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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Debjani Roy has been an advocate for women's rights in the US and UK for ten years. Before joining Hollaback! she was the Program Manager at South Asian women's rights organization, Manavi. She has managed projects on issues including domestic violence, sexual assault, forced marriage, widows' rights and immigrant rights. Her past publications include South Asian Battered Women's Use of Force against Intimate Male Partners in the Violence Against Women Sage Journal and An Introduction to Forced Marriage in the South Asian Community in the United States, published by Manavi under the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Debjani has a BS degree in Marketing from the Stern School of Business at NYU and a MA degree in Cultural Studies with a focus on Gender Theory from Goldsmiths, University of London.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks to KC Wagner, an expert witness in cases of sexual harassment, labor educator and workplace curriculum specialist and co-chair, Equity at Work initiative of the Worker's Institute at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Special Hagan, Esq, who has a background in EEO/EO compliance, employment and labor law. Thanks also to Emily May, Executive Director of Hollaback! for her input on the guide; Kristen Meloche, Hollaback!'s Graphic Designer for the design of the guide; and Lindsey Lovel, Hollaback!'s Spring 2013 Development and Research Intern, in helping compile the resource list.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Purpose of this guide
About Hollaback!
What is Street Harassment?
How Street Harassment Can Affect Your Employees, Union Members and Clients
Formal and Informal Strategies: What Employers and Service Providers Can Do
Frequently Asked Questions
Bystander Intervention
Case Study
Resources List
Appendix I – Sample Reasonable Accommodation Form
The purpose of this guide is to provide information and resources to unions, members assistance programs (MAP), employers, including human resources departments, employee assistance programs (EAP) and service providers regarding support and assistance they can offer to their staff, union members and clients who have reported experiences of street harassment. The phenomena of street harassment, or public sexual harassment, is still under recognized and underreported. Its unique features limit protections provided by existing workplace and other laws. The information provided below is for educational purposes and not a substitute for legal advice1 as each situation will have its own unique features. The need for such a guide was highlighted through the 2012 release of two studies on street harassment, conducted in partnership with Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). One of the studies, which was a sample scan of 110 New York City based agencies showed the following results: • •
86% of organizations received reports of street harassment from clients; and 75% of organizations stated that street harassment was either "important," "very important," or "extremely important" for their clients, constituents, consumers and/or staff.2
The report also states "despite the prevalence of street harassment and the clear demand for support by constituents, there are strikingly few resources available for organizations."3 Participating organizations identified the use of informal strategies to address the issue of street harassment, including listening (98%) and providing emotional support (88%). Out of these organizations, 92% expressed a need for more resources on street harassment. Suggestions included web-site resources (75%), hard copy resources (69%) and in-person or online trainings (56%). Although extremely prevalent in densely populated areas around the world, street harassment is only now being taken seriously as a form of sexual and gender based violence, not yet on the same scale as workplace harassment, domestic violence and other forms of sexual assault. With regard to their 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), a 2011 report released by the Center for Disease Control states that "non-contact unwanted sexual
For information on the New York City Human Rights Law see http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/ The Worker Institute at Cornell. (2012). When Street Harassment Comes Indoors: A Sample of New York City Service Agency and Union Responses to Street Harassment." New York, NY: Wagner, K.C., Livingston, B., Diaz, S.T. Cornell ILR School and Hollaback!. 3 ibid. 2
experiences," including street harassment is "the most common form of sexual violence experienced by both men and women" in the United States.4 Hollaback!'s method of collecting stories and mapping cases of street harassment internationally through a web-based blogging platform has highlighted the prevalence of street harassment as a problem in need of individual, community and institutional responses. The purpose of this guide is to highlight the ways in which street harassment 'comes indoors' and into the workplace. In other words, similar to domestic violence, stalking, and other forms of sexual assault, street harassment affects employees and clients. With this in mind, this guide will provide employers, unions and service providers with the following: • • • •
an understanding of what street harassment is and what it looks like; how it affects employees, union members and clients; what can be done to support an employee, union member or client who has experienced it; and where to refer an employee, union member or client who may need further assistance and support as a result of their experience.
Since street harassment has not yet been addressed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers, unions and service providers may want to model their approach after the laws governing domestic violence and workplace sexual harassment. The ultimate objective of the guide is to ensure that employers, unions and service providers provide a safe space for employees, union members and clients to report incidents of street harassment and to provide them with accommodations when appropriate.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (2011). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 Summary Report. Atlanta, GA: Black, M.C., Basile, K.C., Breiding, M.J., Smith, S.G., Walters, M.L., Merrick, M.T., Chen, J., & Stevens, M.R. (p. 20).
Hollaback!, founded in 2005 by seven young adults in New York City, is a movement to end street harassment using on-line technology, mobile devices, on-the-ground activism and organizing. With our headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, we are a global network of activists and leaders in the movement to end street harassment, based in over 60 cities, in 25 countries and in 10 different languages. Through an online platform and Apps on the IPhone and Android platforms, Hollaback! has provided a space for people who experience street harassment to share their stories and their responses to it from anywhere in the world. Each story that is shared on the blog is marked by a pink dot on the map. Hollaback! New York City will also soon release the first ever Smartphone App where individuals facing street harassment can report their stories to their respective council districts and representatives in real time, while simultaneously accessing resources for counseling and other services. The App is called "Hollaback!" and can be downloaded for free to your Smartphone.5
5 http://www.ihollaback.org/resources/iphone-and-droid-apps/
Through Hollaback!'s original method of collecting stories through a blogging platform, we have gathered 4,500 (and growing) accounts of street harassment, not only showing the prevalence of this problem, but also creating a case that these acts fall within the spectrum of gender based violence and are a gateway crime that can escalate into other forms of sexual assault and violence. Street harassment is the final frontier in ending gender based violence and is to this decade what workplace sexual harassment was to the 1980's and what domestic violence was to the 1970's - all once considered part of a day in the life of being a woman and in some cases, although in different ways, a part of a day in the life of a LGBTQ identified person. In short, Hollaback! believes that everybody should have the right to feel safe on the streets and in all public and shared spaces, without the fear of being harassed, abused or violated. One of the ways to do this is by responding in any way that feels right to the person being harassed, whether it be by sharing/representing their story on our blog or even responding directly to a harasser, which according to our research can help reduce long term trauma.
WHAT IS STREET HARASSMENT? Street harassment is a form of gender-based violence where people are targeted for their gender identity and are sexually harassed on the streets and other public spaces, including public transportation. According to Carol Brooks Gardner in her book, "Passing By: Gender & Public Health", street harassment is defined as "a group of abuses, and annoyances characteristic of public places, and uniquely facilitated by communication in public. Public harassment includes pinching, slapping, hitting, shouting remarks, vulgarity, insults, sly innuendo, ogling and stalking. Public harassment is on a continuum of possible events, beginning when customary civility among strangers is abrogated and ending with the transition to violent crime: assault, rape or murder."6 Hollaback!'s perspective is if sexual harassment in the workplace is seen as unacceptable behavior and carries with it potential consequences for the perpetrator, then why should it be tolerated on the streets and in other public spaces? The spectrum of what constitutes street harassment is wide and can begin with overtures such as whistling or leering, but can quickly enter the realm of a criminal act under the Model Penal Code once it results in physical contact. This makes street harassment a gateway crime, easily escalating to other forms of violence including stalking, assault, or rape. The spectrum of street harassment includes the following: Wolf whistles
Sexually explicit gestures
Unwelcome touching and hugging
Sexual innuendo
Sexist and insulting graffiti
Comments about your body
Demanding "Hey baby, give me a smile"
Tales of sexual exploits
Exaggerated, mocking, "courtesy"
Graphic descriptions of pornography
Sexist jokes
Pressure for dates
Public humiliation
Hooting, sucking, lip-smacking, and animal noises
Invading a person's space7
Gardner, Carol Brooks. (1995). Passing By: Gender and Public Harassment. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 7 Langelan, Martha. (1993). Back Off, How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers. New York, NY: Fireside.
