This training teaches adults Upstander tools to help disrupt scapegoating and xenophobic acts and rhetoric. Participants also practice physical self-defense techniques, including fundamental blocks and strikes, to get away safely.

This workshop can be tailored to different audiences. Past workshops have focused on the legacy and recent surge of anti-Asian hate violence as well as the history of anti-Semitism in the United States and the ongoing attacks targeting Jewish people.

Participants learn:

-Active bystander intervention strategies

-De-escalation techniques

-Safety stance

-Fundamental blocks and strikes

-Aftercare