Location: Red line metro, before Brookland Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) A woman approached me and told me that a man was taking a video of my legs with his camera phone. I wore shorts that day; it was hot and I had to push my toddler in his stroller. She told me that he had been filming my […]
What role can bar staff play in ending sexual violence? What techniques do they already use to intervene in uncomfortable or even dangerous situations? How can we learn from each other to add more? These are just a few of the questions we posed during the bystander intervention workshop we conducted Monday with Hank’s Oyster […]
Location: Yellow Line, DC Metro Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was on the Metro last night, coming home by myself. I was seated next to a group of three young men, who were talking to a young woman. Although their attentions would have made me uncomfortable, she appeared to be flirting back, so I didn’t say anything. […]
Location: Bus stop at N. Capitol and Massachusetts Ave. NE (Union Station) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) A clearly mentally ill man was muttering to himself and wandering around the bus stop at N. Capitol and Mass. I walked past him to wait for my bus and he tried to lift up my skirt. I dodged, but he […]
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 […]