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Upcoming:

May 21, 2023: Panelist at two sessions of the Pull-Thru Network and DC Children’s National Hospital Colorectal Center’s regional conference in Arlington, VA

Past:

April 2023: Spoke virtually at an Anti-Street Harassment Week event organized by ChalkBack.
October 2022: Spoke virtually on the Huffington Post Twitter Spaces about rare disease parenting and over 459,000 people “tuned in” live or listened to the recording.
August 2022: Spoke virtually about writing about trauma for an Aspen Institute New Voices writing group.
March 2021: Spoke virtually at the 5 year anniversary event for ChalkBack NYC.
Most talks were cancelled due to COVID-19
April 2020: Spoke virtually to a feminist high school club in NYC
April 2020: Spoke at a global chalkback event for international anti-street harassment week
October 23, 2019: Panelist at the book release of Speaking of Feminism: Today’s Activists on the Past, Present and Future of the U.S. Women’s Movement (UNC Press, 2019), Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW. Washington, D.C., 6-8 p.m. Free and open to the public.
October 3, 2019: Panelist at PeaceCon 2019 at the session “New Frontiers in Peacebuilding,” 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Washington, D.C.
September 19, 2019: Keynote speaker for the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault event for all Maryland college and university leaders, 11:15 a.m., Catsonville, Maryland
JMU talk in March 2019

March 27, 2019: Speaker at JMU’s campus.

(She had a baby in late April 2018 and took a break from traveling/speaking for almost a year.)

June 28, 2018: Speaker (remotely) to the CDC’s working group on sexual violence.
April 15, 2018: MC for the NYC rally against street harassment.
April 4, 2018: Speaker at Georgetown University in DC to the MBA students.
April 3, 2018: Keynote speaker at two campuses of Northampton Community College, PA
Nov. 1, 2017: Speaker to teen writers at the Gaithersburg library, Gaithersburg, MD, 7:15 p.m.
Oct. 7, 2017: Keynote speaker at the annual Critiquing Culture Conference at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Sept. 20, 2017: Speaker for two events at the University of New Hampshire
Aug. 23, 2017: Workshop presenter at Exiger Diligence, 12-2 p.m., Silver Spring, MD
May 12, 2017: Speaker to the Institute for a Democratic Future cohort, Washington, D.C.
April 19, 2017: Speaker to high school students at Broad Run High School in Virginia, 12:45 p.m.
April 18, 2017: Panel speaker at George Mason University’s Career Center + Women’s Studies Department event, 5 p.m., Fairfax, VA
March 21, 2017: Panelist with Safecity at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 2:30 p.m., New York City
March 7, 2017: Speaker to students at Santa Clara University, California, over skype, 5:15 p.m.
February 23 and 24, 2017: Speaker on panels at the UN Women Safe Cities Global Leaders Forum, Mexico City, Mexico
October 19, 2016: Session panelist at HABITAT 3 conference in Quito, Ecuador
September 14, 2016: Panelist at the Global Girls Media forum at George Washington University, D.C.
July 10, 2016: Workshop presenter at the International Summit to End Sexual Violence, Fordham University, NYC
June 3, 2016: Led a workshop on street harassment at AAUW’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
April 16, 2016: Speaker at the Hollaback Bmore and Collective Action for Safe Spaces International Anti-Street Harassment Week Rally, Baltimore, MD, 2-4 p.m.
April 1, 2016: Speaker to a class at St. Louis University (via Skype)
March 30, 2016: Speaker to two classes at University of Mount Union, Alliance, Ohio
March 29, 2016: Keynote speaker on street harassment at University of Mount Union in Ohio
March 16, 2016: Speaker on street harassment at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
March 15, 2016: Panelist at a screening of “The Hunting Ground” at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
December 10-11, 2015: Speaker in Istanbul at a UN conference.
November 16, 2015: Speaker at NYU
November 14: Book signing at the Winchester Book Gallery, Winchester, VA, 4-6 p.m.
November 6, 2015: Speaker at the Elisabeth Irwin High School feminist studies class, NYC, 10 a.m.
November 5, 2015: The NYC book release event for Stop Global Street Harassment: Growing Activism around the World took place at the famous feminist bookstore Bluestockings at 7 p.m.
October 26, 2015: Speaker to a women’s studies class at Duke University, North Carolina (via Skype)
September 30, 2015: Speaker at George Mason University’s Fall for the Books event in Fairfax, VA, 1:30 p.m.
