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Stamp of Disapproval ZINE

"Violence against women is both a consequence of and a cause of inequality between men and women"
Amnesty International

#SOD Navigation:   Stamps of Disapproval and Methods | #SOD Activism Zine | Data Gathering | Project Background

This handy Zine holds all the information you need to start your journey in activism.  Please download the PDF, print off as many copies as you need and follow the instructions below.

There's also a great youtube video on the folding technique for making this zine if you need more help.  Watch it HERE.

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Interesting titbits


The initial toolkit and stencil was produced in a rush to coincide with the United Nations #16 days of Activism in 2014,

I often wondered after,  if the use of the female toilet symbol was a good choice as it stereotyped visual perceptions of women.


A few weeks ago I came across this initiative, It was never a dress, which brilliantly subverts the use of the symbol.

So I now know that all the little toilet women are really super women ! (Which of course we all knew anyway!)
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Good Articles

Whilst I was researching this project, I came across some interesting articles.  This is not a definite list but just some that make interesting reading.
  • If that viral street harassment video shocked you ... you're probably a man, Jessica Valenti, Guardian
  • Make Violence against Women a hate crime, Kathy Ewing, cleavland.com
  • Visualization of Rape Crimes John Burn-Murdoch, , Guarding Article
  • Men tricked into catcalling their own mothers, Erica Buist, Guardian
  • Police Data
  • A overview of Sexulal Offending in England and Wales, Government Website
  • Violence Against Women, Amnesty International
  • Domestic Violence Kills More People Than Wars, Tara Culp-Ressler
  • Violence against Women and Girls, Crime Report, CPS
  • Tackling Gender-Based Violence with Technology, Ceri Hayes
  • Orange Day, United Nations
  • End Violence Against Women, UN Women
  • We record all the killing of women by men.  You see a pattern, Tracy McVeigh and Claire Colley, Guardian
  • What is Gender Based Violence, European institute for Gender Equality
  • Statistics and Origin, Women's Aid Website
  • Violent Crime and Sexual Offences Statistics,  Office for National Statistics.
  • What about violence about men? , White Ribbon Project Australia


I wish I'd thought of this

I'd wish I'd thought of this idea and if I had it wouldn't have been staged.

Although this has been proven to clearly staged,  the concept behind this video was incredibly effective.  A TV crew allegedly identified men that were street harassers of women.  They they got their mothers to dress so their sons would not recognize them, then when they passed their sons in the street, the sons harassed them verbally.  Their reactions were wonderful.  It's a good use of how humour can be utilised in activism.

The video can be viewed here :  Spanish Version (English Version)


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  • News
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    • The Parable of the Leaf Blower
    • The Dyslexic Feminist
    • Outrageous Algorithms [2020]
    • Dissent Module [2020]
    • This Much I'm Worth [2019]
    • Transubstantiation of Knowledge [2018]
    • American Beauty [2018]
    • Small Acts of Violence [2018]
    • The Ancestors [2018]
    • The Monolith [2018]
    • This Much I'm Worth [2017]
    • The Ancestor [2017]
    • Queer is the New Straight [2017]
    • The Awakening [2017]
    • Cocksure [2016]
    • D.O.A.M Series [2014 - 20]
    • The Menses Tapes [2016]
    • This Much I'm Worth [2014 - 2016]
    • A Working Drawing [2016 & 2019]
    • Shad Thames Portraits [2016]
    • Fraught [2015]
    • Banker's Shoes [2015]
    • Manspreading [2015]
    • A5 [2015]
    • Superstar [2014]
    • Stamp of Disapproval [2014]
    • Love, Regret and Death [2014]
    • Grip [2014] >
      • Silhouette in Morris & Co ®
      • Silence in Zoffany 1®
      • Silence in Zoffany 2 ®
      • Playful Tiff in Disney ®
      • Grip in Farrow and Ball ®
      • Sensation in Osborne & Little ®
      • Guerrilla (Tondo)
      • Guerrilla (Cameo)
      • Guerrilla (ARA Sisters)
    • Goldsmiths Paintings [1995] >
      • Painting
      • Clone
      • Rotherhithe St.
    • Monomyth [1997]
    • Clone Series [1994] >
      • Clone I
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