Women & Bicycles Bystander Intervention Workshop
Everyone should have the right to feel comfortable in public spaces, including while biking. However, this right isn’t afforded to everyone equally due to state and interpersonal violence. This violence is most harmful to marginalized communities.
Leila Raven, Community Organizer (see full bio below), will lead a virtual workshop for Women, Trans, Femme, and Non-binary folks interested in learning about the systems at play that enable and reinforce harassment and assault. During the first part of the workshop, Leila will break down what state and interpersonal violence looks like and how oppressive systems operate. The second part of the workshop will be reserved for participants to share their own experiences and then show how to de-escalate situations where harm is being done.
We want you to come as you are and be fully present for the workshop. This event will be moderated by Leila and racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, tokenism, ageism, etc. are not welcome. Period. If you cross any of these guidelines you will be removed from the virtual space. With that being said, we are making it a priority to center marginalized folks and their experiences.
This workshop will be hosted on Zoom with live captioning on Tuesday, July 27th from 7:00 to 9:00PM. Click the registration button to register for this free event and share it with your friends!
Leila Raven is an Afro-Latina queer mama, educator, and organizer working to create safety without prisons or policing. She is the former director of Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS), a founding organizer of the DecrimNow DC and Decrim NY campaigns, and she is a co-creator of the 8 to Abolition platform.
Note: This event is a part of WABA’s Women & Bicycles program and is only open to those who identify as woman/trans/femme. If that’s not you, we have plenty of other events you should check out at waba.org/fun. Know someone who should come? Please share this event with them! If you need accommodations, have questions about access or the event, send us an email at womenandbicycles@waba.org.