NYC ACTION TOOL KIT
For those directly impacted by Anti-AAPI Violence and Racism and Co-Conspirators
OFFERINGS FOR THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED:
Safe Walks NYC - Safe Walks NYC volunteers to walk you if you feel unsafe.
Smash Self Defense - The SMASH class is the longest continuously-running free class of its kind in NYC. Women 14 years old and older are invited to attend as many times as they like.
Malikah - Malikah Healing Justice Collective has trainings and self defense videos available for free viewing.
Brav3 - Brav3 offers free weekly self defense trainings for kids
Angry Asian Women and Femmes - Angry Asian women, femmes and thems. Free self defense kits to Asian Pacific Islander women and femmes in NYC. Project formerly featured on @sarinyyya
Self Defense Guide from Asian American Federation - AAF provides free Youtube trainings so you can keep yourself safe from incidents of anti-Asian violence.
Asian American Federation x Nonviolent Peace Force - Protecting Ourselves and Our Communities. Virtual training series to learn about community safety strategies and serve as a Community Companion in Asian neighborhoods in NYC. Register here.
May 17th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
May 26th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
June 14th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
June 23rd, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
July 19th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
July 28th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
August 16th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
August 25th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
September 13th, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
September 22nd, 6:30 - 8 pm ET
Right to Be’s How To Respond to Harassment for People Experiencing Anti-Asian/American Harassment - Many AAPIs want to know -- how do I take care of myself when I experience harassment? If that's a question you're asking -- this training is for you.
Tuesday, May 2, 5:00PM ET: Register here
Yu & Me Books - Yu and Me Books is a bookstore / café / bar that focuses on the strong, diverse voices of our community, with a focus on immigrant stories. Throughout the month of May, Yu & Me Books has a wonderful set of conversations, book signing and events.
OFFERINGS FOR CO-CONSPIRATORS:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Bystander Intervention Training - To combat the current rise in harassment and discrimination and to also proactively prepare for the future increase of hate incidents, Advancing Justice | Chicago is partnering with New York-based nonprofit Right To Be and CAIR-Chicago to plan and implement an aggressive scaling up of locally-led bystander hate incident intervention trainings for community members via zoom.
Monday, May 9, 10:00AM CST: Register here
Thursday, May 19, 5:00PM CST: Register here
Wednesday, June 1, 10:00AM CST: Register here
Wednesday, June 1, 6:30PM CST: Register here
Monday, June 6, 12:30PM CST: Register here
Thursday, June 16, 5:00PM CST: Register here
Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training - We join forces with L’Oréal Paris, the NYC Commission on Gender Equity, and the NYC Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence to ensure everyone’s self-worth, leveraging our 5D’s methodology to help people safely intervene when they experience or witness harassment in public spaces. Through this 1 hour training we use a clear, adaptable, and expert-approved set of tools that have been proven to reduce the prevalence of street harassment. The goal of the Stand Up program is to ultimately build a culture where street harassment is seen as unacceptable behavior.
Tuesday, May 3, 6:00PM ET: Register here
Friday, May 13, 12:00PM ET: Register here
Tuesday, May 17, 2:00PM ET: Register here
Thursday, May 26, 4:00PM ET: Register here
Bystander Intervention to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment - Anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment are on the rise across the US -- and the world. In this virtual workshop hosted on Zoom, and co-sponsored by Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), we'll learn how you can intervene effectively as a bystander without ever compromising your safety.
Monday, May 9, 8:00PM ET: Register here
Tuesday, May 24, 8:00PM ET: Register here
Prepared by Emily Goes and Mikayla Bartholomew
May 2022