Overt physical acts include: "Accidentally" brushing sexual parts of the body
Sexual sneak attacks (grabbing breasts or buttocks on the run)
Pressing or rubbing against the person's body
Indecent exposure
Soliciting sexual services
Demanding sexual services
Sexual assault
Mapping incidents of street harassment shows that it is prevalent in high-density areas, such as Times Square in New York City. Wherever there are more people, it is more likely to occur, especially in a world where it is normalized. That said, street harassment disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities including women, LGBTQ identified individuals, people of color, and lower income individuals due to discrimination and unequal access to power. Such acts and gestures can make targets feel powerless, intimidated, violated and scared. Hollaback! feels that by treating street harassment as a normal and expected part of life, our collective thresholds and acceptance for other forms of violence including assault, stalking, rape and domestic violence grows, making the world, our streets and our homes a less safe place for all.
HOW STREET HARASSMENT CAN AFFECT YOUR EMPLOYEES, UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CLIENTS This guide addresses three types of potential targets of street harassment: 1) where the target is an employee of the employer; 2) where the target is a member of a union and 3) where the target is a program participant or client of the service offered by the organization. In each instance, the costs to the non-profit and or employer may be large. Emotional Impacts on the Individual The effects of street harassment on an individual are very similar to the effects of other forms of violence against women and LGBTQ persons, including domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and workplace sexual harassment. One of the key differences with regard to street harassment is the fact that it is not considered as serious as other forms of violence, making targets feel that they are overreacting to their experiences, or that their overall discomfort and fears regarding harassment are unfounded. This can lead to a sense of self-doubt, low self-esteem/self worth, and over time feelings of despair. This can also reduce an individual's feeling of safety, impacting their mobility around public spaces including their use of public transportation. Street harassment may make them question what they wear; where they walk; at what time of the day they go out; and or if they should go out alone or if they should go out at all. According to the National Women's Law Center, "[s]exual harassment often has a serious and negative impact on women's physical and emotional health, and the more severe the harassment, the more severe the reaction."8 Short-term and long-term effects of street harassment frequently reported by women include: -anxiety -stress -depression -sleep disturbance -weight loss or gain -loss of appetite -headaches Street harassment is a form of violence and abuse that a person can face on a daily basis, particularly in high density areas. An on-line guide addressing the impact of domestic violence in the workplace, published by Futures Without Violence states, "In a study on the effects of violence, women who experienced any type of violence or abuse were significantly more likely to report being in "fair or poor" health, and were almost twice as likely to be coping with some form of depression."9 Researchers have also found that there is a link between sexual harassment and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.10 Within a sample of 223 stories of street harassment taken from the Hollaback! web-site, the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR found that those who reported their
National Women's Law Center. (2000, August 1). Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. Retrieved March 19, 2013 from http://www.nwlc.org/resource/sexual-harassment-workplace. 9 Collins, K., Schoen, C., Joseph, S, Duchon, L. Simantov, E. & Yellowitz, M. (1999). Health Concerns Across A Woman's Lifespan: The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health. The Commonwealth Fund. Cited in Futures Without Violence. (2013). Seven Reasons Employers Should Address Domestic Violence. Retrieved March 19, 2013 from http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/content/features/detail/1013/. 10 Fitzgerald, L.F. (1993). Sexual Harassment: Violence Against Women in the Workplace. American Psychologist, 48, 1070-1072. Cited in Gutek, B.A. and Koss, M.P. (1993). Changed Women and Changed Organizations: Consequences of and Coping with Sexual Harassment, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 42(1), 28-33.
story had emotional responses to the harassment, including anger, fear, surprise and helplessness.11 Further, the report states, "The anecdotes that we reviewed indicated that the severity of one's emotional reaction to an experience of street harassment varied, but that any type of harassment (i.e. verbal, groping, assault) could produce extreme feelings of fear, anger, shame, etc. This indicates that it may be the violation of being harassed, rather than the specific behavior, that is one of the main drivers of a target's emotional response. Thus an "outsider" might deem the situation "minor" or "not a threat" but the reaction of the target is likely to be just as severe because of the experience of vulnerability and the latent threat of escalation"12 The Economics of Street Harassment "The CDC has estimated that domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cost nearly $8 billion a year in lost productivity, health care costs and earnings."13 The non-profit, employer and/or union membership are definitely impacted by the occurrence of street harassment as well. The emotional effects can lead to situations where an employee, union member or client's overall well-being is affected, potentially impacting punctuality and attendance, productivity, health care costs, morale and sense of safety.14 Not only can street harassment impact an individual's mobility, making her/him feel less safe on public transport or in public spaces, severe and regular experiences of harassment can also lead people to change their jobs or even move to a different city or location. Less productive staff who feel unsafe around the workplace can have overall economic impacts on an organization and change the culture of an organization. Also, the possibility of losing a good employee due to regular experiences of harassment is an unfortunate potential outcome if issues of street harassment outside and around the physical workplace go unaddressed. In situations where the employee, union member or client is facing the effects of street harassment and has reported it, the non-profit and or employer should be prepared to provide victims with reasonable accommodations (See page 12).
The Worker Institute at Cornell. (2012). The Experience of Being Targets of Street Harassment in NYC: Preliminary Findings from a Qualitative Study of a Sample of 223 Voices who Hollaback!. New York, NY: Wagner, K.C., Livingston, B., Diaz, S.T. Cornell ILR School and Hollaback!. 12 Ibid. 13 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2003). Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States. Atlanta, GA. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved March 19, 2013 from http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost/ipvbook-final-feb18.pdf. 14 Workplaces Respond to Domestic & Sexual Violence. (2011). Workplace Initiative on Domestic Violence [Pamphlet]. Retrieved March 19, 2013 from http://www.workplacesrespond.org/policy_tool/begin.
FORMAL AND INFORMAL STRATEGIES: WHAT EMPLOYERS, UNIONS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS CAN DO There are different types of formal and informal support that employers and service providers can provide, or the union can recommend to those who have experienced street harassment. Similar to the strategies used in cases where an employee, union member or client may be facing or has faced domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking, the following are some tips for employers, unions and service providers when providing support to employees or clients who report street harassment.
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Confidentiality - create a work environment where employees, union members and clients can comfortably and confidentially share their experiences of street harassment. Also, make it clear that if the employee, union member or client wants certain actions to be taken, you may need to share confidential information on a "need to know" basis with a more knowledgeable resource as in the case of a referral.15 Listen and validate – employees, union members or clients may minimize their experiences of street harassment even if they are facing certain impacts including feelings of threat or danger. In situations like these, it is important to listen and to legitimize their concerns. Be an ally – employees, union members and clients will be more willing to share their stories of harassment if you show yourself to be an ally versus an obstacle when it comes to addressing their experiences of harassment.16 Work on a Safety Plan - According to the Workplace Initiative on Domestic Violence, suggestions for safety planning can include working with the union, human resources, EAP services and security to come up with a workplace response, working with your local police precinct to develop a safety plan, or working with the building security to accommodate employees/clients.17 Provide resources and referrals to organizations with expertise in the area of sexual assault and violence so that employees, union members or clients can access services that they may need, including counseling, support groups, self defense training, bystander intervention training, etc.
Wagner, KC. (2013). "Promoting Mutual Respect and Preventing Workplace Harassment." New York, NY: Cornell ILR School. 16 Futures Without Violence. CALCASA Webinar slide, March 14, 2013. 17 Workplaces Respond to Domestic & Sexual Violence. (2011). Workplace Initiative on Domestic Violence [Pamphlet]. Retrieved March 19, 2013 from http://www.workplacesrespond.org/policy_tool/begin
ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS If the street harassment situation is not currently covered by the application of existing workplace related or collective bargaining protections for sexual harassment, safety health or workplace violence, then an option would be to engage community stakeholders in a joint strategy. Case study: Alma works the late shift at a boutique, retail store. On a regular basis she has experienced catcalls, and recently she was followed by someone to the subway. Alma confides to her supervisor that she is nervous about working the late shift but needs the job. Since she is a valuable employee, her supervisor was concerned that this was an issue the store should do something about. The local community board was having a meeting about community safety. The supervisor attended the meeting and raised the issue about street harassment and its impact because she thought it was a community economic issue and would impact the economic viability of the area. Present at the meeting was the local police precinct community safety officer, members of the chamber of commerce and the local anti-violence activists. Together they brainstormed about a community public awareness campaign, stickers that would be placed in businesses, such as restaurants that would be safe havens for those experiencing street harassment and a resource information to the local service providers and a website for workers who worked the late shift to find others to walk to the subway together.
