experienced violence, maybe you were not being careful enough. You ‘asked for it’”
There is no excuse for sexual or gender based violence. I Never Ask For It.
200 Action Hero testimonials as garments will be installed at Max Mueller Bhavan. You are invited to add your garment to it. Step in, shape the Action Hero Dialogues and add to building installation of I Never Ask For It testimonials.
I Never Ask For It is a five year public engagement, initiated and facilitated by Blank Noise to end victim blame by building testimonies of clothing ;individuals contribute the garment they wore when they experienced sexual or gender based violence. The garment is witness, memory and voice to the senders experience. In 2020, the ten thousand garments will be installed in sites of public significance.The mission is envisioned to be co created by citizens, communities and allies in Bangalore, India and globally.
Event #WalkAlone begins immediately after , Action Hero Dialogues at Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
#WalkAlone #INeverAskForIt credits
This event has been made possible with the force strength and support of various Action Heroes and allies including:
Annie Zaidi
Amrita Tripathi
Abhisikta Dasgupta
Atreyee Majumder
Eeshita Kapadia
Gayathri Rajarathinam
Lijya Perayil
Lisa Heissenberg
Lisa Heissenberg
Jennifer Fatogun
Karuna Nundy
Sascha Hughes Caley
Satya Gummuluri
Sayali Patwardhan
Shreyasi Kar
Tamanna Jaisinghani
Tamanna Jaisinghani
Vasundhara Myaning
Vira Mistry
Bidisha Das
Rajesh Umadevi Srinivas
Christy Raj
A big thank you also to the following:
Mr Swamy for translating english to kannada.
Mr Swamy for translating english to kannada.
Vipin Bhati for sound recording the event.
Shubham - sound assistant to Vipin.
Seema Seth for printing and communication.
Renu and Shahrukh Mistry for their support.
Nita and Narinder Pal Singh
Ravindra Gutta
Anand and Kartik
Thank you to Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology for supporting Blank Noise
Delighted to share:
Uber Bangalore has Stepped in to support #WalkAlone!
To any #ActionHero in Bangalore who would like to take Uber back home, between 10 pm and 12 30 am, please give us a shout for a promo which gives you Rs.100 off per ride! Thanks Uber
Also delighted to share , Action Heroes in Bangalore will be fed
Thank you Goethe Institut for being a generous host, and also for the tasty snacks and tea after.
Thank you Gayathri and The Donut Baker for the donuts #ActionHeroes take along to the walk.
Action Heroes in Pune are also being fed. A big thank you to Mary's Bakery (also Lijya’s mum)for the cake!
* incase we missed you, please don't hesitate to spell it out.
* incase we missed you, please don't hesitate to spell it out.
Registration Open: #AVeryDeliberateManel / Examining Suspicion
An invitation to men, boys, gents, all who identify as male to an open dialogue on violence against women, sexism, rape culture. This is a call to men, to take a step beyond solidarity and support.
#AVeryDeliberateManel series is being launched during #INeverAskForIt week.
In Session 1, Suspicion, we investigate warnings, blame, trust, fear.
Register and join the event.
If you wish to nominate someone for this panel, please email us at actionhero@blanknoise.org
A total of 21 men and 8 women will inform this dialogue on the 27th of September at Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan between 6-8 pm . Conversations will be audio recorded and made publicly available.
BANGALORE ACTION HEROES REPORT TO DUTY - IT'S I NEVER ASK FOR IT WEEK!
Hello Action Heroes!
Join in to bring the I Never Ask For It Week starting September 25, 2016.
Do you remember the clothes you wore when you experienced sexual or gender based violence? Most women and girls across the world do.
To be raised in an environment that warns women and girls to “ be careful” , also translates as
“ If you experienced violence, maybe you were not being careful enough. You ‘asked for it’”
We repeat.
There is no excuse for sexual or gender based violence.
I Never Ask For It.
You are invited to participate in Action Hero Dialogues , investigating warning, blame, fear, resistance at the Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan on Sunday 25th September 6: 45 pm.
I Never Ask For It is a five year public engagement, initiated and facilitated by Blank Noise to end victim blame by building testimonies of clothing ;individuals contribute the garment they wore when they experienced sexual or gender based violence. The garment is witness, memory and voice to the senders experience. In 2020, the ten thousand garments will be installed in sites of public significance.The mission is envisioned to be co created by citizens, communities and allies in Bangalore, India and globally.
