Situations
Your friend is repeatedly checking her ex boyfriends location. She claims he knows she still has it, and he doesn’t mind. She now asks you to go with her to his location because she “just wants to chat with him to get closure”....This is an example of a ____ situation…
Red dot/ stalking
What are some potential barriers that might prevent someone from intervening?
Answers may vary. Some examples are being shy, fearful, don’t want to be embarrassed, not sure if the situation is high risk, don’t want to upset friends or be seen as a snitch, there’s other people around and the assume someone else will step in, if no one else is concerned maybe I’m wrong and it isn’t a dangerous situation
What is a green dot?
Answers may vary but along the lines of a situation where someone stepped in the deescalate a potentially high risk situation etc.
At a Green Dot training _______ is provided.
L U N C H
I'm only one person I can't do anything to help change dangerous situations.... T or F?
False!!! You can do something to prevent a dangerous situation.
Provide an example of a direct for the following situation: You’re walking in the academic quad and see a couple yelling at each other. One partner grabs the other partner’s arm.
Delegate, Direct, Distract! There are many ways to handle this situation. Maybe you go strike up a conversation about an event happening in campus, maybe you call campus safety or a hall staff member. Maybe you let them know you saw the physicality and ask them if they might take a breather.
Name a reason someone might not outwardly ask for help…
Scared, threatened, embarrassed, not wanting to get in trouble, etc
What are some red dot behaviors?
Stalking, sexual assault, dating/domestic/intimate partner violence
How do I become Green Dot trained?
Register for a Green Dot training event
Green Dot is a __________ intervention program.
Bystander
Provide an example of a distraction for the following situation: You’re at a party with friends and you see someone pressuring a peer to keep drinking when they’ve clearly had enough.
Variable Answers! The idea of Green Dot is to step in to an unsafe situation. If you feel comfortable, go ask them how they are feeling, let them know you're there for them, and make sure they get home safe. If you aren't comfortable, see if you can find someone to check in on them.
If you suspect a red dot situation, but are afraid to get in trouble for being at a party, what should you do?
Remember safety comes first. The priority is making sure everyone is okay and accounted for. UP has a policy in place that protects students who intervene in dangerous situations.
What are the three D’s of Green Dot?
Delegate, Direct, and Distract
Where can I get Green Dot swag?
Ask any Green Dot staff member
Who is a bystander
Anyone in the community who sees or hears about a behavior that could lead to something high risk or harmful. Every bystander faces the same choice: “Do I get involved and try to make things better? Or do I ignore the situation?”
Your friend’s partner is always waiting directly outside the door after class. You notice they are constantly texting and calling them when you hang out to ask where they are. What should you do?
Multiple correct answers. Try talking to your friend about how they are feeling about it. Ask them if they are feeling pressure and uncomfortable. Maybe let a staff member know the situation.
What if the person experiencing power based personal violence doesn't want it reported?
Unless you are a mandatory reporter, it does not need to be reported unless they want it to.
What is the difference between a passive bystander and a Green Dot bystander?
Anyone in the community who sees or hears about a behavior that could lead to something high risk or harmful. Every bystander faces the same choice: “Do I get involved and try to make things better? Or do I ignore the situation?”
Where can I register for a Green Dot day training?
Engage
everything, something
Provide an example of a delegation for the following situation: You and your friends are at T Room and see a fellow student trying to coax a clearly intoxicated student into their uber. They don’t seem to know each other.
Variable answers! Head to the student being coaxed and pretend like you know them, ask them where they've been, you're all going back to Madison's to watch a movie! Or tell the student they forgot something inside, and you will help them get home instead. Intervene so something more dangerous doesn't happen.
What are three categories of barriers to action?
Personal, relationship, and general
What are the two new norms a proactive green dot reinforces?
Violence is not okay and will not be tolerated and everyone needs to do his/her/their part to help.
Who are the Green Dot staff at UP
James Peña, Derek Block, Emma Ahern, Rebecca Seibert, Brenagh Sanford, and Claire Moore
What is a proactive green dot?
A proactive green dot is small, daily choices we make to communicate two new norms to the people in our spheres of influence.