You know what sucks? Get­ting yelled at on the street (unless it’s some­one yelling “Hey Welling­ton­ista, you’re awe­some, come and have some free drinks in my bar if you like” in a non-threat­en­ing way. Please do that). So Hol­laback! wants to do some­thing about it.

We’ve got your back! 

Hol­laback! is an inter­na­tion­al move­ment to end street harass­ment through web and mobile tech­nol­o­gy. We col­lect sto­ries and expe­ri­ences of street harass­ment from women and LGBTQ folks in a safe and share­able way so that we can break the silence around this form of gen­der-based vio­lence and have each oth­er’s backs.

Now Hol­laback is com­ing to Welling­ton, and to cel­e­brate their launch, the Welling­ton Young Fem­i­nists’ Col­lec­tive is throw­ing a par­ty at Hap­py on August 13. The gig fea­tures soul lady Moana Ete, elec­tro folk act porce­lain­toy and eight-piece all-girl won­der band the Sis­ters of St Ruperts­berg, and it’s $10 on the door. Woo haa!