CAATA to Conduct Bystander & Safety Awareness Trainings
Friday, May 7, 2021 (New York, NY): Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) announces speakers for the second episode of its ongoing monthly ConFest Virtual Series, Healing Over Hate on Monday, May 10 at 1PM HT, 3PM AKT, 4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, and 7PM ET. The episode will be hosted by Leslie Ishii (Artistic Director, Perseverance Theatre; Board President, Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA), Leilani Chan (Founding Artistic Director, TeAda Productions), and Ryan I. Kahaʻiʻōlelo Sueoka, ʻInamona Theatre Company (Kamōʻiliʻili, Waikīkī, Kona, Oʻahu, HI; Interim General Manager, CAATA).
This episode, “Responding to Anti-Asian Race-Based Harassment” will include a presentation on bystander intervention tactics facilitated by Dax Valdes (Senior Trainer, Right To Be). He will cover Hollaback!’s five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and highlight methods that bystanders can use to prioritize their safety while intervening. The episode will also feature a presentation by Adriana Li (Program Coordinator and Instructor, IMPACT) that will introduce responses and skills that can be helpful in the face of race-based harassment including adrenaline management to regulate emotions, de-escalation strategies to use with the assailant, verbal boundary setting techniques, and best practices for bystander intervention when witnessing harassment or other unsafe situations.
“Responding to Anti-Asian Race-Based Harassment ” is the second episode of Healing Over Hate, a new series that will address the dramatic rise in anti-Asian hate, bias, and discrimination during the pandemic. While the series will center the needs of the AAPI community, providing them resources and actionable strategies for healing, safety, and activism, all are invited to watch the series to further their empowerment and ability to move safely through the world. CAATA produces this series in alliance with Black, Indigenous, Latin, Middle Eastern North African communities and all communities of color.
