Our work seeks to uplift communities and people whose identities are disproportionately impacted by public gendered harassment. CASS affirms its commitment to centering the experiences of those who have been historically denied, neglected, or fully excluded by mainstream anti-violence feminist organizations, specifically Black women and nonbinary people, trans folks, queer folks, Muslims, women of color, Native women, two-spirit people, immigrants, people experiencing homelessness, sex workers, disabled people, and those who are all of the above*. This commitment includes challenging intra-gender violence like that of white women against women of color or cis women against trans women.
Healing, justice, and safety solutions will look different for different communities. By elevating the voices and experiences of people frequently pushed out of the mainstream anti-violence conversation, CASS aims to prioritize the needs of people who live at intersections of multiple identities, and bring innovative, nuanced approaches to the forefront of the movement. In centering the experiences of marginalized communities, CASS seeks to broaden the public understanding of the problem of harassment, develop comprehensive solutions that meet the unique needs of different communities, and build an anti-violence movement that supports everyone.
*CASS recognizes that this list is not exhaustive of all of the identities a person may hold at any given time but that these identities are examples of communities often neglected by mainstream anti-sexual harassment and anti-violence work.