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What does our public space mean to us? How can we use art to reclaim it? How does art start conversations, turn bystanders into upstanders, and build movements? These are the questions CASS contemplated during our workshop this past Friday on how to use street art, or “artivism” to address gender-based public sexual harassment and […]

By Meredith Whitfield Here’s the thing about rape culture. It’s scary. It reminds us that sexual assault necessarily involves the dehumanization of victims, and it reminds us how callous the world can be to those who need help. Rape culture’s MO keeps its players largely silent, so it hasn’t overtly reminded us of its unreasonable […]

Location: Grand Central in Adams Morgan, NW DC Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was chatting with a group of friends at the bar when this big guy came up behind me and grabbed my waist, trying to dance. I walked away from him, and he pushed me. Maybe ten minutes later, he walks by again and tries […]

Location: FAA offices, 12th & Maryland, SW Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I’m really surprised to see so much buzz about Liz Gorman’s experience. In my experience, when a woman gets groped, nobody cares. Perhaps the difference is that it happened in public, rather than at the office. You see, when it happens at the office, you can’t talk […]

This piece was originally published by Borderstan, an online news site covering the Dupont-Logan-U Street neighborhoods in Washington, DC. It is republished by CASS with permission from the author.  I’ve lost track of how many bars there are in Borderstan. In the neighborhood, we literally have places to imbibe on every corner. It follows that we […]