The Gender Bender Blog alerted me to an interesting event for those of us in NYC:

Taking Back Public Transit: Confronting Violence on Board. In response to an ongoing rash of sexual assaults and harassment occurring in the subways, New Yorkers for Safe Transit (NYFST) is hosting a forum for concerned community members and anti-violence activists to analyze the rampancy of gender-based violence in the New York City public transit system and discuss strategies to address this problem. The event will take place Monday, June 8th from 7pm to 9pm at the Brecht Forum, 451 West St. (btwn. Bank & Bethune).

Ashley, Nora, and I have all put in our two cents about street and subway harassment, and I definitely recommend that anyone who can check out the event goes to voice their own concerns.