PROACTIVE GOOD PRACTICES Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Employees and Clients18 A proactive approach to street harassment is to treat it like other forms of discrimination and violence. Due to the nature of street harassment, employers, unions, or non-profits are only responsible for incidents of harassment that happen on site or in areas where there is a legal relationship. In the latter instances, the New York City Human Rights Law apply. Non-profits, unions and or employers with 4 or more employees are required to provide reasonable accommodations (for information on other state laws, please see: http://www.legalmomentum.org/assets/pdfs/employment-rights.pdf. Since street harassment is like other forms of unwanted conduct (i.e. sexual harassment or domestic violence), employers, unions, and non-profits should address target's situation in a similar fashion. Once a non-profit, union and or employer are put on notice, they should be prepared to provide a qualified employee or program participant with a reasonable accommodation upon request. Such accommodations may include but are not limited to: flexible job hours; options to work from home; an escort to and from public transportation; and time off from work to address any potential legal or medical issues related to the reported incident(s). In the instance that an employee may request time off from work, the employer does have a right to request appropriate documentation. Suitable documentary evidence may include where appropriate: a police report; and or a letter from an attorney, medical provider, clergy or victims' services organization.
S.Hagan, Personal Conversation, April 26, 2013.
Both clients (program participants) and employees should know about the non-profit and or employer's reasonable accommodations policy and accompanying forms (Please see Appendix I for sample forms). Ideally the employee or client would receive both the policy and form upon commencement of their engagement with the non-profit or employer. An employee would receive copies of the reasonable accommodations policy and form in their orientation manual. It would also be at this juncture that they would be told who to contact if they needed to obtain an accommodation. A client would receive the policy and form with any materials they receive when they initially engage the non-profit or service provider. For purposes of accessibility, the reasonable accommodations policy and form should be also posted on the employer/non-profit's website and should be available in hard copy on-site at their facilities. Additionally the policy and form should be available in alternative formats, e.g. in Braille, in foreign languages common to the metropolitan statistical area, and on tape. Staff on site should also be prepared to provide assistance in completing the form if necessary or requested. Here are some examples of possible reasonable accommodations an employer or service provider can make: a. if your employee, or union member is facing harassment to or from work, suggest a different route, alternative hours, options to work from home, or in the shortterm a car service to get home. b. if your employee or union member is facing harassment on her/his lunch break, suggest another route, contact your local precinct to make a complaint, or suggest that she/he go out for lunch with a fellow staff member.
TIPS TO SHARE WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES, UNION MEMBERS AND CLIENTS FOR WHEN THEY FACE STREET HARASSMENT In the case that an employee, union member or client inquires about how they can respond to street harassment directly, there are a few strategies that Hollaback! suggests. There is no right or wrong way to respond and it is completely up to the individual to determine if they feel comfortable enough to respond at that particular moment. The following are some tips: • • • • • • • • • • • •
Decide if you would like to respond Be firm Do not engage Keep moving Say No "what you just said to me is offensive." Use strong body language Seek help Talk to others Contact an authority such as the police, public transport authorities or workers, File a complaint to police Pretend you are calling the police Post your story on ihollaback.org
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The following are frequently asked questions when it comes to what employers or service providers can practically do to assist an employee or client who has reported street harassment. The answers provided below are for informational purposes and not a substitute for legal advice.19 Q1: What can we do as employers to support our employees who have been harassed on their way to and from work or to and from lunch? A1: The location of where the harassment took place and the work relationship of the perpetrator to the target will provide context for what an employer can do. • An employer should have a designated staff person to deal with these issues. Since non-profits can be small in terms of staff, this would be the person tasked with either HR or operational responsibilities. Employees should be able to obtain and complete the reasonable accommodations form and discuss the matter with the appropriate staff person. • If it's on employer's property or part of someone's job responsibility (e.g. at a conference, retreat, travel) the following employer policies or collective bargaining agreement language would kick in (workplace violence, safety & health, sexual harassment). o Refer to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or Member Assistance Program (MAP) if the employee is a member of a union. • If the incident happened off the employer's property or was not work related then the employer should: o provide a referral to their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) o refer to local service providers on sexual violence o refer to local police to report harassment o find out who owns the space and speak to the person who is responsible for consumer and public safety Q2: What do I do if an employee is harassed by a co-worker outside of the workplace? A2: Follow the sexual harassment protocol of the employer and or union, refer to the collective bargaining agreement. If liability falls under employer responsibility. The employer would only be liable if the harassment took place in a work related activity. For example, an off-site holiday party or an employer organized off site outing. Liability may also take place if the harassment started off site and also took place on-site, the employee may site the incident(s) if they filed a complaint or put the employer on notice otherwise. Q3: What do I do if an employee is regularly being harassed by the same individuals as she/he enters and exits the office building? A3: Talk to building management about the individual(s). If the individual is a subcontractor, this can be considered third party harassment.20 In this case, the concept of third party harassment and employer responsibility would apply. Refer to the employer policies. You can also contact the Human Resources Representative who could then talk to the subcontractor. If the harasser is a union member consult with the union steward for assistance. Q4: What if a client or on-premise vendor is harassing an employee by taking pictures in the workplace or repeatedly calling her/him for matters unrelated to work? A4: Refer to the third party harassment section of your workplace sexual harassment policy. If your organization does not have an existing policy, refer to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines or to www.workplacesrespond.org to develop one.
For information on the New York City Human Rights Law see http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/ Third party harassment is when a party or parties who are not the direct targets of sexual harassment directly but indirectly suffer the consequences of harassment. (Special would like to discuss a more technical definition in this context with more examples). 20
Q5: What can I do if my staff faces harassment when walking to the parking lot/parking garage to and from work? A5: If the parking lot is part of the company policy, work with security and Human Resources for an individual specific safety plan and address the overall safety issue for the entire workforce. If the parking lot is public property, contact your local precinct to report the harassment. If appropriate bring in union representative. Q6: What do I do if an employee tells me about a traumatic experience of being harassed and/or groped on public transportation on her/his way to work? A6: Refer to the company's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for short-term counseling and other off-site resources for more extensive assistance if appropriate. If the employee is a union member, contact Member Assistance Programs (MAP). You can also contact the local crisis counseling hotlines (Please see Resources list below), call 311 for additional referrals or refer them to Hollaback!'s web-site (www.ihollaback.org). Q7: What are reasonable accommodations should be made if an employee feels scared to walk home at night due to street harassment? A7: As a short-term solution, the employer can do the following; (1) pay for a car-ride home; (2) offer alternative work hours/schedule; or (3) work with the company security team or Human Resource representative to develop a safety plan. In the long term, you can: (1) connect with your local precinct for a crime assessment audit; (2) secure a cellphone from a local women's/lgbtq rights organization with a direct line to 311; and/or (3) organize lunchtime safety trainings with local service providers. Q8: What can I do if I witness a staff member street harassing someone on his or her lunch or break? A8: Your employee handbook may include guidelines on conduct during work hours, or expectations of conduct outside of the workplace. If you are a supervisor, you can inform the Human Resource Representative that this issue of street harassment should be addressed more publically and proactively. Q9: What can I do if one staff member witnesses another staff member harassing people on the street? A9: You can encourage them to come forward to let someone in the organization or union know, so that it can be addressed in a proactive and informative/educational way. Depending on the specific issue relating to liability, ethics and union solidarity, each strategy will be different. Q10: What can we do to support an employee who intervenes as a bystander to harassment outside of the workplace on staff time? A10: Safety is the first priority and employees should know the appropriate organizational and union resources to inform in a case like this. Training on appropriate and inappropriate interventions should be addressed in a related training on sexual harassment and workplace violence. Q11: What can I suggest to my employees who have been followed while driving to and from work or in a parking lot before coming to work? A11: Report the incident to your local precinct. Access crime prevention tips from local police and anti-violence education organizations. Offer an escort to the employee or client who is walking to or from the parking lot. Q12: What can I suggest if my employees have to travel at night for a late shift in a remote area using public transportation? A12: Contract with anti-violence organizations to conduct safety trainings and work with local police precincts.
