Situational Awareness Workshop

Activate YOUR Power.

In response to the increased rise of Anti-Asian/American, xenophobic, harassment, and anti-hate towards marginalized communities of color, OCA is providing educational and awareness tools to combat these types of systemic oppression.

This Situational Awareness Workshop (SAW) is a free, 1.5 hour, interactive training to teach people on how to be a confident and effective bystander against racism and discrimination. At the end of the training, each participant will have the tools to be able to intervene as a bystander whenever they see or experience harassment.

The SAW program was developed by the OCA Greater Houston Chapter. If you have any questions, or if you/your company would like to host a SAW training, please contact Nguyen Lee at nguyen.lee@ocahouston.org.

The SAW program is part of the AdvOCAtes in Action series.

 

What you will experience

  • Clear understanding of the training’s goals and community agreements

  • Learn and identify your own power, privilege, bias, and race in order to become an effective bystander

  • Learn bystander intervention strategies, such as our RESPECT technique

  • Meet and network with other participants from diverse backgrounds and organizers

Who can attend this training

  • College students

  • Educators

  • Community organizers and activists

  • Non-profit organizers

  • For-profit/corporations and employees

  • People in leadership positions

  • Adults who want to make a difference in the community