5739701 Joint Public Roundtable on Street Harassment in the District of Columbia

Council of the District of Columbia

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARy AND cOMMITTEE ON HOUSING & cOMMUNITY dEVELOPMENT

Notice of Joint Public Oversight Roundtable

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004  

 

 

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson

Committee on the Judiciary

 

and

 

Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson

Committee on Housing & Community Development

                                                              

 

Announce a Joint Public Roundtable on

 

 

Street Harassment in the District of Columbia

 

 

Thursday, December 3, 2015, 10 a.m.

Room 500, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

 Washington, D.C. 20004

 

 

On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary, and Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson of the Committee on Housing & Community Development, will hold a public roundtable on Street Harassment in the District of Columbia. The roundtable will take place in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 10 a.m.

 

“Street harassment” refers to a continuum of public harassment that can include vulgar remarks, heckling, insults, innuendo, stalking, leering, fondling, indecent exposure, and other forms of public humiliation, often focused on the individual’s perceived gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, or disability. Street harassment impairs the ability of District residents to move freely and safely and contributes to a broader culture of violence. The roundtable will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to identify additional steps that could be taken to better understand and address the issue. 

 

The Committees invite the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the roundtable should contact Kate Mitchell, Judiciary Committee Director, at [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail], and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business, November 30, 2015. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses should bring fifteen copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

For witnesses who are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee on the Judiciary or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at the end of the business day on December 18, 2015.