Q13: What can I do if a client is continuously late to our meetings and programs such as our job readiness classes, because she says she is facing harassment around our location? Attendance and punctuality are counted for certain programs. A13: Provide flexibility in your programming for these types of instances and alter language in your program policies to accommodate lateness or absence due to a client's fears of travelling to and from your program.
BYSTANDER INTERVENTION – HELPING SOMEONE IN A TIME NEED When individuals face street harassment, they may not always feel comfortable enough to confront the harasser directly. Therefore, building a community of active bystanders is important to creating safer streets for everyone. Our research with Cornell shows that when bystanders intervene, the harassment is more likely to stop.21 Hollaback! has been working in partnership with Green Dot22, an organization working to end power based personal violence, on a campaign called "I've Got Your Back", encouraging bystanders to share their stories of effectively intervening in situations of street harassment. Their stories are shared and mapped on our web-site. We track and build a network of bystander interveners by using green dots. For every pink dot representing a situation of street harassment, we hope to have a green dot showing someone who intervened and helped. The idea behind the green dots is that everyone can play an active and positive bystander role in responding to harassment and other forms of power based personal violence and the way to do this is by using one of Green Dot's 3D strategies: direct action, delegation or distraction. Direct Action – As a bystander, you can directly intervene when you see a situation of street harassment by directly confronting the situation. For example, you can directly ask the harasser to stop bothering the person she/he is targeting. Distraction – A bystander can take an indirect approach to intervening. For example, if you notice someone being harassed, you can approach her/him to ask for directions or say 'hello' as if you know them, thus distracting the harasser in the particular situation. Delegation – This is when you seek outside assistance to intervene in the situation. For example, a bystander can seek help or assistance from the police, a public transport work, or another outside party on behalf of the victim/target.
The Worker Institute at Cornell. (2012). The Experience of Being Targets of Street Harassment in NYC: Preliminary Findings from a Qualitative Study of a Sample of 223 Voices who Hollaback!. New York, NY: Wagner, K.C., Livingston, B., Diaz, S.T. Cornell ILR School and Hollaback!. 22 Retrieved from www.livethegreendot.com on April 1, 2013.
The following is a case study demonstrating effective bystander interventions using the 3Ds: Sonia is taking her lunch break. As she's walking, she notices from the corner of her eye a man who she had just walked past, trying to catch up with her. As he reaches her, he starts commenting on her appearance and on what she's wearing. When she tells him to leave her alone, he asks her for her phone number. She tries to brush him off and walk away, but he follows her and starts addressing her as 'baby' and 'sweetheart', still insistent on getting her phone number. At a crosswalk she stops, turns to him and tells him to stop harassing her. The following are some examples of how to use the 3Ds to be an effective bystander: Direct Approach - A bystander could intervene and tell the man to stop bothering her/him and to leave her alone. Distract - A bystander could use a less direct approach by going up to her/him and asking for the time or for directions, to actively intervene in hopes that the harasser will stop what he's doing. Delegate - With the victim or target's consent, the bystander could call the police and let the harasser know that she/he is going to do so.
CASE STUDY Farrah works at an organization that helps empower individuals to start their own small businesses. She lives in Manhattan and travels to Brooklyn, New York on the subway every day. Her walk to work from the subway stop is about 5 blocks on a moderately busy street. On her walk she passes a couple of convenience stores, some restaurants, a liquor store and a gas station. Almost every other day as she walks, she is approached by at least one man, who whistles at her and comments on her clothes and overall appearance. This makes her feel extremely uncomfortable. One day she is walking to work and there are a group of men gathered in front of one of the shops. She is approached by a barrage of comments, leaving her visibly shaken. She takes a detour to a coffee shop to collect herself before going to work, causing her to be late to work. When she arrives at work, she asks to speak to you, her supervisor, about this ongoing experience of harassment. How can you support her? Recognize: Listen and be nonjudgmental Respond: Indicate concern for her well being and safety Refer: To workplace resources, such as EAP to assist her
EMPOWERMENT BEYOND THE LAW: RESOURCE LIST Organization Name: Ali Forney Center Mission: Our mission is to protect LGBTQ youth from the harm of homelessness, and to support them in becoming safe and independent as they move from adolescence to adulthood. Address: 321 W. 125th St., New York, NY, 10027 Website: www.aliforneycenter.org/ Phone Number: 212-206-0574 Services: Housing, mental health, medical specialists, shelter, clothing, meals for people 24 years old and under. Organization Name: Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) Mission: CAE develops and implements comprehensive violence prevention programs for individuals and organizations. Through a combination of education, physical empowerment, and leadership development, CAE provides underserved communities throughout the New York metropolitan area with skills to break cycles of violence. Address: 327 7th Street #2, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 Website: http://caeny.org/ E-mail: email@example.com Phone Number: 718-788-1775 Services: Anti-violence prevention, self-defense, training, education, professional development Organization Name: Legal Momentum Mission: To ensure economic and personal security for women and girls Address: 395 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 Website: www.legalmomentum.org/ E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone Number: 212-925-6635 Services: Legal advocacy & resources, policy advocacy Organization Name: Metropolitan Hospital Victims Assistance and Counseling Program Website: www.nyc.gov/hhc E-mail: email@example.com Phone Number: 212-423-8191 Services: Counseling services, crisis intervention, support groups, youth services, culturally specific services (African and Latino Community) Organization Name: New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault Mission: Our mission is to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and institutions to advance the right to live free from sexual violence and reduce the harm it causes individuals, families, and society. Website: www.svfreenyc.org/ E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone Number: 212-229-0345 Services: Research, training, technical assistance, advocacy Organization Name: Queerocracy Mission: Queerocracy is a queer and sex positive HIV/AIDS advocacy organization operating through education, art, community engagement and direct action. Website: www.queerocracy.org E-mail: email@example.com Phone Number: 603-381-0808 Services: overall anti-violence education, Culturally specific services, policy advocacy
Organization Name: Right Rides Mission: RightRides for Women's Safety builds safer communities by ending gender-based harassment and sexual assault. We work towards this by community organizing and offering direct service, safety education and advocacy programs. Website: http://rightrides.org/ E-mail: email@example.com Office Number: 718-522-0822 Ride requests: 888-215-SAFE(7233) Services: Advocacy, community organizing, education, anti-violence, women, LGBTQGNC specific services, Fri & Sat nights only Organization Name: Safe Horizons Mission: Safe Horizon moves victims of violence from crisis to confidence. Address: 33 Essex St. NY, NY 10002 and 209 W. 125th St. NY, NY 10027 Website: http://www.safehorizon.org/ E-mail: email@example.com Phone Number: 646-603-6404 (LES) and 212-695-2220 (Harlem) Services: Legal advocacy, support groups, LGBTQ services, youth services, workshops, shelters, hotline. Organization Name: STEPS to end Family Violence Mission: STEPS To End Family Violence is dedicated to empowering families and communities through innovative strength-based programs that promote healing and social change. We are a progressive community organization that values justice and diversity. Website: http://www.egscf.org/services/steps/ E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone Number: 646-315-7626 Services: anti-gender-based violence, education, community outreach, legal advocacy, support groups, counseling, Latina specific services Organization Name: Turning Point for Women and Families Mission: Addressing the needs of Muslim women and children through crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, advocacy, outreach, education and training Website: www.tpny.org E-mail: email@example.com Phone Number: 718-883-9400 Services: Legal advocacy & resources, counseling services, crisis intervention, support groups, training and education, youth services, culturally specific (Muslim), and other (raising awareness about and addressing bullying and hate crimes targeting Muslim youth in public schools and other public arenas) Other Useful Resources: U.S. Economic Employment Opportunity Commission http://www.eeoc.gov/ Workplaces Respond To Domestic and Sexual Violence: www.workplacesrespond.org
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The Delhi High Court judgment, declaring ultra vires Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code relating to unnatural sex between two consenting adults and holding that it is violative of the right to privacy, is clearly erroneous, Amarendra Saran argued in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Making his submissions before a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and S.J. Mukhopadaya, the senior counsel appearing for the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said the right to privacy did not confer any right on consenting adults to commit an act which was illegal. It "does not confer any immunity to crimes committed by consenting adults in private."
