Nenagh Community Group
Choose Respect
EDUCATE EMPOWER INTERVENE
CALL OUT ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS WOMEN
OUR MISSION
To highlight the unacceptable normalisation of abusive language and behaviour directed towards women.
To inspire our communities to put an end to this harassment through raising awareness, empowering individuals to intervene and fostering a culture that values dignity and equality for all.
CALL IT OUT
The Call It Out campaign provides a blueprint to become an active bystander and to recognise and challenge abusive behaviour whenever you witness it. That may be within your own circle of work colleagues, sports team, or indeed family and friends. It won’t be easy the first time, but ask yourself this “do you want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?”
Every intervention makes a difference.
EMPOWER YOURSELF, TAKE ACTION
- Be familiar with situations where inappropriate behaviour takes place.
- Understand what inappropriate behaviour looks like.
- Know what intervention strategies are appropriate to the situation.
- Take the next step and INTERVENE.
We are highlighting 5 everyday situations where you may witness this behaviour.
- Your school
- Your sports club
- Your workplace
- On the street
- Your group chat
- Someone posts a sexualised image or joke in your group chat that makes you feel uncomfortable.
- You’re at lunch break in your workplace and one of your colleagues makes sexual gestures and comments about a female employee.
- You’re walking on the street when you see a young woman being catcalled & harassed.
- The guys on your sports team are constantly making lewd, rude or degrading comments about women and girls.
- You’re walking down the hallway of your school/college and you see a student being harassed about their gender.
BE AN ACTIVE BYSTANDER
DO SOMETHING
How Do I Intervene?
Intervention does not have to mean conflict. Sometimes it is enough to cause a distraction or disrupt the current course of events.
USE ONE OF THE 4 D’S
Distract
Distract either the harasser or the target with a conversation unrelated to the incident you witnessed.
Examples: “Excuse me, do you have the time?” or pretend you know one of them.
Delay
If you can’t intervene in the moment, you can check in with the person being harassed later.
Examples: “Is everything ok?” “Is there anything I can do?” “Is there anyone we can phone?”
Delegate
Alert a 3rd party to help, possibly someone with more perceived authority.
Examples: The business owner/your teacher/team coach.
Direct
Be direct and tell someone that their behaviour is not appropriate.
Examples: “That wasn’t funny” “That’s not ok”
House Party Intervention
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY
What The Statistics Say
This is not a unique problem to our community. These issues are being consistently raised in communities up and down the country and in other countries.
of students who said someone had sent or posted unwelcome sexual comments, jokes or pictures by text, email, or other electronic means (for example via WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook, etc).
Source: www.hea.ie
of European women report that they have suffered sexist or sexual violence during their careers.
Source: feps-europe.eu
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY
Alternate Numbers
International street harassment study
30 countries, on six continents, reported women’s responses to a survey.
Source: stopstreetharassment.org
SUPPORT SERVICES
Before you go…
It’s A Men’s Issue:
One Act Of Kindness:
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
How Can I Support The Campaign?
Financial support at any level would be welcome.
Your contribution will accelerate our programme in more schools, sports clubs and workplaces in each community. By donating to our awareness programme, you will be contributing to the creation of a safer, respectful and responsible future from youth to adult stages.
The funds will be used to enhance the campaign’s promotion through cross-community workshops, and the development of local campaign videos, signage, banners, merchandise etc.
We will also be developing professional measurement systems to track the progress of our programme. These will all be done in cooperation with local schools, sports clubs and businesses.
It is our intention to scale up the programme across every community in County Tipperary over the next number of years.
Note: 100% of the funding will be used for campaign promotions only. The promoters are volunteering their time and will not draw any personal expenses from the funds received.
Acknowledgements
We are very thankful for the early enthusiastic support from the Secondary Schools, Sports Clubs and businesses in Nenagh.
We are also thankful to Tipperary County Council and Nenagh Chamber of Commerce for their early financial support.
Our sincere thanks to the Youghalara Christmas Swim Committee, whose financial contribution last December made it possible to develop our new website & posters.
Finally, we are indebted to Professor Louise Crowley, UCC who has inspired us from the outset with her outstanding work in the UCC Bystander Intervention Programme.
