Attention DC! There’s a new safe space resource in town, and we at CASS couldn’t be more excited about it! Last month, RAINN partnered with Street Harassment (SSH) and Defend Yourself to launch the National Street Harassment Hotline. The hotline is modeled after RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline. Same trained, confidential, toll free advice in English and Spanish, except […]
“Every time you see me, you want to harass me,” Eric Garner told police before he was killed. Philando Castile had been pulled over by the police 52 times before the night he lost his life. But there was no uproar about these incidents of harassment. There’s no place to report it. Harassment is not […]
Continuing the momentum from our work to make DC safer for Muslim communities, CASS participated in the “Fast With DC Muslims” project, a one-day campaign to fast in solidarity and stand up against anti-Muslim discrimination. The event, organized by the DC Office of Human Rights, brought together over 300 DC residents. Some facts via the […]
We are really excited to participate in Capital Pride this year, supporting safe spaces for *all.* Come stop by our booth on Sunday, or march with us in the parade today! We’ll be at our booth from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Sunday and we need two people at any given time. Sign up here! […]
Because you gave, because you joined us for our fundraising happy hour, because you tweeted and took selfies, because you shared our campaign, Collective Action for Safe Spaces raised more than $10,000 through our #DoMore24 campaign to #HireNona! Your support is putting Nona Conner, a black trans survivor and activist, on the frontlines of CASS’s […]