Let’s Jam! Safe Space Jam.
Join CASS for our annual fundraiser to celebrate all of our work to build safe public spaces for everyone. And oh, do we have a lot to celebrate! In just the past year, we trained 26 Safe Bars,...
View Article2016 Was Our Most Impactful Year Yet.
Not to oversell it or anything, but 2016 was an INCREDIBLE year for CASS. In 2016, we made bars in DC safer — and traveled to cities across the country (and Canada!) to help start Safe Bars programs in...
View ArticleWhy You Should Get Your Ticket for Safe Space Jam Right. Now.
Our annual celebration is on Thursday, April 27th and oh, are we pumped! We’re pulling out all the stops: beers from DC Brau, gin from Green Hat, noms from Corcoran Catering and Insomnia Cookies and...
View ArticleRemember DC’s Historic Roundtable on Street Harassment? What’s Next.
It’s been over a year since DC’s historic roundtable on street harassment when more than 40 diverse community members spoke out about their experiences with harassment in public spaces — on the street,...
View ArticleIntroducing the Safe Bar Collective
Over the past year, our Safe Bars program has trained and empowered 27 bars and restaurants to squash sexual harassment and make these places a safer space for everyone. The program teaches bar and...
View ArticleLet’s Make DC Nightlife Safer for *Everyone* This #DoMore24
Trans people face tremendous hurdles — like wage inequity, lack of legal protections, and implicit bias — when it comes to securing stable unemployment. In DC alone, 36% of trans men and women have...
View Article24 New Members of the Collective Action Circle!
You’re awesome! Thanks to many of you and your generous support over the last two weeks, we have 24 new members in our Collective Action Circle and we’re bringing in an additional $6,120 each year!...
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New Art to Celebrate Sustainer Campaign Launch
This past week, CASS was thrilled to debut our new poster art during our “Art Against Street Harassment” event. The night was full of story sharing from folks who spoke out about the need to implement...
View Article“Without CASS, I don’t know where I’d be.”
Editor’s Note: This post was written by Louraca, a member of our Safe Bar Collective job training program. We have lightly edited her work for clarity. I’m a former sex worker who is enrolled in the...
View Article2019, here we come!
2018 was a whirlwind, but we made it, y’all! From attempted Muslim bans to family separations at the border, from this administration making it harder for student survivors to access safety and support...
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