On behalf of the DLF Equity & Inclusion Committee:
Please join us for a live Active Bystander Orientation<https://forum2019.diglib.org/active-bystander-orientation/> session on Thursday, October 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific time. Connect via Zoom: https://clirdlf.zoom.us/j/940044221 (more connection info below).
Have you ever witnessed bullying, harassment, or an uncomfortable encounter in a professional context and wished you knew how to intervene? It can be challenging to know what to say or do on the spot. The DLF Code of Conduct<https://www.diglib.org/about/code-of-conduct/> invites participants to be Active Bystanders, but what does that really mean? After an introduction to bystander intervention and an overview of strategies, we will think together about how to apply active bystander approaches to situations that might happen in professional or social contexts.
To prepare for the orientation session, you can read the Code of Conduct<https://www.diglib.org/about/code-of-conduct/>, watch this brief video<https://youtu.be/dD9UevmQjl8>, read one or more of the three short articles about bystander intervention linked below, and reflect on the following scenarios:
* Someone addresses another person using the wrong pronoun.
* In a lively discussion, someone is continually interrupting someone else.
* You overhear someone make a comment about someone else’s appearance or body size.
* Someone makes a remark that is commonly used in rhetoric against a marginalized group.
* A question from the audience in a session seems intended to embarrass the presenter; when the presenter tries to answer, the audience member interrupts to ask it in a different way
Suggested Readings:
* Bystander Resources from hollaback: https://www.ihollaback.org/resources/bystander-resources/
* “What Is Your Responsibility as a Bystander to a Colleague Having Problems?” from the Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-Is-Your-Responsibility-as/244287
* Bystander Intervention Do’s and Don’ts from American Friends Service Committee: https://www.afsc.org/bystanderintervention
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