Counsel noted that the High Court, while reading down Section 377 had held that it was constitutional morality alone that could pass the test of compelling state interest and public morality had no role to play. But "public morality has been a very important consideration in framing a law as is evident from the provisions contained in Articles 19, 25 and 26."
The Bench intervened and wanted to know from counsel whether there was any data to show that Section 377 of the IPC had actually been used to harass the gay community and whether the risk of HIV/AIDS was higher among those people. Mr. Saran said the community had a higher risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and that was all the more reason to ban such behaviour.
The Bench asked counsel: "How many cases have been registered under Section 377 after 1947? Has it been enough to prove harassment?"
The Commission opposed the High Court decision on the ground that this provision, which had stood the test of time for about 150 years, was required to check exploitation of children. Mr. Saran told the court: "Tomorrow dowry-seekers can say that they are being discriminated [against] by non-dowry seekers. Can they be allowed to challenge the validity of Section 304 B IPC (dealing with dowry deaths)?"
Justice Singhvi asked counsel "whether there was data to back its [commission's] claims. Is there any scientific study to show this? Has the government or the National Aids Control Organisation done anything on this?"
Additional Solicitor-General P.P. Malhotra, appearing for the Centre, said several studies had been conducted and there was enough data.
Justice Mukhopadhyay wondered how the gay community could come under the sweep of the Section when it did not make carnal intercourse per se an offence.
Justice Singhvi said a member of the younger generation might want to run naked on the street. That could be a natural right "but is it a fundamental right? In such cases what happens to the right of dignity of others, or the right of privacy? What about exchange of wives?" the judge asked and said the court must envisage all these scenarios.

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Ammo comes first to my mind.
The barrel is threaded for a suppressor, not a muzzle brake.
Somebody saw those threads and said, Ummm?
I think I'll make some money?
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Middle East Chaos: What To Learn and What To Expect
By Giordano Bruno
Neithercorp Press
There are many different kinds of revolution; some more effective than others. Telling the difference between a successful revolution and a failed revolution can be tricky. Often, on the surface, they look exactly the same. The secret is to set aside what we would "like" to see, and be brutally honest about what was actually accomplished in the course of the dissenting action. Has power been fully rescinded by the offending government or regime to the people, or, to yet another corrupt bureaucracy with a slightly different face? Have the puppet strings of corporate globalists been severed from your country, or do they remain strong as ever? Has ANY corrupt official actually been punished for the crimes that led to the insurgency in the first place, or, did they fly off scot-free to their million dollar villas in Ecuador, drinking mojitos in wicker recliners and watching the disaster they created unfold on CNN? Who ultimately benefited from the event?
Today, the entire Middle East is on the verge of complete destabilization and possibly civil war. Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and other nations are experiencing a shockwave of unrest not seen since the 1970's. Western media sources are calling it a "people's revolt", one which the Obama administration is heartily embracing like an old relative. But are we witnessing the democratization of the cradle of civilization, or something else entirely? How will we be affected by this tide of confusion? Instead of falling into panic and fear over the growing chaos, what can discerning Americans learn from a social implosion on the other side of the world that will help us to survive a similar occurrence here? Let's examine some of the distinct moments that have characterized the Middle East debacle, the underlying and corrupt influences that surround them, as well as certain historical facts of the region that globalist engineers would rather we forget…
Molding The Arab World
Are globalist interests involved in the breakdown of the Middle East? Most certainly. However, this much widespread resentment and pent-up collective rage is not something that can be easily fabricated. It is far more likely that anger over the feudal governing tactics of dictators in the Arab world (many of which were installed or supported by U.S. and European interests) is very real, and has been building for quite some time. So then, why are Western governments applauding the overthrow of despots they themselves placed in power?
The Mubarak regime was the second largest recipient of U.S. financial and military aid in the world. One third of ALL publicly reported U.S. foreign aid goes to Egypt and Israel:
Without this vast military aid from the U.S., Mubarak would not have been able to maintain his 30 year reign. This is a cold hard fact. So then, why go against a leader you already have firmly in your grasp?
When the Shah of Iran (a violent madman we anointed) was overthrown by popular revolt in 1979, the U.S. government responded with vitriol and saber rattling. When Hosni Mubarak (a violent madman we anointed) was overthrown this past month, the U.S. government responded with cheers and warm regards. What was the difference between the revolution in Iran, and the revolutions all over the Middle East today? Insurance…
Like most puppet leaders and figureheads, Mubarak was an errand boy, a conduit for implementing globalist policies in Egypt. His relinquishment of power was in reality nothing of the kind, because the power was never his to give back. It is important to take note that Mubarak's cabinet and most of the existing government and military structure remains firmly entrenched:
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who leads the ruling military council and has been defense minister for about 20 years, took "temporary" control of Egypt after Mubarak ceded authority. Tantawi retains very strong ties to Washington D.C. and an unerring loyalty to Mubarak's policies, which is perhaps why Barack Obama seemed so jubilant about Mubarak's departure. In the recent and controversial Wikileaks release of private diplomatic cables, Tantawi is famously referred to as "Mubarak's Poodle":
The key here is that globalist circles support the change in Egypt exactly because nothing will change for the citizenry. The Egyptian people will not gain true influence in the politics of their own country, and they may have even less influence over their own lives if a military infrastructure remains embedded within their government. Their entire rebellion was diluted and redirected, because they naively focused on Mubarak as the source of all their ills, instead of the corrupt system he was a mere front-man for.
What about Libya? Muammar Gaddafi, the crazy bag lady of third world dictators, was the darling of the UN in 2009 when he was nominated the head of the African Union. He was just as much a monster then as he is today, and as far as I know his human rights record has remained dismal, but then again, he was helping the globalists by paying the AU dues of numerous countries with Libyan oil money and luring them towards centralization:
Apparently, Gaddafi has outlived his usefulness as international bodies now fully support the rebellion in Libya.
Remember Tunisia? That fight for freedom that the mainstream media essentially ignored until it was almost over and the two decade rule of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali (another despot with a history of human rights violations who was also installed with the help of Western interests, primarily Italy) was finally overthrown? Well, now globalist proponents suddenly "love" Tunisia and are promoting it as a "model revolution". Why? Maybe because the dastardly duo of McCain and Lieberman are in town to offer the new Tunisian government "training from the U.S. to help Tunisia's military provide security":
Yikes. These are the same guys who drafted the 'Enemy Belligerents Act' which would allow the U.S. government to treat any American citizen as an "enemy combatant", removing Habeas Corpus and all Constitutional rights to a fair trial. I guess the lesson to Americans and most importantly the Liberty Movement is that if they can't beat you, they'll try to join you, and then co-opt you. My hope is that the Tunisians will turn down the Trojan Horse offerings of sewer rats like McCain and Lieberman, but if they do, I imagine the globalists will not be quite so friendly anymore.
What is happening in the Middle East is a perfect example of the manipulation of existing dissent towards establishment ends. The surface trigger for these events is obviously the doubling of food prices across the world in the past two years (you can thank the orchestrated devaluation of western currencies for a large part of this). People have a bad tendency to weather all kinds of atrocities as long as they are fed, but once certain necessities are taken from the masses, they WILL act, usually in a violent and unfocused manner. These revolutions are, for the most part, legitimate when they begin, but are co-opted as they progress, chiefly because the cultures involved do not understand where the real threat is coming from. Is centralization of the Middle East through catastrophe the goal? Perhaps, though, when all is said and done, I think the upheaval in the Middle East is much more about the U.S., than the Muslim world…
Déjà Vu All Over Again…
For those who really want a comprehensive sense of what is happening in the Middle East and why, I suggest a look into the last major Egyptian revolution of 1952. At that time, Britain was still the preeminent western power in the Arab world, and its control of the oil supply was absolute, much like the stranglehold the U.S. has enjoyed for many decades. Oil was pegged to the British sterling and any trade in crude required a conversion to the British currency. In fact, it was often said that the British Empire's power after World War II was entirely dependent on its reserve currency status in oil markets. Any of this beginning to sound familiar?
