A lot of the harassment submissions we receive are incidents that took place on or around public transit and in taxis. For many of us, it can feel like a gauntlet trying to get from point A to point B. Your stories are our daily fuel to keep working to find new and creative solutions […]
On Sunday, Collective Action for Safe Spaces took to the streets — or at least the Circle — to help kick off the Second Annual Meet Us On The Street: International Anti-Street Harassment Week (April 7-13). Joined by Stop Street Harassment, FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture (which rallied lots of participation for its new photo project on consent), the DC Rape Crisis […]
On Thursday, February 27th, CASS was honored to attend the Women’s Information Network’s (WIN) Young Women of Achievement Awards (YWA), in which two of its staff members — co-founder and Executive Director Chai Shenoy and Director of Programs and Policy, Julia Strange — were recognized for their achievements in the field of Service/Nonprofit Advocacy. According […]
We at CASS are proud to announce that our amazing co-founder and executive director, Chai Shenoy, has won a 2012 Activist Award from the Washington Peace Center! This Thursday, December 8, Chai will be honored by the Washington Peace Center, along with 8 other local activists, for the work she has done to fight public […]
CASS is pleased to announce we are part of the host committee for District Karaoke Against Domestic Violence, 12/5 at Policy Lounge on 14th St, NW! District Karaoke, DC’s only team-based karaoke league, is proud to sponsor a pay-for-performance fundraiser that will help raise awareness and money to benefit the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV). All proceeds will […]