We did it! Today, moved by your stories and your advocacy, the D.C. Council funded the Street Harassment Prevention Act! Thank you for speaking out, for sharing your #MeToo stories, and for refusing to back down. Together, we ensured that the first-ever legal definition of street harassment in the U.S. is broad and inclusive of the experiences […]
February 27th marks one year since GiGi Thomas, a DC-based Black trans human rights advocate, was put on trial for taking the actions she needed to survive. Since the conviction, GiGi has been denied access to hormones and told that she needed a new prescription from an endocrinologist before she could be given these necessary […]
Our annual report is out! 2017 might get a bad rep, but at CASS, we saw our community’s resilience and strength put to the test, and together we rose to the challenge. We’re proud of what we’ve been able to build together over the past year—and we’re […]
Earlier this month, our policy team co-hosted a community event in Ward 8 with Grassroots DC to talk about street harassment, gendered violence, and ways we can make change in our community: starting with the Street Harassment Prevention Act (affectionately called SHPA). The event included a screening of Triggered: Street Harassment and Rape Culture in […]
CASS has made a big impact over the past five years. We’ve been working to create a DC where the seemingly impossible is possible: where bartenders readily intervene to stop harassers, where men teach each other the importance of emotional labor, where communities create safety for each other. But did you know that we’re operating with […]