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Location: 14th & Harvard St NW (Columbia Heights) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I want to preface this entry by explaining two things: firstly, I am a straight male and have experienced street harassment…possibly one time in my entire life; secondly, I am not writing about one incident, but many experiences that I am privy to secondarily because I […]

By Renee Davidson I came to Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS) in 2012 because I was sick of street harassment. I had moved to DC after graduating college, and street harassment became less of an infrequent nuisance and more of a daily onslaught. I was street harassed when I was wearing work clothes at […]

It’s scary, complex and overwhelming to respond when you’re sexually assaulted on public transit — even when you thought you’d be prepared. By Jen Corey “I was just molested on the train and I didn’t do anything to stop it.” That’s the text I sent to [my friend and fellow CASS board member] Paula last […]

How one day when I was 17 led me to stop being silent and start speaking out against street harassment. By Lauren McEwen I was 17, and I’d spent the perfect day with my then-boyfriend for his birthday. After a while, it was time for him to go meet his family for birthday dinner. He didn’t […]

Location: Fort Totten Metro Station – Green/Yellow Line Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) As I was walking down the metro platform (after leaving training for volunteering at a rape crisis center no less), a man felt the need to tell me he was going to “eat my pussy” and that he was sure I “must be very wet.” When […]