Media

Over the past seven years, YWAT has been featured in a number of media stories (print, audio, and video). We will archive some of those pieces here. This is a work in progress.

CTA Campaign (Sexual Violence & Harassment on Public Transit)

Sexual Harassment on the CTA: Don’t ‘Hey Mama’ Me by Mary Wisniewski (Chicago Sun Times, 6/15/09)

CTA to Creeps: Leave Her Alone by Mary Wisniewski (Chicago Sun Times, 7/16/09)

Survey Shed Light on CTA Harassment by Sarah Marbes (Loyola Phoenix, 9/16/09)

Street Harassment

Morse Avenue Harassment Calls For Action by Dawn Turner Trice (Chicago Tribune, 3/31/04)

Young Women’s Action Team Tackles Violence and Harassment Issues in Rogers Park by Jenna Nagao in the Rogers Park News (June 2004)

Girls Unite to Fight Street Harassment by Cheryl Jackson (Chicago Sun Times, 6/28/04)

Anti-Street Harassment Workshop: How to Organize An Anti-Street Harassment Campaign in Your Community by Amaya Roberson in Off Our Backs (May-June 2005)

Demanding R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Chicago in Teen Voices (Volume15, Issue 1)

Fighting Harassment One Community at A Time by Dana Williams in the Chicago Flame (4/16/07)

Teen Dating Violence

Group Receiving More Calls about Teen Dating Violence by Cheryl Jackson (Chicago Sun Times, 3/16/09)

Prom Event Aims to Curb Teen Dating Violence by Rashanah Baldwin (Chi-Town Daily News, 6/12/09)