Sexual comments, leering, groping and public masturbation: sexual harassment happens a lot on public transportation in Washington, DC. Collective Action for Safe Spaces/Holla Back DC! has been tracking and speaking out on this issue for three years. Now we’re doing something more – testifying. And we need your help. We need people to testify with […]
Have you been wanting get involved with Collective Action for Safe Spaces? Then attend our first info session meetup on February 4th! Where: Bread Brew (bonus: Bread and Brew is donating 10% of the proceeds to CASS!) When: 3pm-4:30pm What: Find out how you can get involved with us to make DC a safer place […]
We are super excited to be one of the co-sponsors for Meet Us on the Street: International Anti-Street Harassment Week, which is a program of Stop Street Harassment. During the third week of March (March 18-24), all the amazing and activists working to hard to fight street harassment and individuals around the world will join […]
I’m submitting this as a witness, rather than a person at whom harassment was directed, and I’m looking for some input from the Hollaback community. (For context, I am a man.) I was taking the red line home from work and witnessed a man talking to/hitting on a woman who was clearly uncomfortable not interested. […]
There are some exciting things happening here at HBDC! and we are expanding our board in order to build our capacity. Are you passionate about ending gender-based violence in the DC metro area? Do you want to get more involved with us and become a part of a growing organization? Then this is the perfect […]