September 17, 2015: The book release event for Stop Global Street Harassment: Growing Activism around the World took place at American University, in Washington, D.C., 7 p.m. Author Holly Kearl was joined by contributing authors Noorjahan Akbar, Lauren McEwen and Patrick McNeil. Read the recap of the event and watch videos.
July 29, 2015: Speaker at the Queer Review release party, 5:30 p.m. at DC9 Nightclub in Washington, D.C. The event was free, goes until 8:30 p.m., and proceeds from drinks will support the Casa Ruby LGBT Community Center.
June 8-10, 2015: As a UN consultant Holly attended and spoke at the UN Women Safe Cities Global Stakeholders Meeting, Delhi, India
May 29, 2015: Co-presenter with staff from Collective Action for Safe Spaces at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, University of Maryland, 10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
April 8, 2015: Speaker at NYU, 7 p.m.
March 31, 2015: Speaker at Susquehanna University, PA, from 6:30 – 7:45 p.m.
March 25, 2015: Speaker at Women’s Resource & Action Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 7 p.m.
March 4, 2015: Speaker at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, 2 – 3 p.m.
February 11, 2015: Speaker at Centennial College, Toronto, Canada
November 18, 2014: Presenter on street harassment to the AAUW McLean (VA) Branch, 7 p.m.
October 4, 2014: Panelist at the Day of the Girl Summit, School of International Service building at American University, DC, 1-2 p.m.
September 10, 2014: Speaker at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
September 8, 2014: Panelist at the AAUW Falls Church (VA) Branch meeting
August 20, 2014: Co-presenter at the National Sexual Assault Conference with Marty Langelan, Pittsburgh, PA
July 4-5, 2014: Co-led the OpEd Project seminar for women leaders of a dozen African and Asian countries in Tanzania.
June 19, 2014: SSH national study release event in Washington, DC
June 6, 2014: Street harassment workshop co-presenter with Collective Action for Safe Spaces at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, University of Maryland, College Park
May 15, 2014: Speaker at a Boys and Girls Club in SE Washington, DC
April 24, 2014: Speaker at Rally Against Rape/Take Back the Night in Arlington, VA, 6:30 p.m.
April 16, 2014: Panelist at the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 7 p.m.
April 9-11, 2014: Speaker about sexual harassment and related issues to campus leaders in Ethiopia, through the State Department
March 27, 2014: Speaker at Montgomery College, Maryland
December 11, 2013: Spoke during the release event for Stop Street Harassment’s Know Your Rights Toolkit.
November 7, 2013: Testified at the Philadelphia City Council Hearing on Street Harassment, at the invitation of Hollaback! Philly. Philadelphia, PA, 10 a.m.
November 6, 2013: Co-hosting an event with Hollaback! Philly at the Wooden Shoe Bookstore to discuss street harassment and Kearl’s new book 50 Stories about Stopping Street Harassers, Philadelphia, PA, 7 p.m.
October 26, 2013: Consultant for AAUW’s one-day Gender Studies Symposium at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, moderated an afternoon panel.
October 18, 2013: Co-present on street harassment with Patrick McNeil and co-facilitate a discussion with him at Gay District, Washington, D.C., 8 p.m.
October 8, 2013: Talk on street harassment for the AAUW Ellicott City (MD) Branch, 6:30 p.m.
August 28, 2013: Workshop presenter at the National Sexual Assault Conference in Los Angeles, CA
August 19, 2013: Speaker on street harassment at Wilkes Barre VAMC Center at 1 p.m., Wilkes Barre, PA
August 12, 2013: Speaker at the International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment Conference, NYC
June 27, 2013: Speaker at New Faces, More Voices, organized by the National Council of Women’s Organizations, 3:30 p.m.
June 10-11, 2013: Workshop presenter at three workshops during the AAUW national convention, New Orleans, LA
June 4, 2013: Speaker at an assembly on street harassment at Elisabeth Irwin High School, NYC
May 31, 2013: Workshop presenter on street harassment at the2013 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
April 6, 2013: Keynote speaker about street harassment and workshop presenter about sexual harassment in schools at the AAUW Ohio State Convention
March 28, 2013: Panelist after a screening of The Invisible War at George Mason University, VA, 4:30 – 7 p.m.
March 21, 2013: Speaker at the AAUW Mount Vernon (VA) Branch’s screening of The Invisible War, 7:15 p.m.
