“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 […]
After an incident on Friday, July 8th, when about ten transwomen of color were misgendered and harassed at Banneker Pool, CASS Program Fellow Nona Conner will lead an empowerment group for DC’s transwomen of color to share experiences and learn more about local resources. Trans Empowerment Group Petworth Library Conference Room July 14th, from 7-8:30pm Join […]
Editor’s Note: The piece below was written by Sam Nellis, who helped to bring the Safe Bars program to Birch & Barley and Churchkey. If you are a bar owner or manager interested in making your bar a safer place, please email sbc@collectiveactiondc.org. We recently completed the CASS/Defend Yourself Safe Bars training program at our bar. It […]
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! […]