200 Action Hero testimonials as garments will be installed at Max Mueller Bhavan. You are invited to add your garment to it. Step in, shape the Action Hero Dialogues and add to building installation of I Never Ask For It testimonials.
| I Never Ask For It |
100 Action Heroes #WalkAlone
Event begins after , Action Hero Dialogues at Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan
100 Action Heroes in Bangalore and around the world #WalkAlone on Sunday 25th September between 8 pm and midnight. Action Heroes assert their right to live without warnings, to be free from fear. #WalkAlone , experience the night. Gaze at the stars. Stop to smell the night blooming flowers. Walk Alone Together.
Is there a part of Bangalore you would like to walk alone in but have not?
To #WalkAlone Onti Alemari Svatantra / Akeli Awaara Azaad register here .
To #WalkAlone Onti Alemari Svatantra / Akeli Awaara Azaad register here . Read event faqs here
To #WalkAlone Onti Alemari Svatantra / Akeli Awaara Azaad register here .
To #WalkAlone Onti Alemari Svatantra / Akeli Awaara Azaad register here . Read event faqs here
Action Heroes Across The Globe : Bring In I Never Ask For It Week, Walk Alone
100 ‘Action Heroes’ #WalkAlone:
Action Heroes assert their right to live without warnings, to be free from fear. #WalkAlone , experience the night. Gaze at the stars. Stop to smell the night blooming flowers. Walk Alone Together.
Is there a place in your city you would like to #WalkAlone? Where in your city would you like to do this? ( Is it a place you fear, desire, or is unknown to you?)
Between 8 pm- midnight
September 25th 2016
Be an Action Hero too!
Register here so we can map/ list/ connect #ActionHeroes
Amplify the call for action. Share and tag.Reach out to your communities, friends and networks
email connect: actionhero@blanknoise.org
100 Action Heroes Walk Alone / September 25, 2016
In Solidarity With Nazra and Monz Hassan
Being Responsible. Your Turn.
Two Ola Cab Drivers have raped and murdered a twelve year old child in Kolkata. The girl was forced into the taxi by Shankar Shaw and Guddu Singh, where they took turns to rape her, following which they strangled her and threw her off the bridge. The child’s body was found in the canal.
Both the drivers were reported to be drunk and have said that they were out to have fun.
Both have been arrested.
Both have been arrested.
Sickened, shocked, horrified.
This isn’t a first.
"We are saddened by the reports of the alleged misbehaviour of a driver in Kolkata. On preliminary identification of the cab details shared by authorities, we have suspended the account associated with this cab with immediate effect. As per our records, this incident has not occurred while on the Ola platform. We will work with the authorities to share any information that will help support their investigation."
To All Taxi Companies,
To Whom It May Concern
To Ola
- What measures are you taking to ensure safety of all women , girls, children, individuals? To place an emergency button is to say , “ we did our job”, and frankly that’s doing nothing, or help us understand what it is doing/ has done so far.
- Do you invest in training ? If yes, we would like to know more.
- Employ and invest in women drivers, ‘Action Hero Drivers’, not in pink taxis, not for women by women, but for all. Envision. Initiate. Empower.
- Own up to a lack of focus and responsibility in this territory beyond calling incidents of violence, rape and murder, as ‘saddening’ , and or ‘unfortunate’. This isn’t about one incident or three. This is about an attitudinal shift, systemic change. This is a long path. Commit to a collective vision for a safe and inclusive world. You have the potential to make immense contribution, if you can see it too.
- If business language is most easily heard, here goes: you lose out on women customers if they don’t trust your service.
Blank Noise Team
I Never Ask For It Writing Programme : Apply To Intern
We are offering an internship starting September 7th, 2016 towards the I Never Ask For Ittext series. Do apply and share this call in your networks too!
We seek Action Hero individuals who :
i) Are thorough on the discourse on sexual and gender based violence. Have a keen interest in tackling victim blame
ii) For whom word is medium. We are open to applications from a range of writing practices and form ( poetry, report, essay + )
iii) Those who identify, connect and feel passionate about Blank Noise's approach towards addressing sexual and gender based violence.
iv) In addition, we also seek individuals who can do outreach and community enabling work with university students.
The intern towards this programme could be located anywhere. The programme editor is based in Delhi- applications from Delhi and nearby are further encouraged, however, not the criteria.
Apply here : internship
Deadline: Sept 3rd, 2016
