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Location: G8 bus stop at 11 & M Street NW (towards Avondale) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) This happened several years ago. I was sitting in the bus shelter at 11th and M Streets NW in the dark at roughly 8:00pm. A man was sitting next to me. Another man walked over and started unlocking a bicycle near the […]

Location:  11th & P street (Logan Circle) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking back from school and there were two men stood on bus stop, one of them calls out: “Hey beauty, chica bonita (because I’m hispanic), beauty…” and I said to myself: It’s one more! I’ve had this kind of experience almost every day. Emphases by CASS. […]

Location: P Street NW and 14th (Logan Circle) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) In this instance, a panhandler who had called out to me before decided to follow me from his spot in front of the hardware store to my office (from P and 14th NW to Rhode Island and 14th NW), staying behind/beside me while asking […]

Location: Petworth and Logan Circle; on the street and also at my place of work. Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was attacked twice within 3 days. On Sunday evening around 7:00 pm I was walking home from the bus stop in my neighborhood when a man started following me. He was yelling at me angrily, telling […]

Location: Whole Foods P St. NW (Logan Circle) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) After yesterdays One Billion Rising rally, I was walking around with a large sign I had gotten there and wanted to bring home. I went to Whole Foods to grab some dinner before meeting up with some friends for an Un-Valentine’s hang out. As […]