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Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.43,0:00:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 24 years old when my friend
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.38,0:00:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samuel Carter looked me in the eye and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.81,0:00:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You live in a different New York city than I do."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.15,0:00:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sam and I had grown up together,\N we went to college together,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.18,0:00:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we lived in New York together.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.16,0:00:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unlike me, Sam had never\N been hissed at on his way to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.64,0:00:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He never had somebody try\Nand rub up against him
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.14,0:00:46.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a crowded subway car,\Nand he never had
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.21,0:00:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a stranger walk up to him and tell him that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.09,0:00:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they wanted to bleep him in his bleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.32,0:00:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nope. Sam was a dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.78,0:00:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sam was a dude alright and when he told me that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.88,0:00:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he lived in a different New York City than I did,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.62,0:01:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that he was probably right,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.30,0:01:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was so infuriating to both of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.76,0:01:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Sam and I, along with five of our friends,\N resolved to change that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.59,0:01:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was 2005, and we'd recently heard\N the story of Tau Nguyen.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.84,0:01:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tau was riding the New York city subway
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.71,0:01:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when an older man\Nsat down across from her,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.78,0:01:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pulled out his penis,\Nand started to masturbate.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.19,0:01:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tau, pulled out her cell phone camera,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.84,0:01:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she turned the lens off of her,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.14,0:01:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right back onto him and took his picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.04,0:01:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She put it up on Flickr,\Nthe photo sharing website,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.20,0:01:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it created a city-wide conversation\Nabout public masturbation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.74,0:01:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She tried to give it to the police\N but they wouldn't even file a report.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.58,0:01:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What Tau did was a game changer\Nand we were
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.70,0:01:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so inspired by her work.\NWe thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.61,0:01:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why don't we create a blog?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.71,0:01:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that everyone can do what Tau Nguyen did.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.77,0:01:55.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We called it 'Hollaback'\Nand accepted stories
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.03,0:01:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and photos of street harassment\Nfrom around New York city.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.77,0:02:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But almost immediately,\Nwe were inundated with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.66,0:02:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,requests from around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.45,0:02:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People wanted us to bring 'Hollaback'\Nto their town.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.50,0:02:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They said that street harassment \Nwas a problem everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.54,0:02:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They wanted us to be the craigslist\Nof street harassment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.45,0:02:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accepting stories and photos\Nfrom all around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.26,0:02:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we knew, that if you really wanted
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.54,0:02:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the world\Nyou couldn't just have a blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.15,0:02:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You needed local,\Non-the-ground activism to go with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.38,0:02:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we figured out a way to take our model
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.38,0:02:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give it away.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.04,0:02:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'm proud to announce we're in 62 cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.57,0:02:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 25 countries in 12 different languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.12,0:02:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now we're growing to address
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.44,0:02:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sexual harassment on college campuses too.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.11,0:02:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.15,0:02:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Street harassment is not a new problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.21,0:02:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has probably existed since the advent of streets. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.42,0:02:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And efforts to address it are not new either.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.74,0:03:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 1920s there was an effort\Ncalled 'The Anti-flirt Club'.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.27,0:03:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Terrible branding, but it was.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.12,0:03:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the 1970s there was\Nan effort with the feminist movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.82,0:03:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They brought it into the limelight again.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.26,0:03:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what is new today is the solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.59,0:03:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never before have we been able\Nto document our stories
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.50,0:03:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of street harassment on-the-go,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.27,0:03:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and never before have our stories\Nmattered so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.32,0:03:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With mobile apps, blogs, and social media
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.31,0:03:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stories were amplified\Nto thousands within minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.07,0:03:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is allowing us to build \Nmovements faster than ever before.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.37,0:03:35.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in 2013, we'll take our free iphone,\Nandroid apps
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.57,0:03:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will relaunch them in New York city.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.44,0:03:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you share your story\Nwith 'Hollaback' in New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.64,0:03:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll also be able to make\Nan official complaint and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.09,0:03:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,documentation with\Nthe New York city government.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.76,0:03:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.39,0:03:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It'll make New York the first city in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.06,0:03:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to document street harassment\Nand we'll use that data
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.47,0:04:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to better target the problem\Nof street harassment,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.90,0:04:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to build support for education \Nand awareness-building campaigns.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.70,0:04:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a solution that would have been\N technologically impossible, only 5 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.54,0:04:16.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if it works, we'll take it\Nand we'll scale it internationally
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.90,0:04:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,providing legitimacy and relief for millions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.70,0:04:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the apps are just one piece of the puzzle.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.47,0:04:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the social media world\Nwhere everyone has followers,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.79,0:04:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,followers become the new leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.27,0:04:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 'Hollaback' we have trained\N over 200 activists around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.80,0:04:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've given them our platform,\Nour apps, our blogs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.12,0:04:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our social media,\Nand we've worked with them,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.65,0:04:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to localize the movements\Nto their communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.82,0:04:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we have built\Na powerful global movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.44,0:04:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like all global movements,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.98,0:04:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't always agree on how\N street harassment's gonna end.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.63,0:04:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we do always agree that it must end.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.43,0:05:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what we've seen is that the leaders with
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.25,0:05:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the least amount of access to power\Nare the ones
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.08,0:05:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are most attracted\Nto this model of movement building.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.11,0:05:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our site leaders are 90% under the age of 30,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.24,0:05:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're 44% lesbian,\Ngay, bisexual or transgender,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.48,0:05:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a third are people of color,\N and a quarter of them have disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.49,0:05:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Under their leadership\Nare sites in Istanbul, Croatia,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.19,0:05:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Poland have released a ground-breaking
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.74,0:05:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,research on street harassment.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.72,0:05:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our site in Edinburgh\Nhas had the Scottish parliament
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.52,0:05:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,issue a motion and support of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.72,0:05:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And 'Hollaback' Philly will soon\N be getting anti-harassment ads.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.23,0:05:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, online movement building\Nand online activism,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.20,0:05:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not just about\Nmaking it easier to share a petition
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.60,0:05:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to tell your story to your friends or
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.03,0:05:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell your friends\Nabout a cause that you care about.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.35,0:05:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Online activism is about bringing solutions
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.37,0:05:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to problems that used to be considered hopeless.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.08,0:06:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's about bringing a platform\N to leaders who used to be ignored.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.52,0:06:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is a tremendous win.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.55,0:06:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.63,0:06:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)