In 1952, a revolution against the Egyptian puppet monarchy and its British overseers burst seemingly from nowhere, led by a group called the "Free Officers Movement". In reality, the insurrection, fed by years of corrupt Aristocratic rule, was initiated and in some cases funded by both U.S. and Soviet agencies in tandem! In 1951-1952, nationalist police officers backed by the U.S. and Russia began supporting fedayeen terrorist groups using false flag attacks to weaken the region (is this sounding even more familiar?). Interestingly, this era was the birth of the so called "Muslim Brotherhood", a group which has suddenly resurfaced in media discussion today.
Riots spread through Cairo, King Farouk was overthrown, the British were eventually run out, and their control of the Suez Canal was lost. But the story doesn't end there…
The British and the French wanted the Suez back (at least that's what they claimed), for control of the Suez meant control of Middle East oil markets. A plan was initiated by the two European powers to take back the canal using an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as a spring board. This time, Israeli agents were used by the British to conduct false flag attacks, which were presented as a pretext for Israel to move against Egypt. The British and French followed by landing troops near Cyprus and Algeria.
The plan would have worked, except for one thing, the British were financially weak after two world wars and were completely dependent on American investment in their treasury debt. In response to the British action, the U.S. along with the UN threatened to halt investment in British debt and to stop price support of the Pound Sterling. This led to the eventual fall of the pound as the world reserve currency, and the rise of the dollar.
Official history portrays this move by the U.S., Russia, and the UN, as an attempt to undermine the long reach of the English. It is rather convenient however that the pound was dethroned just as plans for the European Union were beginning to be implemented in the early 1950's. It seems to me that the British elites were fully aware that their futile attempts to hold onto the Middle East would result in the fall of the Pound; it was simply the British people's turn to be taken down a few notches, and centralized. The similarities between the British Empire's decline over Middle East oil in the 1950's and our decline over Middle East oil today, are startling.
If history was to repeat itself, I would guess that the U.S. will soon be embroiled in political or even military operations to control the Suez, and retain its dollar peg to oil, which will illicit a negative response by international investment, causing central banks to dump their U.S. treasury investments and the dollar as a reserve currency.
Think of it as a grand theater meant to amuse only global bankers…
Energy Crisis To Strike The U.S. And Protect Globalists
An unstable Middle East benefits very few people, and that, I suppose, is the point. As we have covered here in a multitude of articles, the U.S. is on the verge of engineered economic collapse, driven mainly by the steady and purposeful devaluation of the dollar and our quickly expanding national debt. If you are a corporate central banking group seeking the death of the greenback as the world reserve currency, you face the very serious problem of avoiding immediate blame or retribution for your actions. What better way to escape the torches and pitchforks of the furious populace than to find a scapegoat, or a distraction even more terrifying than poverty?
Middle East turbulence provides the perfect smokescreen for the inflationary destruction of the dollar.
First and foremost, it hides the already skyrocketing price of energy, which was inevitable due to our devaluing currency (oil is traded primarily in dollars), but can now be blamed entirely on "Middle Eastern instability". Already, the cost of crude has spiked to $100 a barrel, with no sign of relenting. Certainly, many Americans will now blame Egypt or Libya for their empty wallets, instead of global banks.
To add to the confusion, various agencies are feeding the MSM with a rainbow of mixed messages, which leave Americans vulnerable to uncertainty, making them far more malleable. For instance, the IMF has recently stated that the world can easily withstand $100 oil (a lie), while the International Energy Agency has stated that $100 oil would be "very very bad", leading to a complete derailment of the global economy (which was going to occur anyway):
Social and economic disaster ANYWHERE in the world today will invariably cut the thin threads of psychological faith in our so called recovery. The system was a sham to begin with, and the quantitative easing methods of the Federal Reserve were never intended to actually "save" our financial house from collapsing, just prolong the event until they were ready to sweep away the ailing remains and offer us an IMF controlled replacement. It is designed to fail, and fail spectacularly. However, these facts will sink into the fog of history if Americans are suckered into fixating on a single area of the planet as the sole source of economic catastrophe.
Finally, if the tension spreads to other nations such as Saudi Arabia and triggers violent in-fighting, or Israel is tapped as an asset to instigate wider conflict, we could be looking at all out war on an incredible scale. This would be the distraction to top all distractions.
Is American Upheaval Next?
If crude oil continues to climb above $100 for more than a couple months, the negative effects will be undeniable. If you thought we had inflation before, just wait until gas hits $5 to $6 a gallon, and shipping costs for goods explode. This doesn't even take into account the very real possibility that once the Middle East is fully destabilized, and certain political influences are dissolved, OPEC will completely de-peg oil from the dollar. From there, the sky is the limit on gasoline values. Already, Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) is calling for a "stagflationary" market reaction to the turmoil in Libya:
What will be the U.S. government response to a crashing currency and climbing costs? Austerity! Although, they will probably use different terminology to describe it. The onset of cost cutting measures is becoming more visible, especially within the states, where municipal bond investment has run screaming off a cliff. Large scale protests are erupting in Wisconsin and Ohio due to state cuts designed to help them stay financially afloat:
The debate here becomes two sided; do state workers deserve to have their wages or benefits cut because state governments were fiscally irresponsible? Should states continue to run up incredible deficits just to appease state workers (who many consider overpaid) in the short term? They are both meaningful positions that need to be considered, however, these two sides miss the full picture.
The fact is, state governments are beyond broke, and eventually, they will have to nix spending and entitlement programs regardless of how anyone is affected, especially in the face of unchecked inflation. State employees and all people dependent on welfare are not necessarily the culprits behind financial clear-cutting either. The argument cannot be allowed to devolve into a mindless cage match over who deserves the money, because, first, there is no money, and second, this distracts from the original cause of the distress; the corporate banking elites who instigated the disaster in the first place. Already, I can see a certain subsection of the populace lashing out wildly at figureheads and opposition parties, just like in Egypt, instead of the corrupt system and the banking moguls who built it.
If an Egyptian or Libyan style revolt, driven by blind mob mentality, takes place in the U.S., we can expect several things to occur. Normal means of communication will be disrupted; both Egypt and Libya responded to protests by shutting down all internet and cell phone traffic. Martial Law will be enacted, and Constitutional rights suspended; continuity of government programs are already in place to legally bind states into bowing to DHS and FEMA authority in the event of any "national disaster", including a dissenting citizenry. Immediate bank closures will follow, just as occurred in Egypt, causing a lack of liquidity in local markets and panic among those who were financially unprepared. Violence will unavoidably result, giving the Department of Homeland Security the perfect excuse to implement even more controls, all for our own "safety" of course.
Some may welcome such bedlam as a sign of change. I don't see it that way. Revolution without direction, without a plan, and without a clear understanding of the source of the problem, is meaningless. We can allow ourselves to be herded by our own rage into even more pronounced tyranny, or we can stay focused, collected, and act with purpose by organizing our communities with the objective of self sufficiency and self protection. We can work with state legislators to bring support to Tenth Amendment issues, giving them the strength to withstand an economic collapse and the ability to turn down DHS or FEMA's "help" when the time comes. We can organize intelligently, without centralized control, or we can hand over our destinies to yet another elite group of unaccountable autocrats. As impossible as it might seem, the choice really is up to us. How we act and react in the coming months will mean the difference between a free and prosperous America, or a scorch mark in the annals of history.
February 24, 2011
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Middle East Chaos: What To Learn And What To Expect
Libya Now, Iran Then: How Close Are We to 1979?
Today, the UK's Telegraph is reporting that British government drones in Whitehall are figuring out the legal means to seize Muammar al-Gaddafi's assets in Britain, which are said to total some £20 billion.
Notice that's pounds sterling the equivalent of US$32 billion: Enough cash to plug up California's and New York State's deficits, and still have enough left over for a very respectable weekend at The Palms in Las Vegas.
That these assets are going to be seized is, according to the story, a done deal: The only issue seems to be the legal means by which to do so, which means that the British government isn't worried about pissing off Gaddafi, which means that Gaddafi's days in power are numbered: Whitehall would never dare seize his UK assets, unless they were sure that Gaddafi won't be around to exact revenge or retribution. After all, the Brits let the Lockerbie Bomber go in 2009, in order to shore up relations with Gaddafi.
