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Location: Georgia-Ave Petworth Metro Station Time: Day Time (9:30A-3:30P) I was waiting on the metro platform for the greenline to my job in Chinatown one Tuesday morning a few weeks ago. I was propped up against a pillar minding my own business, listening to my ipod when a man approached me. I ignored him and […]

Location: Metro system Time of Harassment: Unknown A man had asked my grandfather for money so he could get onto the subway. We had no change, so we apologized and said no. Minutes later, while stepping into the subway, the same man walked by, and slapped my ass. I can deal with cat-calls, wolf whistles, whatever. It’s […]

Location: Metro train – Green Line near Mt Vernon Square/Convention Center Time of Harassment: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was sitting down watching a movie on my phone, in a fairly crowded metro so there were people standing near me. I glanced up just before Mt. Vernon Sq because a woman was motioning for me to get up. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2012 For more information, contact: Chai Shenoy, cofounder chai@collectiveactiondc.org DC METRO STATIONS ROLL OUT ANTI-HARASSMENT PSAs IN RESPONSE TO CAMPAIGN BY COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SAFE SPACES (CASS) Over the past two weeks, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) has rolled out an Anti‐Harassment Public Service Announcement (PSA) Campaign featuring 40 advertisements […]

After swinging from the overhead bars (front to back of the car on the redline), guy cornered me in a seat behind partition glass. As I tried to leave the seat, he physically blocked me and pushed me back into the seat. After punching, kicking, and cursing at him, he finally let me out of […]