en D Gre ot Co gy llege Strate TOOLKIT for FACULTY Green Dot Toolkit for Faculty Dear Faculty Member, Paper Topics Thanks for taking the time to help! Finding a way to integrate the green dot into your course The following list is by no means exhaustive. You curriculum or lesson plans this semester just got can assign topics from the list or offer it as a brain- easier with this handy tool kit. The tool kit outlines storming tool for students. several different ways you can live the green dot in 1. The role of the bystanders in violence preven- your academic capacity. tion. In this tool kit you will find paper topics, projects, 2. Bystander dynamics, what keeps people from extra credit assignments and a host of other acting in high-risk situations? creative ways to incorporate the green dot into 3. The role of primary prevention in reducing the your classroom and make a difference. prevalence of partner violence, sexual assault and/or stalking. We understand your lives are tremendously busy and for that reason (among others) we 4. The impact of high profile incidents of sexual appreciate your willingness to partner with assault on college campuses. us to help reduce violence, improve safety 5. The psychological effects of rape victimization. and thereby improve the quality of education 6. The mental health outcomes of partner or available to all students. In an attempt sexual violence perpetration or victimization. to minimize the stress that can often be associated with pledging your time or effort 7. The physical health outcomes of partner or to an organization, we have compiled this tool sexual violence perpetration or victimization. kit in the hopes of offering simple suggestions 8. The portrayal of violence in the media, specifi- that you can refer to or implement throughout cally partner violence, sexual assault and stalk- the semester that will allow for you to actively ing. help spread green dots across campus without 9. The history and application of the Violence ever having to leave your classroom or office. Against Women Act (VAWA). What exactly is green dot? A green dot 10. How gender socialization perpetuates partner represents any moment, big or small, that violence, sexual assault and/or stalking. either directly or indirectly helps reduce the 11. Social media and sexual assault shaming. prevalence of violence on campus. While it 12. The economic impact of interpersonal violence. certainly can, living the green dot doesn’t necessarily require steadfast, over arching 13. Rates and impact of male victimization experi- commitment or participation in activities ences (which includes, but is not limited to child that are involved and time-consuming. abuse). You can help live the green dot by creating 14. Use of social media and other technology in opportunities for your students to learn about stalking and partner violence. or further explore how power based personal 15. Seven characteristics of a rapist (see research by violence affects us all. David Lisak). 16. The cycle of violence associated with partner/ interpersonal violence. Thank you! 17. Outcomes in case law of famous domestic vio- lence and rape trials. 18. Objectives and impact of federal Office of Vio- lence Against Women (OVW). 19. The history of Title IX. In-Class Awareness 20. Major social justice or cultural movements and their application to reducing violence With just a few seconds, you can show your today. How does culture change happen. commitment to student safety and bystander 21. Social norms that contribute to the sustain- intervention, contributing to campus norms. ability of interpersonal violence. With repeated exposures across settings, 22. Problems with rape and domestic violence students and colleagues will begin to have legislation. the expectation that everyone has a part in community safety. 23. The impact of interpersonal violence from a global perspective. 24. Interpersonal violence in the LGBTQ commu- Insert slides at the beginning of your PowerPoint nity. presentations that include information about Green Dot, bystander intervention tips or 25. Popular rape myths and an analysis of why proactive ideas. Display a slide or have rotating they are so difficult to dispel. slides up before class or as class ends. 26. Medical injuries sustained by victims of do- mestic violence. Three rotating slides: 27. Use of the socio-ecological model in compre- Green Dot Overview hensive violence prevention. Red dot behaviors to look out for (Red Dots): 28. Applying the public health model to violence 1. Someone is feeding drinks to another person prevention. who has clearly had enough 29. Violence prevention interventions across the life span. ▶ Someone’s partner is trying to control 30. Best practices in sexual assault prevention on their every move college campuses. ▶ Someone seems to be scared or annoyed 31. Evidence-based bystander approaches to by another person who won’t take no for violence prevention. an answer 32. Marketing and branding applied to behavior 2. Acknowledge your obstacles: and social norms change. ▶ Being shy 33. Diffusion of innovation and its application to ▶ Being an introvert behavior and social norms change. 34. Sexual aggression associated with sexual as- ▶ Not liking confrontation sault perpetration and repeat offenders. ▶ Not wanting to be embarrassed 35. The use of peer education in effective vio- lence prevention strategies. ▶ Fearing for your personal safety 36. Community mobilization and violence pre- ▶ Not wanting to make a scene vention. 3. Identify realistic solutions for you (Green 37. Neighborhood collective efficacy as a protec- Dots): tive factor against partner or sexual violence ▶ Calling a friend to help perpetration or victimization. 38. Effective social marketing for violence pre- ▶ Telling someone “that’s not cool” or to vention. “back-off” 39. Developing effective messaging for violence ▶ Spilling your drink to create a distraction prevention efforts on college campuses. ▶ Getting her friend to tell her to stop 40. Environmental management associated with the prevention of sexual assault on college ▶ Getting your RA to talk to them campuses. ▶ Checking in with a friend who looks We can change things.” –Ella Baker uncomfortable “Our lives begin to end the day we become Quotes for PowerPoint Slides: silent about things that matter.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. “I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble “In the end, we will remember not the tasks as though they were great and noble. words of our enemies, but the silence of our The world is moved along, not only by the friends.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. mighty shoves of it’s heroes, but also by the “Change will not come if we wait for some aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest other person, or if we wait for some other worker.” –Helen Keller time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting “The world is a dangerous place. Not be- for. We are the change that we seek.” –Barack cause of the people who are evil; but be- Obama cause of the people who don’t do anything about it.” –Albert Einstein “For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people ac- “Washing one’s hands of the conflict be- countable for wrongdoing and yet at the tween the powerful and the powerless same time remain in touch with their hu- means to side with the powerful, not to be manity enough to believe in their capacity neutral.” –Paulo Freire to be transformed?” – bell hooks “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” –Mo- Bystander tips for PowerPoint Slides: handas Gandhi 1. Concerning behavior: You notice a “The important things is this: To be able at friend’s phone is blowing up with texts any moment to sacrifice what we are for from their boyfriend/girlfriend. They look what we could become.” –Charles Debois uncomfortable or upset by the texts. Their partner seems to be checking in on them to “To go against the dominant thinking of see where they are, who they’re with. your friends, of most of the people you see everyday, is perhaps the most difficult act You’ve got options! of heroism you can perform.” –Theodore H. Check in and ask, “Is everything ok?” White ▶ Text your friend’s partner and ask them “You gain strength, courage, and confidence to back off. by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the ▶ Change the subject and distract your thing which you think you cannot do.” –Elea- friend from their phone. nor Roosevelt ▶ Talk to a mutual friend and see if they will check in. “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try anoth- er. But above all, try something.” –Franklin D. 2. Concerning behavior: You’re at a party and Roosevelt you notice a friend of yours is really drunk. There’s a guy pushing her more drinks and “To sin by silence when they should protest talking about taking her home. makes cowards of (us all).” –Abraham Lincoln You’ve got options! “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve ▶ Tell your friend you need to use the bath- the world.” –Anne Frank room and take her with you. “I am here and so are you. And we matter. ▶ Talk to his friends and see if they can get You’ve got options! him to leave her alone. ▶ Go get a friend who knows the couple ▶ Grab a few of your friends to help you better to see if they’ll check in with them.