S1 E03: Advocates on Bystander Intervention, Restorative Justice & Healthy Masculinity

Hear 3 survivor advocates doing amazing work to help #HealMeToo in our culture:Offering bystander training with surprisingly simple techniques to intervene and deescalate harmful situations in the earliest stages.Working with men and boys to cultivate healthy masculinity.Illuminating the ways unconscious bias defines "who is worthy of help," leading to harm. Ways to support people as they process allegations of harassment and assault.  Strategies to center trans and gender nonconforming people and concerns within single-sex identity groups.How Restorative Justice practices can offer communities a path to healing without going through the courts, while engaging all parties in true accountability and remediation.In a live taping at the #HealMeToo Festival, Festival Founder and Artistic Director Hope Singsen interviewed:Amanda Burden, a power-based personal violence interventionist and community educator who serves on the board of directors for okayso, a free app for iOS that connects users with personal questions to experts they can trust for quick, personalized support and advice. Eric McGriff, the Prevention Coordinator for the Crime Victims Treatment Center. Nastia Gorodilova, a practitioner of Restorative Justice and a Senior Coordinator of Systems and Training with the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault.Subscribe now. Let's talk about how we can #HealMeToo.Listen and subscribe to the #HealMeToo Podcast on Apple Podcasts at bit.ly/hm2pod. Or visit healmetoopodcast.com to find links to other platforms. On the episode details page for this interview, you'll find guest bios, and can link to our page with videos of many performances at the Festival, plus join our email list to hear about future pop-up #HealMeToo Festival events.Interview recorded and prepped by Delaney HafenerEdited by Hope SingsenMusic performed by Micah Burgess: If I Can by Hope Singsen & Dillon KondorRockabye by Hope Singsen, Dillon Kondor & Micah BurgessGorgeous Fire by Hope Singsen & Dillon KondorSupport the show