Bystander Intervention to Support the Immigrant Community - Right To Be Training

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Bystander Intervention to Support the Immigrant Community

Hate, harassment, and violence against immigrants is on the rise—but everyday people have the power to create safer, more inclusive communities. Right To Be’s Bystander Intervention to Support Immigrant Communities Training equips participants with the tools to safely and effectively intervene when they witness anti-immigrant hate, harassment, or discrimination.

Using Right To Be’s 5Ds of Bystander Intervention methodology—Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, and Direct—this interactive training empowers participants to take action while prioritizing safety. Whether it’s witnessing xenophobic comments, workplace discrimination, ICE encounters, or public harassment, this training provides practical, real-world strategies to support immigrants facing harm.

Through real-life scenarios, interactive exercises, and group discussions, participants will:

• Recognize the spectrum of anti-immigrant hate and harassment and its impact on communities.
• Learn and practice the 5Ds of bystander intervention in different situations.
• Understand how to legally and safely respond to ICE encounters without putting themselves or others at risk.
• Gain confidence to stand up against discrimination in their workplaces, schools, and public spaces.
• Leave with tools, resources, and next steps to continue supporting immigrant rights.

This training is encouraged for allies, but everyone is welcome. If you are undocumented or at risk of being targeted by ICE, we recommend also attending a Know Your Rights training and engaging in safety planning.

Together, we can create a culture of safety, solidarity, and dignity for immigrant communities. Join us to become an active bystander and help build a more just world.

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About Right To Be (selected from https://righttobe.org/who-we-are/):
Right To Be became a nonprofit in 2010 under the name Hollaback!. What began as a simple idea – a blog to collect stories of street harassment – became part of an international movement. We kept documenting stories, but we began to do more.

We created Bystander Intervention Trainings to teach people how to stop harassment, with a set of simple and safe tactics we call the 5Ds.

We also built more platforms to offer support. For example, on our HeartMob platform, people facing online harassment can ask for exactly the kind of support they need, and get it when they need it, from vetted bystanders with the tools and resources to help.

As our work expanded, so did our mission. Right To Be grew from addressing public street harassment… to ending harassment in all its forms.

... building a world, day by day and action by action, where you have the Right To Be…
…On the Street
…At Work
…Black
…Latinx
…Disabled
…Jewish
…Evolving
…Online
…LGBTQIA+
…Asian
…Neurodivergent
…Muslim
…Healing
…And more.
Right To Be’s work ranges widely, but our goal is simple: we want to build a world where everyone has the Right To Be who they are, wherever they are. A world that’s free of harassment and filled with humanity.
Right To Be Mission
Our mission is to build a world free of hate and harassment, and filled with humanity.
Theory of Change
Our work turns the care we have for each other into simple, creative, effective action.