Bystander Intervention Training

To combat the current rise in harassment and discrimination and to also proactively prepare for the future increase of hate incidents, Advancing Justice | Chicago is partnering with New York-based nonprofit Hollaback! and CAIR-Chicago to plan and implement an aggressive scaling up of locally-led bystander hate incident intervention trainings for community members.

Attend a Training

Thursday, April 1, 4:00PM: Register here
Wednesday, April 7, 10:00AM: Register here
Thursday, April 8, 1:00PM: Register here
Tuesday, April 13, 5:00PM: Register here
Wednesday, April 21, 3:00PM: Register here
Thursday, April 22, 4:00PM: Register here
Wednesday, April 28, 2:00PM: Register here
Thursday, April 29, 2:00PM: Register here

Our public webinars have a maximum capacity of 500 attendees

If your organization or community group would like to learn more or sign up for a training, please email antihate@advancingjustice-chicago.org.

Have questions? Check out our FAQs page!

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The Problem

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a sharp rise in anti-Asian harassment across the country, with Illinois being the 3rd ranked state in number of reported incidents. When attacks towards Asians and Asian Americans started making the news, it became clear to us that the same trends we saw during 9/11 of scapegoating, blame, possible violence, and loss of business will affect our communities long term due to COVID-19.​

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Our Program

In this one-hour, interactive online training, participants will:

• learn about the types of disrespect and dangers that Asian and Asian American folks are facing right now and throughout history — from microaggressions to violence.
• understand what to look for in scenarios and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities.
• talk through five strategies (5Ds) for intervention and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening.
• practice using the 5Ds so that participants are confident intervening the next time they witness Anti-Asian harassment.

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