“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 my last post I described how I became part of CASS — mainly as a supporter of RightRides. For the first two years, I mainly was learning about street harassment and learning how to be a board member. Then, in the summer of 2011, I found a way to put my advocacy and organizing […]
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 […]
Tomorrow, we kick off International Anti-Street Harassment Awareness Week, a program of Stop Street Harassment, and we’ll be at three locations across the city to spread anti-harassment messages like “My Body is Not a Public Space” and “Stop Profiling Muslims.” Join us at 14th & U St NW, H & 8th St NE, and the Anacostia Metro Stop between 1:30 […]