Location: Red Line to Shady Grove between Union Station and Judiciary Square Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) On an insanely crowded red line this morning, people insisted on pushing into the car. I was surrounded by men on all sides. The first touch was against the back of my thigh, high enough up under my skirt […]
Join CASS and Bloombars for a public workshop on building a safer DC! We’ll tell stories, discuss the root causes of public sexual harassment and assault and help devise solutions — with a focus on tactics that build community, rather than divide it. More info below! Building a Safe City: How to Empower Your Community […]
Location: Holbroke & Childress St NE Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was walking my dog before work and heard a man call out to me “Hey!” I thought he wanted to comment on the dog or something, so I stood there while he walked over. He leaned close to me and said, “You wanna sell […]
This time two years ago, our Co-Founder & Executive Director, Chai Shenoy, testified at a DC Council hearing about the overwhelming need to prevent sexual harassment & assault on the DC public transportation system. CASS’s testimony stemmed from hundreds of incidents of public sexual harassment that CASS had collected over the years — at least 30 percent of which had taken place on or […]
Location: DC Metro; red line to Forest Glen Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I walked into the elevator and a man waited to (approx. 45-50) follow me in. He looked me up and down three times before pushing the button to go down to the train level. I hurriedly walked to a different end of the […]