Tell a friend of yours that ending interpersonal violence is important to you.
Add the phrase “ Green Dot supporter” to your Facebook or MySpace profile.
Using email, text, Facebook or MySpace – send a mass message out to all your friends that violence prevention matters to you.
Visit the YWCA rape crisis center and volunteer for one hour.
Participate in a 2-hour Sexual Misconduct First Responder Training to become a knowledgeable resource for victims.
Believe that violence against men/women is unacceptable and say it out loud.
Write an opinion piece for the Pio on ending sexual misconduct.
Speak up when you hear comments that are offensive, derogatory or abusive.
Don’t laugh at sexist or homophobic jokes.
Design a Green Dot poster, button, t-shirt or bookmark.
Attend a program or event designed to raise awareness about interpersonal violence.
Refuse to fund sexist movies, music, books and magazines.
Join the Whitman Green Dot Facebook page.
Send a mass email to your contact list with a message like,
“The issue of interpersonal violence is important to me and I believe in the goal of reducing sexual violence at Whitman.”
Have a conversation with a younger man/boy or woman/girl who looks up to you about how important it is to help end violence.
Write a check to a local domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center and write “ Green Dot supporter” in the memo line.
Change your email signature line to include the statement “Proud to be a Green Dot supporter.”
Have a conversation with at least two different people in your life about Green Dot and why it is important to you.
Ask at least one friend or coworker to contribute one Green Dot to the Whitman map.
Share your Green Dot moment with at least one friend or co-worker.
Request a Green Dot presentation at your next staff meeting, training or in-service.
Make a contribution or host a fund-raiser for your local domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center.
Challenge your friends or co-workers to contribute Green Dots to the Whitman map by having a “ GREEN DOT DAY” (or any other creative challenge).
Print off one of the posters/fliers under available on the Green Dot website and hang it in your room or office.
Make one announcement to one group or organization you are involved in, telling them about Green Dot Whitman and give them the web site address.
If you are concerned that a friend of yours might be a victim of violence, gently ask if you can help and respect their answer.
Create a fund-raiser for a campus or community organization that works to address interpersonal violence.
Wear a “Consent is Sexy” button.
Ask for consent when you are in an intimate situation with another person.
Participate in the 35-hour sexual assault/domestic violence training program at the Walla Walla YWCA.
Empower sexual assault victims to shatter the silence and tell their stories.
Attend the annual “Take Back the Night Rally and March.”
If you’re going out drinking, designate someone to stay sober and ensure everyone comes and goes together.
Work to bring an educational program on preventing violence to your class or student group.
If you see a friend coming on too strong to a person who may be too drunk to make informed decisions, distract, redirect or interrupt.
If you see a friend who may be too drunk to make informed decisions, check in and consider staying with them until you get them home.
If you’re going out drinking and plan on hooking up, make decisions in advance with your friends about how much you want to do with who – and then enforce them with each other.
If you see someone at a party who looks like they are in trouble, ask if they are OK.
If you see something unfolding at a party that is high-risk and you are too embarrassed or shy to confront it – get someone else to.
If you see a friend doing something shady, step in and say something to them.
Intervene if someone is pressuring another student to drink or use drugs.
Notice signs of potential abuse or violence and respond.
Where appropriate, bring educational programming on interpersonal violence to your class.
Where appropriate, include topics that address partner violence, sexual assault and stalking – prevention and intervention – in your classes.
Make it clear to your students that if they are dealing with violence you are a safe person to approach for support and referrals.
Participate in a Sexual Misconduct First-Responder training program to learn about campus and community resources, and making referrals.
Consider conducting research that furthers our understanding of violence prevention.
Include a statement on your course syllabus that expresses support for victims of violence and intolerance of all forms of violence.
Assign readings or papers or journal topics on the issue of power-based personal violence.
Talk with faculty colleagues about the importance of prevention.
Recognize risk factors associated with violence and ensure there is adequate policy and training to respond.
Ensure adequate funding for prevention and intervention efforts.
Talk with colleagues about your personal commitment to violence prevention and Green Dot.
Integrate references to the Green Dot initiative and the importance of violence prevention into speeches and public addresses.
Educate yourself and your staff about sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking and abuse.
Bring Green Dot training to your next staff meeting or in-service.
Ensure you have effective policies in place to ensure safety in the workplace and support victims of violence.
Tell a woman in your life that sexual assault and domestic violence matters to you.
Ask a woman in your life how the issue of sexual and physical violence has impacted her.
Ask a woman in your life what you can do to help take a stand against violence.
Have one conversation with one male friend or relative about the Green Dot initiative.
Ask one male friend or relative what he thinks about violence against women and what men could do to help stop it.
Visit the Jackson Katz website (www.jacksonkatz.com/) and read “10 Things Men Can Do To End Gender Violence.”
Have a conversation with a younger man or boy who looks up to you about how important it is for men to help end violence.
Google “men against violence” and read what men around the country are doing.
If you notice symptoms or signs that make you suspect abuse or violence, always ask and provide resources.
Ensure all your intake forms ask questions that screen for violence. Then follow up with referrals and resources.
Have educational materials from your local domestic violence shelter and rape crisis center displayed in your office.
Provide training to your staff from local experts to ensure competence in the area of power-based personal violence.
Change your email signature line to include the statement “Proud to be a Green Dot supporter.”
Write a check to the local YMCA rape crisis center and write “Green Dot supporter” in the memo line.
Have one conversation with one co-worker about Green Dot Whitman and tell them that ending violence matters to you.
Make one announcement to one group or organization you are involved in, telling them about Green Dot Whitman.
Send a mass email to your contact list with a simple message like, “I believe in the goal of reducing interpersonal violence at Whitman.”
Ask 5 women in your life how sexual violence and dating or domestic violence has impacted them (directly or indirectly) and listen to their response.
Think about the women and children in your life that you care most about, and consider that they have 1 in 3 odds of becoming victims of violence in their lifetime. Tell one person how you would feel if she did become a victim.
Educate yourself about the impact of violence on victims and those who love them.
