Location: 16th St. and Floral St., Washington, D.C. Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) On Saturday afternoon, a man attempted to attack me while I was out running. As I passed him, he began to aggressively catcall me, using very derogatory terms. I gave him a dirty glance to show that I did not find his comments amusing and […]
Just this year, we’ve heard stories from 54 people who were sexually harassed in DC bars and nightclubs. We know that’s just the tip of the iceberg. That’s why we partnered with Defend Yourself to develop our Safe Bars program. While we’re advocating for policy solutions to make DC nightlife safer, we’re training bar staff to use bystander […]
Today DC is decked out in purple for Purple Thursday, an awareness day organized by the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV). We at CASS are lending our support because we believe that street harassment and domestic violence are intrinsically linked. 1) Victim-blaming is rampant in both. “Why didn’t she leave?” is a common question people ask […]
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is in the process of redesigning a national survey on stalking. The questions, developed with input from an expert panel, need to be tested before they can be used in a survey, so the U.S. Census Bureau is seeking victims/survivors of stalking to participate in an interview between early […]
Sloane Tucker, a sophomore at the GW Corcoran School of Art, is working on an analog photography project featuring women and men and quotes of their worst cat calls/verbal comments/experiences. She is looking to photograph as many individuals as possible to show how street harassment affects people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, and races–and CASS is partnering […]