It’s 2016. DC public schools offer classes on healthy relationships of which a few lesson plans discuss public sexual harassment and assault. WMATA and area transportation agencies have cutting edge public service announcements addressing bystander accountability and perpetrator consequences for sexual harassment and assault. To get a liquor license, bars and restaurants are strongly encouraged to […]
By Allison Elder In the last year, we have seen some good efforts at by the Washington Area Metro Transit Authority (WMATA) and the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) to address the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the DC public transit system. Some notable accomplishments were listed in this article written by Stop […]
For those who don’t know, let’s be clear: It is hard to report the crime of groping to police. You know why? Because many victims of groping may internalize the crime as petty and not as big a deal as other physical assaults. Another reason why? Well, because there is a theme in our communities […]
With two years and some months under our belt, we are growing up. Many of you told us that you wanted Holla Back DC! to be doing more–more trainings, more outreach, more ways to address to public sexual harassment and assault. We heard you. We worked with different activists, organizations, and community members to design […]
Editor’s Note: The below is an opinion piece. The big feminist debate over the past few past months has been: to slut walk or not to slut walk. There have been opinion pieces on all major feminist outlets, alternative media and even some mainstream outlets showcasing differing opinions of what these SlutWalks mean to the […]