Now, for my patented History Flashback (All Rights Reserve, All Wrongs Deferred):
When the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in January 1979, Iran's oil production dropped from 5.75 million barrels a day to zero. Such was the chaos of the Revolution.
Production eventually picked back up in the days that followed, to a new average of 2.25 million barrels a day in 1980 but as they say, the damage was done: In short order, the price of crude shot the moon from $14.95 per barrel in 1978, to $25.10 per barrel in 1979 the inflation adjusted equivalent of $74.67 in today's dollars. By 1980, even though Iran's oil production was improving, the price situation was worse: Oil averaged $37.22 in 1980, the equivalent of $99.11 per barrel. (Data is here.) This led directly to the recession of '79 and '83, the worst since the Great Depression. Unemployment got to double digits, as did inflation. Gold famously went up to highs never seen before, as a hedge against that inflation, and it was all Paul Volcker could do to reign it in by inflicting 20% interest rates that's right: 20%.
An Oil Shock is nothing to take lightly.
Today, Libya represents far less of the world's total oil production than Iran did in 1979. As of last year, from the worldwide total of 84 million barrels per day, Libya produced just 1.79 million barrels per day, according to the CIA Factbook that's less than 2% of world production, compared to Iran's 5%. But what's happening in Libya is not just limited to Libya: 2011 is shaping up to be the region's very own 1848, as Anne Applebaum cleverly pointed out. What started in Tunisia and spread to Egypt has now spread to Libya. And now this morning, there are reports that of severe disturbances in Iraq (Iraq! Where the U.S. is sitting like an army of occupation, and there are popular riots!). The Saudis conspicuously ominously are giving free money and promising more benefits to their people.
Even before the revolutions in the Middle East, oil prices have been steadily rising along with food, precious metals and industrial metals as hot money flows to commodities. Regardless of what Krugman says, this rise in commodity prices is a direct product of the U.S. Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy (ZIRP, otherwise known as "free money") and Quantitative Easing 2 (QE2, otherwise known as "money printing").
So what does this all mean?
It means that, when Gaddafi falls, Libyan oil production is going to be hurt or outright interrupted. And just as Mubarak's fall embolden Libyan dissenters, Gaddafi's fall will embolden more waves of unrest in other parts of North Africa and the Middle East perhaps Iraq, perhaps Saudi Arabia, perhaps the U.A.E. putting more pressure on oil prices. Brent Crude is today at $112 per barrel and poised to rise even further. If Libyan production is tripped up or outright shut down, there's every reason to believe that oil will reach its historic high of $140. Reach it, and surpass it. And if, say, disturbances in Iraq or Saudi Arabia or any other oil producing nation trigger further falls in oil production, then the price per barrel could rise even further and much more drastically.
In other words, we could be about to experience another Oil Shock just like 1979. Now, what happened after 1979's Iranian Oil Shock? Like I said: Severe inflation, unemployment, and a Fed that had to raise rates catastrophically, in order to stop an inflation that was spiralling out of control. But back in 1979, there was no kindling for that inflationary fire. Federal Reserve money policies were fairly responsible. The Federal government's total debt and liabilities was less than 50% of GDP. Back in 1979, the U-3 unemployment rate was about 5%, compared to over 9% today.
Back in 1979, there was no ZIRP, no QE2, no $1.6 trillion deficit. There weren't so many freshly-minted dollars sloshing around, looking for yields like army ants looking for dead meat. There wasn't a total government debt that was bigger than the total gross domestic product of the United States.
In short, back in 1979, the economy, the fiscal situation and the monetary policy were far healthier than they are today.
Yet the 1979 Oil Shock brought us the worst recession since the Great Depression.
And that is very, very bad for us today, in 2011.
When not if, but when Gaddafi falls, the bloodiest, longest-lived dictator in the Middle East/North Africa region will be gone. And that's a good thing.
But in all likelihood, his fall will also trigger another Oil Shock which just might kill us.
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Claiming that the border is more secure than ever, President Obama today called for legislation to legalize millions of illegal immigration during a speech he gave in El Paso, Texas. Following the President's remarks, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the statement below.
Chairman Smith: "It is ironic that President Obama would travel so close to the border and still be so far from reality. It is clear President Obama is in full campaign mode, but his words do not match his record. He continues to ignore the facts.
"The non-partisan Government Accountability Office has found that only 44% of the border is under the operational control of the Border Patrol, and only 15% is under actual control. Mr. President, 44% is a failing grade. And if 44% is the most secure the border has ever been, it's time to get to work to improve the grade. The American people expect nothing less than an A+ on border security.
"Our immigration system is broken because the Obama administration has refused to fully enforce the immigration laws already on the books. Under this Administration, worksite enforcement activities are down by 70%. With 26 million Americans unemployed or underemployed and seven million individuals working illegally in the U.S., we need to put jobs for Americans first.
"The President is right that we are a nation of immigrants, but we are a nation of legal immigrants. And he is right that Washington needs to know that a movement is gathering, but this movement is comprised of the majority of Americans wanting to see our immigration laws enforced. Candidate Obama is back and along with him, a lot of misguided campaign promises. First it was Gitmo, then Obamacare and now the President is pushing for amnesty."
Source: http://lamarsmith.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=240574


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Well, I'm finally back home with my family. I came home last week, and I am so happy! I missed my family so much while I was away. As promised, I am able to keep one of my babies. She is a sweetheart! My humans named her Abigail Nutmeg, and she has her own dogster page now!
All of my babies are 7 weeks now- they will be 8 weeks on Saturday! I don't know if I will be able to see the other three anymore, so I'm glad I have little Abigail with me. She is a lot of fun and loves to play with me!
This has truly been a wonderful experience for me. However, my humans say that I am not going to have any more babies. They are going to get me spayed in the near future. They say getting me spayed will help control the pet population.
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Wow how time flies! My puppies are now 4 weeks old, and will be 5 weeks old on Saturday, May 30! My little guys are doing great! They all opened their eyes at 2 weeks old- right on schedule!
Now, at 4 weeks, they are becoming very active, playing with each other and starting to walk around. They are also starting to eat solid food, so I am not nursing them as much now. Those little guys have some sharp teeth!
They are all very playful, and I am having a great time being a mother to them. Their daddy, a Jack Russell named Petey also helps me out with them. When I need to go outside, he will often check in on them to make sure they are safe. He also helps me keep them clean. Their grandma and aunt also help, so as you can see, I always have someone looking out for my babies!
From what I understand, I will only be allowed to keep one of my puppies. The other three will have to find new homes. I am sad because I won't be able to keep all of them, so I will enjoy the time I have left with them before they have to go.
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I will post an update each week and add new pictures so you guys can see how they are growing.
Tomorrow morning 5/2/09, my little ones will officially be 1 week old. They are growing and getting bigger every day! And boy can they nurse!
That's what I spend most of my time doing right now- nursing them. The only times I am leaving them is to eat and drink, and go potty. And I have that routine down too. After about 5 minutes of being outside, I am ready to get back in to them.
My humans tell me that I am very protective of my babies. I won't let any other dog or animal get near me or my babies while I am with them. I even growled at my daddy yesterday when he came to see how I was doing.
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By Gabriel F. Cordero
A source has informed Fightnews.com that Jamaican Nicholas Walters (21-0, 17 KOs) could face Colombian Daulis Prescott (26-1, 19 KOs) for the vacant WBA featherweight title after the Panamanian Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero relinquished the title due to a controversial situation involving his mandatory defense. Walters is currently rated #1 and Prescott is #5. A mandatory fight between Walters and Caballero was slated for December 1 in Kingston, Jamaica after Canelo Promotions won a purse bid.
The WBA executive vice president Gilberto J. Mendoza said, "Let's respect Caballero's decision and the doors of the WBA will always be open for Caballero." One source indicated that WBA might be making a public statement on the Caballero resignation. Today there are plans for a video conference in which Caballero will further explain his decision to the WBA, so the Caballero-WBA story may not be over yet.


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Cooler temps, a nice breeze, kids going back to the classroom -- fall is officially coming! As we return to the daily grind, it can be nerve-wracking to try to stick to your diet and difficult to come up with healthy lunches when you won't be feeding your family at home every day. In an effort to get creative and perhaps out of fear of carbohydrates, people tend to shy away from the classic sandwich. But with the right choices, you can get a delicious, healthy, no-fuss meal. You just have to be smart about what goes into it. Here are some guidelines to making the most out of this brown bag staple.
