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Will you be in the GW area tomorrow? Are you a student who needs a study break? Come by our table, meet us, and support HBDC! Make a small donation for our future programing, pick up some delicious homemade treats, and receive information on street harassment and ways to address the problem. When: December 1oth […]

A few months ago we interviewed Nijla and Monique about their documentary on street harassment, BACK UP! Concrete Diaries.  This Friday we are excited to see it at Docs In Progress, which will be screening  BACK UP! at their “Works in Progress” series!  There will be a feedback session with the audience  following the screening. […]

Yesterday night was fantastic!  Considering the rain, we had a great turnout of supporters of this new venture.  Although our private balcony at Cafe Citron was lovely, it was loud.  Therefore, we weren’t able to give our ten minute speech we prepared, but we promised to put it up on the blog. “Thank you all […]

From time to time, we will spotlight different activities and events happening around the DC Metro area related to gender based public sexual harassment. With spring in the air, we are getting more submissions on being harassed. Like our Asheville sisters illustrate in a graphic (using a graph!), “When the heat goes up, so does […]

Imagine leaving a club and being attacked because of what you look like.  It seems so common place to never have your gender questioned.  It happens to many folks around the world and on our own soil.  Being attacked because you are a woman, a queer man, or trans happens every.single.day.  It is an extreme […]