Earlier this summer writer Jody Allard articulated some of the the reprehensible circumstances surrounding a 2015 Stanford sexual assault in the article “Rape Culture Is A Man Problem. Why Aren’t More Men Speaking Up?” Allard wrote “I realize now that no woman can change how little our lives matter in this system. It’s up to […]
October 1st marks the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For me, it also marks four Octobers since I was arrested for attempting to defend myself against an abusive partner. I grabbed a knife to scare him off, and he wrapped his hand around the blade to pull the knife out of my hand. When […]
Gloria Steinem once wrote, “Self-esteem isn’t everything—it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” The first time I read that quote, it immediately resonated with my experience with street harassment. In particular, it recalls an experience I had when my career was first starting out. I wasn’t great at dressing professionally—it just didn’t come naturally to […]
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 […]
Location: Soundcheck nightclub / 14th & K Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I went to this place because one of my favorite DJs would be there playing for the first time. I went alone because none of my friends wanted to go with me, and I was ok with that, but since the moment I got […]