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mutual aid groups and communities

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I've intervened in the past by offering non-judgmental push back on why people strongly hold on to their beliefs that are deeply rooted in racism. It gave more room for the person doing harm to unpack their own beliefs. I would have engaged differently in that situation looking back but I've noticed that unpacking why people hold their beliefs helps them to take a step back from them.

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I've intervened in the past by offering non-judgmental push back on why people strongly hold on to their beliefs that are deeply rooted in racism. It gave more room for the person doing harm to unpack their own beliefs. I would have engaged differently in that situation looking back but I've noticed that unpacking why people hold their beliefs helps them to take a step back from them.

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Stopping the abuse before it started a staff yelling at a resident I stepped in and asked the staff to take a break

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Sitting on the phone with a friend who is experiencing suicidal ideations, creating safety plans with queer and trans friends for how to keep each other safer in these times

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Sitting on the phone with a friend who is experiencing suicidal ideations, creating safety plans with queer and trans friends for how to keep each other safer in these times

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Approaching with a balance of curiosity and care. Asking questions "this is what I heard you say, is this what you actually meant" and care = tending to impact.

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My best friend intervened in harm by ensuring the man who harmed me would not be hired at her job where he would have access to vulnerable people.

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I intervened when my neighbor was abusing his partner. She left and did not want me to contact the police. I couldn't do much for her because I didn't know her, but I did engage in conversations about domestic violence with my neighbor. He opened up to me about his past (survivor of abuse) and we talked about resources for support for him I don't know what happened to him ultimately, but he would seek me out for connection from time to time while we lived there. 

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I intervened when my neighbor was abusing his partner. She left and did not want me to contact the police. I couldn't do much for her because I didn't know her, but I did engage in conversations about domestic violence with my neighbor. He opened up to me about his past (survivor of abuse) and we talked about resources for support for him I don't know what happened to him ultimately, but he would seek me out for connection from time to time while we lived there. 

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It is challenging for me to consider this, as I am so steeped in systems work...

I think of my occasional coworkers and friends who work at my son's childcare. One of the teachers is experiencing harm in her relationship, and she is not ready to make a change. These friends are intervening by listening, offering her encouragement about her own conduct, and offering to always be her Pod. She knows she can reach out when and if she wants, but there is no expectation. This keeps her communicating and feeling held.

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Giving a survivor a safe place to escape to.

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Giving a survivor a safe place to escape to.

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Anti-black racist harm happened in a work place. The person most impacted really shrugged it off and did not want a response in the work place. Now when we are at conferences together we get lunch and chat and I am sure to listen to them.

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Offering support to a victim of crime to share their emotions without expectation of anything "happening".

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While sometimes, situations of harm can be very complicated to figure out how to address.. the truth is that most people, most days are trying something. We need to honor and elevate the everyday things people do to intervene in situations of harm at all scales. Rachel Herzig