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. […]
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). Volunteer and activist Melissa Yeo shares her perspective below. There’s nothing quite like falling in love with someone. You want to spend all your time with them. Like roads to Rome, every thought […]
We invite you to join us for Women Drinking Coffee: Sitting In For Safe Spaces on February 6 for women, LGBTQGNC folks, and allies to meet to talk about ways that we can make public spaces safe for everyone. The sit-in was planned after we read this article about an event happening at the Dupont […]
Location: 16th St. and Floral St., Washington, D.C. Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) On Saturday afternoon, a man attempted to attack me while I was out running. As I passed him, he began to aggressively catcall me, using very derogatory terms. I gave him a dirty glance to show that I did not find his comments amusing and […]