Abolitionist Bystander Intervention Workshop for Exhale
Join Bystander Intervention Scotland for a workshop offering practical tools for responding actively to race-and gender-based harassment in public life as QTIBPoC+. We will also explore why we must reject the framing of racist incidents as ‘hate crime’ and find ways to keep each other safe instead of deferring to the authorities (using an ‘abolitionist’ approach).
This workshop is open to anyone looking for support and safety advice following the rise in recent attacks on marginalised communities. It is a space for people aged over 16 years old, who identify as both LGBT+/Queer and as Black or a Person of Colour.
About the workshop
The first half of the workshop includes a presentation, listening to each other and learning tools. In the second part we will put the tools into practice.
The workshop will last 3 hours, including a break, and are delivered two QTIPOC+ facilitators. Please arrive on time so we can begin promplty.
Please write to bystanderinterventionscotland@proton.me with any questions.
This workshop emerged from work with Remember & Resist, a project by Daikon Zine to expand abolitionist thinking and practice within East and Southeast Asian diaspora organising in the UK. Bystander Intervention Scotland grew out of Glasgow Prisoner Solidarity.
Accessibility
Transmission Gallery has step free access via ramp. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet.
The workshop will have breaks (you might want to bring your dinner to eat because of the timing of the workshop - please don't bring nuts due to allergies in the team).
There will be light refreshments available.
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Illustratration Credit - @remember.resist and @siannooi
Banner Image Description: A hand drawn illustration of a floating head in the center of a blue squiggly outline. The eyes are closed and "BREATHE" curves round the chin. Along the blue outline are smaller illustrations. Banner text reads: “Abolitionist Bystander Intervention Workshop.”