Thank you for considering contributing to Use Your Ears. Use Your Ears is a public art project that uses handmade textile ears as symbols of listening, responsibility, and collective action. The project began as a response to violence against women, but its ambition is larger than awareness alone. It asks a simple question: What would it look like if we truly listened? Over the coming months, hundreds of handmade ears have appeared throughout Amsterdam. Some hang from poles,

There is no denying that violence against women is a global epidemic. Most people already know this. They are aware of it. But how deep does this awareness go? And what comes after it? This toolkit is not a list of rules or a promiss of easy answers. It is an invitation to practice listening differently, and to discover how small, everyday actions can help build a world with less violence against women. Listen Awareness Many women spend a significant part of their lives manag