As always, we encourage people to share their stories with us via our share your story form, or on the hashtag #NopeDC. Stories will be shared publicly on social media and on our My Streets, Too blog (with your initials, not your full name) to help to inform our policy and programmatic activities to keep our city safer […]
@wmata employee parked at Marriott metro center catcalling women from his @wmata vehicle. A bystander intervened and @wmata employee shouted at him to “bring his bitch ass over here.” — Vicki Eick (@VickiEick) February 2, 2018 This intimidating sight is the first thing you see as you approach the fare gates at Anacostia. More cops […]
Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Location:Southern Avenue Station Bus Bay I’m sexually harassed on a near-daily basis as I walk through the Southern Avenue bus bay to get to the metro station, but today was out of the ordinary. Two guys walked past me; one made some comment directed at me that I didn’t hear, and […]
Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Location: Between McPherson Sq and Metro Center I’m 5 months pregnant and was happy to find one empty seat on the metro train. I sat down next to a man who promptly started rubbing himself over his jeans. Submitted 11/23/16 by “BL” Do you have a personal experience with public harassment […]
This month, a new series of anti-harassment PSAs launched on the Metro and Metrobus system. The project is a collaboration between Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS), Stop Street Harassment, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Now, more than ever, our work to build safe public spaces is critical. Within the past few […]