We’re working to make DC safer for everyone by using comprehensive, community-based solutions through an intersectional lens to cultivate abolitionist community safety.
Making Bars and Restaurants Safer Spaces
Alcohol doesn’t cause violence. But it’s used as a weapon or an excuse in 50% of physical and sexual assaults. We equip bar and restaurant staff with the tools they need to cultivate safer environments.
We host workshops to empower the community to take action to prevent public gender-based harassment and assault. In these trainings, we define street harassment, focus on tips for victims of street harassment, and brainstorm community-based solutions.
Sharing Stories to Raise Awareness and Spur Action
Our My Streets, Too submission-based blog provides a platform to raise awareness about the pervasive nature of street harassment and informs our programmatic and policy work.
We often provide testimony on street harassment and advocate for greater work at data collection and policy. Most recently, we helped build the End Street Harassment Coalition working to pass the Street Harassment Prevention Act.
We have worked with WMATA since 2012 to implement policies that work to prevent public gendered harassment and assault on public transportation.Learn More
Engaging Men in the Movement for Safer Spaces
Rethink Masculinity seeks to address gendered violence by engaging masculine-identifying people in work to promote healthy masculinities. It aims to make create an environment where everyone feels responsible for making our communities safe.
