We just released our strategic plan! The plan was heavily influenced by DC’s first roundtable on street harassment in December 2015 where 30 people testified about their experiences as targets and bystanders of public sexual harassment and assault. We heard women of color sharing their stories of harassment that quickly escalated to assault and transwomen […]
Today Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau introduced legislation to establish a new Street Harassment Task Force led by the Office on Human Rights to collect data and develop evidence-based policy recommendations to help make DC streets safer by reducing harassment. The legislation follows the Council’s first-ever hearing on street harassment in December 2015 when people from […]
On April 28th, we’re celebrating our seventh anniversary with our annual gala: Lights, Camera, Collective Action! We invite you to join us at Room & Board (yes, it’s a furniture store) for unlimited drinks and photo booth fun at this soiree for safe spaces. Until March 13th, early bird tickets are on sale for just $32 – ten bucks […]
Sometimes people ask me why I’m on the board of CASS, or they want to know why I got involved in this work. I usually tell them it’s because I donate to RightRides and then go on to explain that the program gives free, safe, late night rides to women and LGBTQ folks to help […]
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. In honor of the month, CASS is participating in Respect Week DC (February 8–12). Ally David Michael Newstead shares his perspective below. About six years ago, it dawned on me that my female friends were dealing with a daily set of challenges in public that I just don’t face. […]