What CASS Means to Me Part 2: We Can Make a Difference
In my last post I described how I became part of CASS — mainly as a supporter of RightRides. For the first two years, I mainly was learning about street harassment and learning how to be a board...
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We Chalked, We Canvassed, We Reclaimed Safe Public Space.
This month, CASS staff and volunteers took to the streets to spread messages against sexual violence and reclaim public space. We chalked the streets! It was empowering for those of us who experience...
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“He masturbated into my hair”: Assault on the Red Line
Location: Red Line train between Twinbrook & Rockville Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) A man sat behind me on a Metro train car that had just been vacated by the other passengers and masturbated...
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Harassed by Metro Employees
Location: Metro Center (from the red line platform in the direction of Shady Grove and continuing to the lower platform in the direction of Vienna) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) On Wednesday, August...
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“He placed a newspaper over his lap and began stroking himself.”
Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Location: Silver Line Metro (Foggy Bottom to Rosslyn) I was riding the silver line home from DC when a man sat down next to me. There were plenty of seats on the train,...
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This month, a new series of anti-harassment PSAs launched on the Metro and Metrobus system. The project is a collaboration between Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS), Stop Street Harassment, and...
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“He promptly started rubbing himself.”
Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Location: Between McPherson Sq and Metro Center I’m 5 months pregnant and was happy to find one empty seat on the metro train. I sat down next to a man who...
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“No one stepped in to help me.”
Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) Location:Southern Avenue Station Bus Bay I’m sexually harassed on a near-daily basis as I walk through the Southern Avenue bus bay to get to the metro station, but...
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Roundup: Harassment on WMATA
@wmata employee parked at Marriott metro center catcalling women from his @wmata vehicle. A bystander intervened and @wmata employee shouted at him to “bring his bitch ass over here.” — Vicki Eick...
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As always, we encourage people to share their stories with us via our share your story form, or on the hashtag #NopeDC. Stories will be shared publicly on social media and on our My Streets, Too blog...
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