Last week, we partnered with Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s (WABA) Women & Bicycles group to conduct a free workshop on facing street harassment while biking. We spent the evening with around 30 fabulous lady cyclists, sharing our expertise on responding to street harassment, being an active bystander, and mobilizing your community to prevent public sexual harassment and […]
6:00-7:30pm, Thursday, November 21st National Women’s Law Center 11 Dupont Circle, NW, #800, Washington, DC 20036 (Located between P St. and New Hampshire Ave. on the north side of the circle) Attendees will learn more about Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2013 (SAVRAA) and legislative work to support survivors in DC, including current challenges, potential improvements to the bill and ways to get […]
In September, my CASS colleagues and I asked you to take a minute to vote for me for the Women’s Media Center’s (WMC) 2013 Social Media Award! WMC’s Social Media Award recognizes “social media gurus and new media makers for gender justice,” or those working “to advance women’s representation in media and advocate for social […]
This Saturday, October 19, over 250 women are expected to participate in “19th Amendment Alleycat,” or what might be the District’s first all-women alleycat. Organized by two women bikers who are active in the city’s cycling community, the grassroots event aims to help women feel comfortable and confident on the DC streets, especially when faced […]
Last week, we told you about the DC Council’s June 27th hearing to present an independent review of the January 2013 Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, “Capitol Offense: Police Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases in the District of Columbia.” The report alleges that DC police disregarded rape victims in an effort to play down the […]