Making Spaces Safer: A Guide to Giving Harassment the Boot Wherever You Work, Play, and Gather

by Shawna Potter AK Press 5/14/2019, paperback SKU: 9781849353564   Shawna Potter, singer for the band War On Women, has tackled sexism and harassment in lyrics and on stage for years. Taking the battle to music venues themselves, she has trained night clubs and community spaces in how to create safer environments for marginalized people. Now she’s turned decades of experience into a clear and concise guide for public spaces of all sorts—from art galleries to bagel shops to concert halls—that want to shut down harassers wherever they show up. The steps she outlines are realistic, practical, and actionable. With the addition of personal stories, case studies, sample policies, and no-nonsense advice like “How to Flirt without Being a Creep,” she shows why safer spaces are important, while making it easier to achieve them. Punk passion, candor, and anger get the job done! Reviews: "Every time someone wants me to prove sexism in the scene exists I am not going to tell them about having be