March 20, 2013: Speaker at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
March 6, 2013: Speaking about sexual harassment at school on behalf of AAUW at an event that’s part of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 2:30-4 p.m.
March 5, 2013: Moderating a panel for ActionAid on addressing sexual violence in public spaces, UN Commission on the Status of Women parallel track, 2:30 p.m.
February 13, 2013: Speaker for the AAUW Green Bay (WI) and Appleton (WI) Branches at the YWCA Green Bay
February 12, 2013: Afternoon speaker at a Green Bay, WI, middle school
February 12, 2013: Speaker at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 11:30 a.m.
February 11, 2013: Speaker about sexual harassment in schools at the Minocqua, WI, library, 6:30 p.m.
February 9, 2013: Speaking about AAUW’s Legal Advocay Fund at the AAUW Baltimore (MD) Branch, noon
January 30, 2013: Speaker at a class at Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, NYC
November 9, 2012: Presenting on sexual harassment at schools at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference in Oakland, CA
November 8, 2012: Speaking about sexual harassment in schools at Berkeley’s YWCA, noon
November 7, 2012: Speaking about street harassment at UC Berkeley, CA, 8 p.m.
October 24, 2012, Facilitating the Q&A after a screening of The Invisible War, Cinema Arts Theater, Fairfax, VA. Film starts at 2:15 p.m., Q&A at 3:45 p.m.
October 19, 2012: Keynote Speaker at a Bullying Conference at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
October 18, 2012: Speaking to the AAUW Elgin Area (IL) Branch about sexual harassment in schools
September 25, 2012: Speaker at California State University, Long Beach, 5 p.m.
September 24, 2012: Speaker at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, 7 p.m.
September 19, 2012: Speaker at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, 2 p.m.
August 28, 2012: Speaker at a Democracy in Action meeting in Rapid City, SD
August 23, 2012: Co-presenter at the National Sexual Assault Conference in Chicago, IL
August 18, 2012: Speaker at the We Are Woman Rally in DC, noon-ish (speaker line-up starts at 11 a.m.)
August 15, 2012: Panelist for a discussion about military sexual assault after a screening of The Invisible War, Norfolk, VA, film begins at 7:15 p.m.
June 29, 2012: Co-presenter at the NOW Conference, Baltimore, MD
May 17, 2012: Speaker at the Herndon-Reston AAUW branch picnic, Reston, VA
May 5, 2012: Speaker at George Mason University’s SlutWalk, Fairfax, VA, 2:30 p.m.
April 23, 2012: Speaker at Dickinson College, PA
April 17, 2012: Speaker at an AAUW McLean (VA) meeting, McLean Community Center, 7 p.m.
April 9, 2012: Speaker at UMBC, Maryland, 7 p.m.
March 28, 2012: Speaker at Monmouth University, NJ
March 21, 2012: One of the four speakers at the event Stop LGBQT Harassment, GWU, 5 p.m.
March 19, 2012: One of five speakers at the event “From Cairo to DC: A Discussion on Street Harassment,” YWCA-NCA, 6:30-8 p.m.
March 18, 2012: Co-curator of an art exhibit on street harassment at MOCA DC, open to the public, 3-9 p.m.
March 14, 2012: Speaker at South Lakes High School, Reston, VA, 5 p.m.
March 12, 2012: Speaker to the Anne Arundel (MD) AAUW branch, 7:30 p.m.
March 11, 2012: Speaker at the AAUW Berkeley (CA) Branch, 4 p.m.
March 11, 2012: Speaker at the AAUW San Jose (CA) Branch, 12 noon
March 10, 2012: Speaker at the AAUW Napa County (CA) Branch meeting, 11 a.m.
March 9, 2012: Speaker at Stanford University, CA, Women’s Center,7 p.m.
March 3, 2012: Luncheon speaker at conference on bullying and harassment in schools, co-sponsored by the AAUW Jefferson County (NY) Branch
March 2, 2012: Speaker for two classes at Jefferson Community College, Watertown, NY
March 2, 2012: Speaker at the Campus Conversation session hosted by the presdient of Jefferson Community College, 12:20 p.m., Watertown, NY
March 2, 2012: Speaker at an AAUW fundraising dinner, Watertown, New York, 5:30 p.m.
