by Laura Saxer
Hollaback! [1] is a movement against sexual street harassment operating on glocal levels: it is spread globally while powered by local activists in urban places. Its mission is to better understand street harassment and to develop innovative strategies to ensure equal access to public spaces.
Hollaback! wants to end street harassment by employing mobile technology.
This site is an exercise in definition and access.
What defines a community?
In the world of ComDev must community always refer to the developing or rural world?
How much broader, or narrower, does the definition become in a physical sense when considering online spaces and virtual communities?
How does access to the Internet affect the definition of virtual communities today?
How can we expand virtual communities to become more inclusive and representative of glocal voices, including physical communities that may be disadvantaged due to geographical location, access to technology or language?
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