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 […]
Location: Ben’s Chili Bowl, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I had just ordered my food, and I was walking with my toddler to sit down at a table. A man came extremely close to me as though he was going to touch me saying “Come here,” and “What’s your name?” I responded, “I am having […]
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 […]
By Ramin Katirai A weekday morning this fall, I was walking back from the mailbox in DC’s Shaw neighborhood when I heard a woman yelling at this dude. At first I couldn’t understand what they were saying, so I slowed down walking and started to listen and watch. He was yelling something like “baby sister […]
Location: Bus stop at University Blvd. and Piney Branch Ave; inbound to Silver Spring, Maryland Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I’ve been harassed a few times on WMATA, but there’s only one time that I went home and cried afterward. I was coming back from the grocery store when a man started to talk to me. I initially didn’t […]