All posts tagged #SpeakUp

#SpeakUp: Alexandria Beech

#SpeakUp: Alexandria Beech

(Photo credit Jody Christopherson. This interview series features Shaun B. Fauntleroy in conversation with the artists of #SpeakUp. Learn more here, RSVP here, and tell the world you’re coming here.) Why did you get involved with #StandUp? I like the artists and theater involved, and it’s an important topic in a city with so many cultures that need to negotiate daily…

#SpeakUp: Nicole Pandolfo

#SpeakUp: Nicole Pandolfo

(This interview series features Shaun B. Fauntleroy in conversations with the artists of #SpeakUp. Learn more here, RSVP here, and tell the world you’re coming here.) Why did you get involved with #StandUp? Because I am tired of accepting violence on a multi-daily basis. Street harassment is anything from pressing a groin into your hip deliberately on a crowded subway…

#SpeakUp: Nandita Shenoy

#SpeakUp: Nandita Shenoy

(This interview series features Shaun B. Fauntleroy in conversations with the artists of #SpeakUp. Learn more here, RSVP here, and tell the world you’re coming here.) Why did you get involved with #StandUp? Because you and Sol asked me! What do you want people to take away from #StandUp? I want people to realize how common harassment is…

#SpeakUp: The Street Harassment Plays

#SpeakUp: The Street Harassment Plays

(Post by Shaun B. Fauntleroy. Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Shaun in Flux’s Understand Our Ground.) Earlier this spring, a man walked up to me on a subway platform, complimented me rather aggressively, and then punched me repeatedly when I didn’t respond favorably. It happened during a rather hectic period in my life so I didn’t…

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