This is Nona. As a black transwoman who has engaged in sex work to survive, Nona has too many gaps in her resume and faces too much discrimination to find stable work and proper housing. She’s part of a community that’s more likely to experience homelessness and more likely to face sexual and gender-based harassment […]
If you attended last week’s Lights, Camera, Collective Action! at Room & Board, chances are you got a taste (pun intended) of how delicious fundraising can be. Be it a piece of &pizza, chicken-lime skewers from the crew at Corcoran Caterers, an array of Cava Mezze dips or delicious brownies courtesy of Nourrie Cuisine, there […]
“A world without street harassment is a world illuminated.” – Nima Veiseh, featured artist. Here at CASS, we believe in the power of words to change worldviews. Words like those above inspire hope for a vision of what our city, country, and world can look like. But sometimes, words are not enough. The tagline […]
This month, CASS staff and volunteers took to the streets to spread messages against sexual violence and reclaim public space. We chalked the streets! It was empowering for those of us who experience street harassment every day to take back the streets, to use art to heal, and to amplify our messages against this most […]
In addition to being International Guitar Month, National Welding Month, and National Pecan Month, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the second week of April is Anti-Street Harassment week. It’s a time to honor the experiences of survivors and think about how we can all work to create a safer community. What do we […]