When someone is being harassed or demeaned, do you know how to respond—and would you feel ready to act?

Join the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council for an Active Bystander Training:

The Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council received a grant from the Bud Ackerman Fund several months ago, to provide Active Bystander training for the community. The timing is quite fortunate and necessary. The first session filled quickly and was very successful. Quabbin Mediation will provide two more opportunities in Concord-Carlisle this summer.

The 3-hour training introduces the essential concepts and terminology necessary for effective responses to hate and harm and prejudice that we might witness. Can you imagine an incident that called for some action on your part, that had you temporarily shocked and incapable of doing something helpful? Active Bystander training will ready us for prompt and thoughtful action. Follow-up advanced training will be available at a later date for those interested. 

We change our community one day at a time, doing the right thing at the right time to overcome hate and to promote human rights. Anti-Semitism, racism, and many other forms of bias require each of us to take a stand. We hope that these training sessions will make a difference.