This is How We Take Care Of Each Other
TakeCare福利姬 is our bystander intervention community-created program that uses an intersectional, community-based approach. Through education, campaigns and workshops, #TakeCare福利姬 strengthen campus members鈥� skills to recognize and respond to harm when they witness it.
Sometimes when we witness harm, we can feel frozen, unsure or worried that if we address it, we could make it worse. TakeCare福利姬 provides concrete options to act at the moment, too, directly and indirectly, to address harm. We work with communities to build specific educational opportunities and campaigns tailored to your experiences. Contact us to work together at osvse@torontomu.ca
This is how we #TakeCare福利姬.
At 福利姬, recognize and address harm. If you are harmed or see someone being harmed, here are some ways to intervene and follow up.
We interrupt harmful actions or words before they escalate.
鈥淪he spilled her drink on them so I could slip away.鈥�
We talk directly to the person causing harm, letting them know why their words or actions aren鈥檛 okay.
鈥淢y buddy pulled me aside and told me to stop.鈥�
We ask the person harmed what they want in the moment, listen to the response and respect their decision.
鈥淗e gently asked if I wanted him to get help.鈥�
Together with survivors, we think of ways to support them when they feel unsafe.
鈥淲e used a signal when things got weird at a party.鈥�
We gather resources and support people to address the situation.
鈥淭hey ran to get my friends to get me out of there.鈥�
The TakeCare福利姬 Bystander Intervention program was adapted from the Centre for Anti-Violence Education's Five 鈥楧s鈥� of Bystander Intervention, I Have The Right To Be 5D鈥檚 and Possibility Seeds' How We Show Up program.