Hosted alongside Wells Fargo and NBC News/MSNBC anchor
Richard Lui
; seminars open to community organizations will take place at AMC Theatres in
New York
and
San Francisco
in March
NEW YORK
,
March 7, 2023
/PRNewswire/ — In response to the alarming rise in hate incidents across major U.S. cities,
Right To Be
(formerly Hollaback!)
, a nonprofit working to end harassment in all its forms, and
Wells
Fargo
have joined forces to hold bystander intervention workshops at AMC Theatres in
New York City
(
March 9
) and
San Francisco
(
March 15
).
Hosted alongside NBC News / MSNBC anchor
Richard Lui
and made possible with additional support by Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and AARP, the events will feature an educational session covering the five D’s of bystander intervention (Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, Direct) and a panel discussion with community leaders on bias-motivated harassment. The workshops aim to educate individuals on the proactive measures they can take to safely de-escalate situations and assist victims. To learn more about bystander intervention, visit
RightToBe.org
.
Hate crimes in the U.S. have increased steadily in recent years, with 7,262 cases reported in 2021, per FBI data, marking the third-highest total in the last decade. Recent data suggests that crimes motivated by race, religion, gender, or other factors continued to rise in major American cities last year.
New York City
and
…
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