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Location: Judiciary Square, train headed towards Glenmont Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I boarded a red line train at 4:45 at Judiciary Square bound for Metro Center. I entered the center doors and made my way to the opposite set of doors to stand for the duration of my trip. There was a young male about 5ft […]

Location: 8th & I Street, NE (Union Station/H Street) Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) Yesterday I was walking home from work wearing a plain unisex crewneck t-shirt, and I was in a good mood. An elderly gentleman walking the opposite direction smiled at me and I prepared to say hi, as exchanging greetings with strangers is common and […]

Location: Georgia St NW & Irving St NW Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30P-7:30P) I was on my nightly run and decided to extend my mileage out to Georgia Ave, but was sorry I did shortly thereafter. My run took me past several large factions of loitering males, and I immediately got nervous and looked down while running. […]

Location: Metro system Time of Harassment: Unknown A man had asked my grandfather for money so he could get onto the subway. We had no change, so we apologized and said no. Minutes later, while stepping into the subway, the same man walked by, and slapped my ass. I can deal with cat-calls, wolf whistles, whatever. It’s […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2012 For more information, contact: Chai Shenoy, cofounder chai@collectiveactiondc.org DC METRO STATIONS ROLL OUT ANTI-HARASSMENT PSAs IN RESPONSE TO CAMPAIGN BY COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SAFE SPACES (CASS) Over the past two weeks, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) has rolled out an Anti‐Harassment Public Service Announcement (PSA) Campaign featuring 40 advertisements […]