Last Sunday, we facilitated a workshop on how to respond to public sexual harassment over at the Lamont Street Collective, an intentional community that has been welcoming local artists and activists, hosting shows, and organizing events in their home for over 40 years. We welcomed one of our newest board members as a participant, along with members of […]
Have you ever been sexually harassed in a bar? Chances are that you have, especially if you’re a woman. In 2015 alone, we heard from 54 of you who were sexually harassed in DC bars and nightclubs. We know this is just the tip of the iceberg. Because of your generous donations, today we and Defend Yourself fully launched […]
This month, CASS staff and volunteers took to the streets to spread messages against sexual violence and reclaim public space. We chalked the streets! It was empowering for those of us who experience street harassment every day to take back the streets, to use art to heal, and to amplify our messages against this most […]
In my last post I described how I became part of CASS — mainly as a supporter of RightRides. For the first two years, I mainly was learning about street harassment and learning how to be a board member. Then, in the summer of 2011, I found a way to put my advocacy and organizing […]
Sometimes people ask me why I’m on the board of CASS, or they want to know why I got involved in this work. I usually tell them it’s because I donate to RightRides and then go on to explain that the program gives free, safe, late night rides to women and LGBTQ folks to help […]