Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian Harassment, with Emily May, Executive Director of Hollaback!
Join us for a training and discussion on ways to intervene when witnessing in person and online anti-Asian harassment.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 @ 4:30PM
Virtual Event via Zoom (details sent after registration)
In response to the rise in Anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment, the Anti-Racism Committee (ARC) of the Harvard Club of Southern California is welcoming as a guest speaker Emily May, Executive Director of Hollaback!. Emily will talk to us about proven strategies for bystander intervention when witnessing in person and physical harassment using Hollaback!’s 5D’s methodology (distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct) and then answer our questions.
Cost: No charge but registration is required to receive Zoom details
Contact: Madeleine Mejia, madeleine_mejia@post.harvard.edu or Svetla Alexandrov, 2svetla@gmail.com
Registration: Please RSVP below
Hollaback! is a non-profit organization with a 15-year history of fighting injustice by leading bystander intervention trainings, hosting an award-winning app and online platform, and empowering a scalable youth leadership program spanning 15 countries. Over the past year, Hollaback! has trained over 30,000 allies, community members, colleagues, and advocates.
We all have a role to play in ending harassment, so join us to learn how!
About our Speaker:
Emily May is an international leader in the movement to end harassment — in all its forms. In 2005, at the age of 24, she co-founded Hollaback! in New York City, and in 2010 she became its first full-time executive director. Emily has won 11 awards for her work and been featured in over 200 news media outlets including People Magazine, the New York Times, and NPR. Emily holds a Bachelor’s Degree from New York University, a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics, and is a Prime Movers Fellow and an Ashoka Fellow.
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