March 1, 2012: Speaker on sexual harassment in schools at SUNY Potsdam, 9:30 a.m., NY
March 1, 2012: Speaker on sexual harassment on campus, Clarkson University, 2:30 p.m., NY
February 23, 2012: Speaker to the Mount Vernon (VA) AAUW branch.
February 22, 2012: Testified about sexual harassment on the transit system to the DC City Council during the performance oversight hearing of WMATA
February 16, 2012: Speaker at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington, 7 p.m.
February 15, 2012: Speaker during the AAUW Portland (OR) Branch luncheon, Portland, Oregon, noon
February 14, 2012: Speaker at Girls Inc, organized luncheon, Portland, Oregon, 11:30 a.m.
February 14, 2012: Speaker at a Girls Inc meeting, Portland, Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
Feburay 13, 2012: Speaker at Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, 6 p.m.
February, 13, 2012: Speaker for a Portland State University class, 10:30 a.m.
February 11, 2012: Speaker to the Seattle, WA, area AAUW branches, Seattle, WA, 9:30 a.m.
February 2, 2012: Speaker at an after school club for 3rd and 4th graders at Baldwin Elementary School, Manassas, VA
February 1, 2012: Speaker for an Introduction to Women’s Studies course at Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
January 31, 2012: Speaker at Georgetown University for the national release of Men Can Stop Rape‘s new campus bystander program, Reynolds Hall, Kennedy Multipurpose Room, 37th & O Street, Washington, DC, 7 p.m.
December 10, 2011: Speaker at the AAUW Reston-Herndon (VA) Branch Luncheon and Silent Auction
November 17, 2011: Speaker to the AAUW Annandale-Springfield (VA) Branch, Kings Park Library on Burke Lake, VA, 7 p.m.
November 17, 2011: Co-presenter on sexual harassment in schools to the AAUW Capitol Hill Branch, Veterans of Foreign Wars conference room, DC, 12 noon.
November 15, 2011: Panelist at AAUW’s research report release event Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, National Press Club, Washington, DC, 9 a.m.
November 12, 2011: Co-presenter with Holla Back DC! at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, 4 – 5:15 p.m. (“Transforming the Streets: Addressing Public Sexual Harassment Outside the Walls of Women’s Studies”)
October 20, 2011: Panelist for YWCA’s Week Without Violence event, Washington, DC
September 27, 2011: Speaker at the Clearinghouse for Women meeting, Washington, DC, 12 – 1:30 p.m.
September 26, 2011: Speaker at Busboys and Poets with Mandy Van Deven (co-author of Hey, Shorty!), 2021 14th Street, Washington, DC, 6:30 p.m.
September 12, 2011: Speaker at the AAUW Shoreline (CT) Branch meeting, 7 p.m.
August 17, 2011: Moderating panel on SlutWalks, AAUW, 1111 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC, 6 p.m.
August 13, 2011: Speaker at SlutWalk D.C., National Mall, Washington, DC, noon – 3 p.m.
July 21, 2011: Co-presenter with Nuala Cabral (filmmaker, Walking Home), Mandy Van Deven (co-author of Hey, Shorty!), and Rochelle Keyhan (founder, Hollaback Philly), Wooden Shoe Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA, 7 p.m.
June 26, 2011: Co-organizer of DC march against street harassment. Leading a skill share on how to write an op-ed or article on street harassment, 2 p.m.
June 25, 2011: Workshop panelist on campus sexual assault at the National Organization for Women Conference, Tampa, Florida, 4 p.m.
June 22, 2011: Speaker at the WIN Women Opening Doors for Women event dinner “Turn Your Passion into Your Profession: Tips on Getting Published.” Washington, DC, 7 p.m.
June 18, 2011: Facilitating a workshop on Title IX at the AAUW national convention, Washington, DC, 10:15 a.m.
June 17, 2011: Booksigning at the AAUW national convention, Washington, DC, 1-2:30 p.m.
June 16, 2011: Booksigning at the AAUW national convention, Washington, DC, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
May 1, 2011: Title IX Panel moderator the AAUW Michigan State Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 10:15 a.m.
April 30, 2011: Keynote speaker at the AAUW Michigan State Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 9 a.m.
April 19, 2011: Speaker about street harassment at Central Connecticut State University, Copernicus Hall Room 231, 1:40 p.m.
April 18, 2011: Speaker about street harassment at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library, 1 South Country Rd, Brightwaters, NY, 7 p.m.
