Yes, I still do training on a daily basis.
I teach bystanders and people in the community that they can play a role in building supportive communities. Most of the time, I work with people aged 12 and over, but I also have a program where I work with children aged three to 10.
We talk about the role that bystanders can play among the people around them and what they can do when they witness violence, harassment or hate. We then provide them with ways to respond.
I'm a very optimistic person. However, what I see every day is that most people want to do the right thing without really knowing how to go about it.
For example, what can you do if you see that your neighbour is being abused by her boyfriend? You don't want to make it worse, you don't want to put your neighbour at risk and you don't want to put yourself at risk. We propose a continuum of actions that can be taken. They could be direct or indirect, depending on the circumstances.
We talk about different methods, such as the 5 Ds. The goal is to help people realize that they have power and that they can do something. They need to be provided with tools.
That's really my role. I train people.