Earlier this month, CASS collaborated with Mic on a new video promoting our Safe Bars program. The innovative Safe Bars program teaches bar staff via a flexible, two-hour training to respond to sexual harassment and prevent it from escalating to assault. Since the program’s inception, over twenty bars in DC have stepped up as Safe […]
Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Location: Petworth I was walking home and heard sobbing and shouting from across the street. As I crossed, I saw a man holding a woman around her waist and pulling her down the block. I sped up until I was a little behind them and decided to intervene by asking ‘Hey, are you […]
We love this story about a bystander intervention at the 801 bar! If you witness a positive bystander intervention, we’d love to hear about it! A couple weeks ago I was at 801 when a somewhat drunk male patron who I was making friendly conversation with went to reach for something at the bar and […]
Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Location:Southern Avenue Station Bus Bay I’m sexually harassed on a near-daily basis as I walk through the Southern Avenue bus bay to get to the metro station, but today was out of the ordinary. Two guys walked past me; one made some comment directed at me that I didn’t hear, and […]
This #GivingTuesday, we set an ambitious goal — to raise $15,000 to launch ReThink Masculinity, a partnership with DC Rape Crisis Center and ReThink, in 2017. Through your unwavering generosity and dedication, we exceeded our goal, raising over $17,300 for CASS’ efforts in the coming year! We’re eager to engage men in the movement against […]