Location: Metropolitan Branch Trail and R Street, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was just biking on the MBT. On the trail, a block north of R St, there was a man standing on the trail masturbating. He was doing this on my way riding northbound and later when I was biking southbound again […]
Last month, a group of women-identifying cyclists from the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) gathered in the basement of the Petworth public library to attend CASS’s street harassment workshop. While cycling can be fun and empowering, it can also be frustrating and even down right scary. CASS’s workshop introduced prevention and empowerment strategies that could be used […]
DC resident and year-round cyclist Anastasia Kolobrodova is organizing an all-women’s alleycat to take place in DC on International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8th! And if that couldn’t get any better, the proceeds benefit CASS! According to Anastasia, the goal of the women-only alleycat is to get more women interested, comfortable and confident with urban cycling while learning about […]
Last week, we partnered with Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s (WABA) Women & Bicycles group to conduct a free workshop on facing street harassment while biking. We spent the evening with around 30 fabulous lady cyclists, sharing our expertise on responding to street harassment, being an active bystander, and mobilizing your community to prevent public sexual harassment and […]
This Saturday, October 19, over 250 women are expected to participate in “19th Amendment Alleycat,” or what might be the District’s first all-women alleycat. Organized by two women bikers who are active in the city’s cycling community, the grassroots event aims to help women feel comfortable and confident on the DC streets, especially when faced […]