April 16, 2011: Luncheon speaker at the AAUW New York State Convention, Long Island, New York
April 12, 2011: Speaker about street harassment at the AAUW Makefield (PA) Branch’s annual meeting, Yardley, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
April 11, 2011: Speaker about street harassment at the AAUW Minneapolis (MN) Branch meeting, 2115 Stevens Avenue South, Minneapolis, 2:30 p.m.
April 9, 2011: Speaker about street harassment at the AAUW Wisconsin State Convention at 1 p.m. and workshop facilitator at 1:45
April 7, 2011: Speaker at the University of Illinois, 7 – 9 p.m.
March 20, 2011: Co-organizing the Washington, DC, Community Safety Audit with HollaBack DC!, 3 p.m., as part of International Anti-Street Harassment Day
March 19, 2011: Speaker at the University of Maryland, College Park, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 16, 2011: Speaker at Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA, Women’s Resource Center, 12:30 p.m.
March 15, 2011: Speaker at Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA, Museum Education Room, 5 p.m. — Flier
March 4, 2011: Presenter at the Annual Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Phildelphia, PA, 1-3:15 p.m. & booksigning from 5-7 p.m.
March 3, 2011: Speaking to Graduate Feminists at George Washington University, 5 p.m.
Feb. 24, 2011: Speaker at James Madison University, VA, Miller 1101, 6:30 – 8 p.m. (Flier)
Feb. 22, 2011: Speaker at the Domestic Violence Task Force Meeting of the Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stinger
Feb. 2, 2011: Speaker at the Illinois Institute of Technology, 1 p.m. – Cancelled due to blizzard conditions
Feb. 1, 2011: Speaker at Northern Illinois University, Heritage Room in the Holmes Student Center, 7-9 p.m. (Flier) – Canelled due to blizzard conditions
Jan. 14, 2011: Talk with CHAMPS group at UCIrvine, 11:45 a.m.
Jan. 13, 2011: Book talk at UC Irvine, 8 p.m.
Jan. 13, 2011: Speaker at a stalking awareness panel at University of California, Irvine, 5-8 p.m.
Dec. 14, 2010: Stop Street Harassment book giveaway and chat about street harassment during AAUW’s Cocktails and Convos at Nage, Washington, DC, 5 – 7 p.m.
Dec. 11, 2010: Panelist on Hollaback’s webinar Demystifying the OpEd, noon EST
Nov. 23, 2010: Panelist at the 3rd International Conference on Women’s Safety, Delhi, India
Nov. 13, 2010: Book signing at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Denver, CO, 12:15 p.m.
Nov. 11, 2010: Workshop co-presenter with SAFER at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Denver, CO, 10:25 a.m.
Oct. 28. 2010: Testifying at a public hearing about street harassment, 1 p.m., 14th floor committee room at 250 Broadway, NYC
Oct. 21-22, 2010: Talks at the University of Iowa. The talk open to the community is Oct. 21, 7 p.m., 100 Philips Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Oct. 16, 2010: Talk at the Library of the University of Alaska, Anchorage, 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 14, 2010, Talk at University of California, Santa Barbara, 4 p.m.
Oct. 13, 2010: Book talk at Village Books, Pacific Palisades, CA, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12, 2010: Talk with Los Angeles area AAUW members, Pasadena, CA, 7 – 9 p.m.
Oct. 10, 2010: Talk with Stockton area AAUW members, 2 p.m., Dameron Hospital Annex, 445 West Acacia Street, Stockton, CA
Oct. 9, 2010: Talk with San Jose area AAUW branches, 1:30 p.m., 1165 Minnesota Ave., San Jose, CA
Oct. 8, 2010: Panelist at Santa Clara University Women and Gender Studies 30th anniversary event, 4 – 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 10, 2010: New York City Book Release Event at Bluestockings bookstore, 7 p.m.
Washington, DC, Book Release Event at George Washington University, September 2, 2010, 5 p.m. EDT
Author talk at Garden City Library, Garden City, UT, August 4, 2010, at 4 p.m.
Speaker at Walter Reed Medical Center, July 19, 2010.
Workshop co-presenter with Holla Back DC! at the AAUW-NASPA National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, College Park, MD, June 4, 2010.
Workshop presenter and keynote speaker at AAUW Oregon State Convention, Portland, OR, April 24, 2010.
Speaker at AAUW National Equal Pay Day Mixer in San Deigo, CA, April 20, 2010

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