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Location: Silver Spring, MD Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I wrote a few months back about a case of exposure I was unfortunate enough to witness back in November on the Red Line. Since then, I’ve followed the CASS Facebook Page and I read as many of the stories I can – they infuriate me. Street harassment had […]

Location: Bus stop for the 31/32/34 buses; Wisconsin Ave at Tenleytown Circle Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was walking past a bunch of commuters on my way down Wisconsin Avenue around 8:30 AM, and a man standing next to the busstop (sic) caught my attention by saying, “Hey lady!” When I looked over, he continued, “I’d love […]

This piece was originally published on Everyday Feminism. Republished by CASS with permission. I used to think that that sexual harassment in public was so entrenched, such a part of the fabric of our culture, that it was unchangeable. All I could do to address it was to cope – walk fast; avoid eye contact; pretend […]

Originally published on Everyday Feminism and re-published by CASS with permission. Picture this: it’s a beautiful, sunny Fathers’ Day in Washington, DC. A million flowers in bloom line the sidewalk I walk down toward a friend’s barbecue, talking to my dad on the phone. But before I can say “Happy Fathers’ Day,” I hear “You’re so […]

Location: 23rd & I, NW DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking up 23rd street approaching I st, outside the JBKO GW dorm and was passing by two young men. It was summer and I was in short shorts. One of them said something along the lines of, “Damn miss, if you don’t got a man, let me know!” […]