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Sexually harassed at Tenleytown bus stop
Location: Bus stop for the 31/32/34 buses; Wisconsin Ave at Tenleytown Circle Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was walking past a bunch of commuters on my way down Wisconsin Avenue around 8:30...
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Is Metro Taking Sexual Harassment Seriously?
Republished with permission from Unsuck DC Metro. Metro’s much ballyhooed efforts to curb sexual harassment got a lot of press, but it would appear there’s still a lot of work to be done to live up to...
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CASS & Stop Street Harassment meet with WMATA on Global Day of Action for...
Reposted with permission from our friends at Stop Street Harassment. CASS & Stop Street Harassment met with WMATA as part of the Huairou Commission‘s Global Day of Action (February 19, 2013),...
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CASS Update on WMATA anti-harassment efforts
On Tuesday (2/19), CASS teamed up with Holly Kearl of Stop Street Harassment (SSH) to meet with WMATA’s taskforce on sexual harassment. The meeting was to touch base with WMATA nearly a year after CASS...
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Unsafe on the metro: “I’m tired” of street & sexual harassment!
Location: Metro Center Time: Late Night (12am-5am) I was sitting alone at the edge of a mostly empty platform at 2 AM, waiting for an orange line train at Metro Center when it happened. I had been at a...
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On the WMATA Anti-Harassment Campaign: Are we any safer than we were?
By Allison Elder In the last year, we have seen some good efforts at by the Washington Area Metro Transit Authority (WMATA) and the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) to address the issue of sexual...
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Harassed & followed on the Metro: “When I continue to ignore him, he becomes...
Location: Red & Green Metro lines, starting at Cleveland Park and ending at Columbia Heights Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Three young guys get on the train at Cleveland Park at the same time as me. I...
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Harassed, followed & threatened on Metro: “I couldn’t stop crying the rest of...
Location: Metro: Yellow line, between Shaw & Gallery Place Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I boarded the yellow line to Huntington at Columbia Heights metro station a little after 6pm. I...
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A Word From WMATA: Working to address sexual harassment & assault on Metro
UPDATE: Just two hours after we published this piece, WMATA announced an arrest in connection with two recent sexual assault incidents on Metro. EDITOR’S NOTE: This morning, WMATA unveiled its revamped...
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CASS testifies to DC Council on WMATA’s handling of sexual harassment and...
Julia Strange, CASS’s Director of Programs and Policy. On Friday, March 15th, Julia Strange, CASS’s Director of Programs and Policy, testified on behalf of CASS at the DC Council’s performance...
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Groped on the metro – Crystal City
Location: Crystal City Metro (VA) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was sitting by the door on the train when someone exited and felt my leg as they were walking out. This wasn’t just a nudge...
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It can happen if you’re 20 and in a mini skirt, or if you’re “an old lady...
Location: Orange line near Virginia Square stop Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Christmas Eve 2012 I boarded the train around noon to meet a friend in DC. The car was nearly empty when a young man sat in...
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My Streets, My Body: How street harassment impacts my weight, my eating...
Over the course of 2010-2011, I lost 100 lbs and had skin removal surgery. With every progressive step in my weight loss journey, the level of harassment I experienced continued to rise. By...
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Violated on the Metro: “I blamed myself for wearing snug pants. When, I got...
Location: Metro - Yellow Line Train to Huntington Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) As I type this, I am searching for words to describe what happened today on my commute home, but I’m going to...
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Stalking & Leering on the Redline: “Metro needs to step up security on train...
Location: Metro: Redline to Glenmont Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I got on at Gallery Place toward Glenmont. Just before Judiciary Square a I noticed a man staring at me with a very angry glare. I was...
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Rubbed Up Against on the Metro
Location: Metro: Orange & Green lines Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I have had harrassment happen to me twice while I commuted back and forth to work. I the first incident, I got on an...
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Street harassed at Fort Totten: “Sexual harassment does NOT do me any favors!”
Location: Fort Totten Metro Station – Green/Yellow Line Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) As I was walking down the metro platform (after leaving training for volunteering at a rape crisis center no less), a...
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Help Us Make DC Safer: Tell us about your transit needs!
At Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS), we have much love for each and every member of our active and informed community who contributes to the blog, engages with us on social media and rolls up...
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Harassed By DC Bus Driver: “I was relying on him to get me home, not hit on...
Location: ”E” bus from Friendship Heights to Petworth Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was rushing to the Friendship Heights bus stop after work around 11:30pm but slowed down once I saw that the driver was...
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I was sexually assaulted at the Cleveland Park Metro: “We need to think of...
Location: Inside the Cleveland Park metro station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) Just as the train approached, a group of noisy 4-5 teenage boys ran behind me. I thought they were running to...
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