After four years with CASS, and three years in the role of Executive Director, I am stepping out of my role to make space for exciting new leadership! I am so grateful for all that CASS has given me. When I first joined CASS’s Board of Directors in 2014, I was a new mom and […]
Collective Action for Safe Spaces joins in solidarity with and pledges our support to survivors sharing their lived experiences in Baltimore. Ever since an anonymous group of Black women came forward with troubling stories about a grassroots leader in their city, they have been retaliated against in ways that are dehumanizing, threatening, antagonizing, and daunting. […]
The following statement is in response to the incident described in this article. On behalf of the Sex Workers’ Advocates Coalition, we are deeply concerned about this incident and grateful to see some comments promoting an end to criminalization as a strategy for building safety. Since the passage of two harmful federal laws this spring, […]
We did it: In an enormous victory for DC’s #MeToo movement, the Street Harassment Prevention Act (SHPA) PASSED today! Moved by your stories and your advocacy, the D.C. Council passed SHPA — landmark legislation that embodies our belief that everyone in our city should be able to navigate their daily lives, walk down the street, […]
On Monday, May 21st, a Black woman, whose name has not yet been released, was assaulted by two Metro Transit Police officers at Fort Totten metro. They pushed her to the ground, held her down, pressed a taser to her back while threatening her, and ripped her shirt — exposing her chest — during the […]