Location: 7040 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA (West Falls Church Metro Station) Time: Late Night (12:00am-5:00am) I was on my way to the Vienna station when this man entered the train around West Falls Church. He was visibly nervous and fidgety. He sat down in the seat across the aisle from me, and then he would stand […]
Have you ridden the metro in the past week? Then you’ve probably seen our new anti-harassment PSAs with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA)! The PSAs are part of WMATA’s anti-harassment campaign, which was sparked by CASS’s advocacy efforts in 2012. The first round of anti-harassment PSAs were released in April 2012. In conceptualizing the […]
Location: P6 Bus Route, heading North Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Just an hour ago, an older man in a blue sweatshirt, hat, and light colored jeans sitting across from the rear doors on the bus harassed me from the time I got on the bus, all the way to my stop. He smelled like urine, and […]
Location: ART 43 bus stop at Wilson Blvd & N Fort Myer Dr (Rosslyn, Virginia) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) This happened back in August of 2014. It was 90+ degrees outside and there was a steady breeze. I had on a vintage 50’s style sundress. I got the chance to escape work a few minutes early […]
By Ramin Katirai A weekday morning this fall, I was walking back from the mailbox in DC’s Shaw neighborhood when I heard a woman yelling at this dude. At first I couldn’t understand what they were saying, so I slowed down walking and started to listen and watch. He was yelling something like “baby sister […]