The Bread
Before you quiver in fear and run for the solace of the salad bar, let me explain. Following a healthy eating plan doesn't mean that you can't eat bread. Although I have a book called Bread is the Devil, I'll be the first to say that not all bread is bad.
Ciabatta, pumpernickel, rye...the possibilities are endless! The main thing: no matter how you slice it, whole wheat or rye is the best option. You'll also have to forgo anything bigger than a typical piece of bread. There is no reason a sandwich should be named after a submerged sea vessel. I like Ezekiel Breads or Canyon Bakehouse 7-Grain Bread (a favorite among the gluten-free crowd!). Don't be fooled by the enticing allure of wraps. Most are nutritional wannabes, racking up 300-500 calories full of refined grains and oil. But there are some trustworthy options, like La Tortilla whole wheat mini soft wraps or Damascus Flax Roll-Ups.
Sandwich Spreads
Aioli, chipotle mayo, and pesto are not your friends. Despite these condiments being offered on every sandwich menu known to man, they equal major calories -- as much as 200-400! I love a tasty schmear as much as the next girl, but there are smarter choices than these sinful spreads. Opt for items such as mustard, relish, pickles, or hot sauce. If you're still craving a creamy addition to your sandwich, use a vegan alternative to traditional mayo, Vegenaise. Or a Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge can do the trick. They come in varieties such as queso fresco chipotle and sundried tomato basil, which give your sandwich instant flavor for only 35 calories.
In Between the Bread
Most would say this is the part that really matters. There are so many things that you can make a sandwich out of, it's easy to get deterred. Applegate makes great organic deli meats like chicken, turkey, ham, etc. Though it doesn't have to stop at that. Try roasted vegetables (such as eggplant and zucchini) that have been marinated overnight in balsamic vinegar, topped with one slice of Alpine Lace Swiss cheese.
Spice up your typical tuna or chicken salad sandwich by making a low-fat tuna melt or use leftover healthy breaded chicken and add Cucina Antica tomato sauce and organic shredded mozzarella for a healthy chicken parm. Or change it up with mixing canned salmon (did you know it's always wild Alaskan?) with Vegenaise, celery seed and chopped onions. It's a top-notch alternative to typical tuna or chicken. And who can resist a classic PB&J? When spread on GG Bran crackers with Justin's Nut Butter, you have a healthy alternative to a lunchroom standard.
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Sandwiches can still be a part of your life and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. Just make smart choices for what goes in, on and around your sandwich and you've got all the protein, carbs and healthy fats to keep you full and satisfied all day long. A great option whether at home or bringing a brown bag lunch on-the-go!


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Producers across the country are reducing construction's carbon footprint. They are becoming educated about products that can make their operations more environmentally friendly, and are making responsible buying decisions. Producers pass this knowledge on to customers, in part by providing contractors with products for sustainable projects. Following are several products that can help producers and contractors go green.
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The S 55 SX concrete pump reaches 180 ft. and sets up with a 29-ft. 2-in. front outrigger spread to maximize its boom reach. It features a 180-degree folding main section and 270-degree Z fold tip for challenging placements. Concrete pumps with placing booms save time for operators and save energy. The line of pumps including the S 55 SX is fuel-efficient and uses less water. Schwing. 888-724-9464. www.schwing.com
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Control water absorption in above- and belowgrade concrete construction with W500 waterproofing admixture. The environmentally responsible, Cradle to Cradle-certified product reduces water absorption and forms a protective coating around steel reinforcement to reduce corrosion. Applications include water treatment plants and containment structures, underground vaults, walls, slabs, infrastructure projects, and swimming pools. Hycrete Inc. 201-386-8110. www.hycrete.com
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TX Active photocatalytic cement provides self-cleaning and pollution-reducing options for concrete structures. TX Arca reduces maintenance by destroying pollutants that discolor the surface. TX Aria controls pollution by destroying airborne pollutants, resulting in concrete that contributes to cleaner air quality. Applications include structural concrete, architectural precast, concrete blocks, retaining walls, and paving. Essroc Italcementi Group. 610-837-6725. www.essroc.com
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FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) - A man angry that his girlfriend was trying to break up with him struck her with his car and repeatedly backed over her body, prosecutors said Tuesday in charging him with murder.
Charles Ann had been dating 25-year-old Aena Hong for about a year, and the pair had a tumultuous relationship, Bergen County prosecutor John Molinelli said.
Witnesses told police they saw a woman on foot arguing with the driver of a Hyundai Sonata , Monday in Fort Lee, a northern New Jersey borough .
The car drove away from the woman, turned around, rapidly accelerated and struck her as she was crossing an intersection, witnesses said.
The driver then put the car in reverse and ran over the woman's body three times, investigators said.
Hong, of Fort Lee, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police found the Hyundai Sonata, registered to Ann, in Fort Lee a few hours later.
The 26-year-old Ann was arrested Tuesday at a friend's apartment in Flushing, N.Y.
Ann, a native of South Korea, came to the U.S. in 2009 and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
He was carrying a large amount of cash and his passport when he was arrested, leading investigators to believe that he might have been preparing to flee the country, Molinelli said.
Ann is being held on $3 million bail and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
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Hi, I have a '04 WRX that had a high idle problem for a little while today, and the fact that it went away has me stumped, and making it a pain in the ass to diagnose. I'm pretty experienced with working on cars, but this stumps me... the fact that it went away on it's own. I guess that rules out anything physical like a vacuum leak, so I'm thinking maybe the computer was causing it? Today was the first time it's ever happened, but I want to figure this out because it's bothering me, I keep my car in perfect condition.
I was on the parkway today, car running perfectly fine as usual. Then I got caught in a traffic jam (something I experience multiple times a day here, so nothing out of the ordinary for my car). It was an accident that just happened, so it was dead stop and go for about a half hour. After about 10 minutes in the jam, my car started to idle high. It wouldn't drop below 1500rpm. If I revved the engine, it would drop back down to normal for a second, but come back up again. The gas pedal was being VERY sensitive to revving it too. I pulled over and checked for any disconnected vacuum lines, but all was good. I also made sure my floor mat wasn't catching on the accelerator pedal and keeping it from coming back all the way... that's happened to me with other cars in the past.
This was particularly annoying because as everyone here knows, these Subies don't like to shift into first unless your input and output shafts are matched close enough. Well of course, since it was idling at 1500, it was being a ***** to shift from neutral into first, something I had to do about 300 times during the traffic jam. I had to keep muscling it in. I was getting really pissed off, since I was beating the hell out of my syncros and there was nothing I could do about it.
Once I got moving again, it was annoying to upshift, because the RPM pretty much stayed steady every time I clutched in. But then after about 2 minutes of driving, it went back to normal. I haven't been about to recreate the problem.
Wild guess: could this possibly be from overheating? I did notice that it felt hotter than normal under the hood when I opened it. Would the computer raise the RPM slightly in order to circulate more coolant if it's overheating? I was driving on the highway for about 20 minutes, then came to a stop and go situation. Shortly after, it started happening. That would be the ideal time to start overheating. Then after moving for a little while the problem went away, which would make sense, there being more air coming through the radiator.
The thing is, my temp gauge was reading perfectly normal, and the fan was clicking on and off like normal, not staying on like I would expect if it was overheating. And it wasn't overly hot out. It was in the evening, around 55-60F. The only thing that makes me think overheating is how it felt when I opened the hood... other than that there are no signs that point to it.
Unless I'm in the far fetched situation that my radiator fan isn't moving as much air as it should, I ended up in the perfect condition to overheat, and my temp sensor is defective, all at the same time, I think it's not the likely cause. But that's the best guess I could come up with.
Has anyone else had this happen to them and can offer any suggestions?
BTW: the car is completely stock, except for an Injen air intake (I know, I know, but it was already in the car when I bought it ) I know air intakes have caused trouble with these cars in the past, but I think this is one of the few that works well with the car, since it's always run perfectly fine with it. It's the same one that's sold on fastwrx.com, who assures that it doesn't mess with the air/fuel readings.