It’s that time of year again — Safe Space Jam time! On Thursday, May 2nd, join Collective Action for Safe Spaces for our annual celebration of our work and accomplishments together over the past year to build safe public spaces for everyone. This year, we’ve got lots to celebrate, including the decriminalization of fare evasion in DC, […]
Earlier this month, the razor-making corporation Gillette released an ad that drew the ire of many of its past customers. The two-minute commercial first shows men and boys sexually harassing women, mansplaining to their coworkers and bullying others. Then, the narrator intones that “something has changed” and that “there will be no going back” — […]
2018 was a whirlwind, but we made it, y’all! From attempted Muslim bans to family separations at the border, from this administration making it harder for student survivors to access safety and support to the continued targeting and criminalization of Black folks, 2018 TRIED IT. We stood with every survivor who said #MeToo and we […]
The first time I was sexually assaulted, I was eight. The first time a man I didn’t know commented on my body in a sexualized way, I was nine. I didn’t know that what I was experiencing had a name, or that other people experienced it too. Like many other experiences of trauma, I believed […]
October has been a busy month for CASS as we work to make D.C. safe for everyone. Here’s a peek at what our policy team has been up to, and some ways you can take action before the end of the month: Canvassing for safety beyond police: Last weekend, we held the first of two […]