This Friday, September 21st, CASS is hosting Art Against Street Harassment, an event launching our 2018 Domestic Violence Awareness Month efforts. At the event, we’ll be debuting new posters to help advocate for our new policy platform which includes implementing the Street Harassment Prevention Act, decriminalizing sex work, decriminalizing fare evasion, increasing access to public […]
Collective Action for Safe Spaces joins in solidarity with and pledges our support to survivors sharing their lived experiences in Baltimore. Ever since an anonymous group of Black women came forward with troubling stories about a grassroots leader in their city, they have been retaliated against in ways that are dehumanizing, threatening, antagonizing, and daunting. […]
We are nearly two years in to DC’s campaign to decriminalize sex work, convened by HIPS in the fall of 2016 and growing rapidly to include local and national organizations working to promote sex workers’ rights, address gendered violence, promote public health, and build public safety. CASS has been a proud partner in this work […]
We wanted to share this guide, below, on how to show up against white supremacy and for a united, inclusive DC this weekend. Current Needs for This Weekend: Recruitment! Please recruit people to *show up* to anti-racist, anti-fascist actions and events this weekend. More information below. Entertainment! Do you play music? Do you know anyone who plays […]
The following statement is in response to the incident described in this article. On behalf of the Sex Workers’ Advocates Coalition, we are deeply concerned about this incident and grateful to see some comments promoting an end to criminalization as a strategy for building safety. Since the passage of two harmful federal laws this spring, […]