Location: 9th & U in front of Nellie’s Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was on 9th St NW and stopped in front of Nellie’s to call a car. A man exited Nellie’s and bumped into me, knocking me off my balance. I told him assertively not to touch me and he became angry, he yelled […]
Location: 7th and P, playground Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking into the park with my three-year-old, and I kneeled down to talk to him. A man stopped, put his hands on the gate, and stared at us. I looked back at him, and I asked him why he was staring at us. He […]
Location: 12th Street NW between Mass and M Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was in my apartment and taking something out of the oven. A fire truck was outside my apartment building since the fire alarm had been going off for an hour or so. Two firemen had been in the ladder which had been extended […]
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. The month provides a great opportunity to raise awareness about abuse in teen and young adult relationships and promote programs that prevent it – because dating violence is more common than you might think. In fact, girls and young women between the ages of 16 […]
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 […]