Today DC is decked out in purple for Purple Thursday, an awareness day organized by the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV). We at CASS are lending our support because we believe that street harassment and domestic violence are intrinsically linked. 1) Victim-blaming is rampant in both. “Why didn’t she leave?” is a common question people ask […]
Location: Petworth, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) After work I decided to go for a brisk walk. It was broad daylight. I was walking down 9th Street when a car pulled up. The man rolled down the windows and was trying to coax me into the car with him. I could hardly hear what he […]
Location: 16th & L St NW, Washington, DC Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Last week I was walking from the Metro to work and a white man was sitting on the sidewalk with a tin can. I had a mug in my hand, and, as I passed, he yelled at me: “I will knock that right out of […]
Location: Chinatown, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) It was the weekend of Aweseome Con, which is like a Comic Con, so my friend and I were both in costumes. I was Batgirl, and she was Catwoman. This one guy started harassing us right at Walgreens at 7th and H ST NW, and we were walking […]
Location: Mt. Olivet Rd. NE & Trinidad Ave. NE, Washington, DC Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was getting ready to jog home from the corner store. As I left the store, a man opened the door for me so I thanked him for the kind gesture. It had just started to rain so I started my […]