Last week on April 7th, a man was sentenced to 120 days of jail for assaulting two gay women in Adams Morgan. From Holla Back DC!, THANK YOU to all of those involved in this case and for taking public sexual harassment seriously. From the United States Attorney’s Office Press Reals release: Virginia Man Sentenced […]
More disturbing news of yet another sexual assault case involving a WMATA employee… Last Thursday, Metro Transit Police Department arrested a MetroAccess driver after investigating a report of a sexual assault involving a MetroAccess customer on January 28 in Prince George’s County. According to the Metro Press Release: Jose Del Castillo, 55, of Gaithersburg, Md., […]
Defend Yourself is offering several self defense classes this spring and summer: Intro to self defense Sunday April 25th 1-4 pm Takoma Park Register by April 13th and pay only $39. It’s 52 after. Sign up with a friend and get $5 off each. Register here. Dealing with street (and other public) harassment (we’ll be […]
Sunday, April 11th: Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc, Unidad Latina, and HBDC! present a screening of Dreamworlds 3: Sex, Desire, and Power in Music Video What: Dreamworlds 3 is a thought-provoking documentary that questions femininity, masculinity, and sexuality in American society as defined in music videos. Writer, editor, and narrator Sut Jhally examines music […]
It’s not every day that our hunches end up on the front page of the Washington Post. Color us shocked when we read the headlines “News of Metro Rapes Delayed.” Wait, weren’t we just campaigning for more transparency from our public transit authorities? Metro spokeswoman Cathy Asato said on Tuesday that the police deliberately withheld […]