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Have you ever witnessed something that made you feel uncomfortable? Were you unsure what you could say or do about it?

Equity is pleased to announce that we will be hosting two upcoming member training sessions in Bystander Intervention on Wednesday May 26 and Wednesday June 16.

Registration for these events will launch the week of May 10, 2021 for all members in good standing.


Registration details will be emailed to all members in good standing the week of May 10, 2021.

Bystander Intervention
Bystander intervention training offers five distinct tactics ("the five D's) that artists can employ to help make our creative spaces safer.

• This training will provide an opportunity for performers, stage managers, directors, choreographers, fight directors and intimacy directors to come together to discuss common problems in our industry, and how to employ the five D's to address them
• We will offer opportunities (via breakout rooms) for folks to brainstorm scenarios and practice intervention
• We will address barriers that artists face that may prevent intervention
• All of this training is tailor-made by Equity member artists, for Equity member artists

Training Creators and Facilitators
Jenna Rodgers is a mixed-race Director and Dramaturg based on Treaty 7 Territory. She is the founding Artistic Director of Chromatic Theatre – a company dedicated to producing and developing work by and for artists of colour. Jenna is also the Dramaturg for the Playwrights Lab at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. She is a passionate arts equity advocate; the Vice President of Anti-Oppression for LMDA; and the Artstrek Director with Theatre Alberta. Jenna is a graduate of the NTS Artistic Leadership Residency (2020), a graduate from the Banff Centre’s Cultural Leadership Program (2019), and a member of the artEquity National Facilitator Training cohort (2018). She was shortlisted for the 2021 Gina’s Prize and holds a MA in International Performance Research from the universities of Amsterdam and Tampere.

Stafford Perry is an award-winning actor and community leader with extensive experience in public engagement and facilitation. As an actor, he’s been a fixture on Canada’s theatre stages from Victoria to Halifax, and has been featured in a wide-range of film and TV projects. As a community leader in men’s engagement, Stafford has worked specifically with men and boys to prevent violence and foster social change for close to a decade. He was instrumental in coordinating and developing the award-winning WiseGuyz program, a groundbreaking violence prevention program for young men and has facilitated over a hundred professional and community workshops across the province. Today, he designs and delivers education workshops, provides consultation and is a featured speaker at local, national and international conferences. Stafford translates his comprehensive knowledge and expertise as an actor into his community work and offers a unique approach to using experiential arts-based practices to foster healing in communities. With passion, integrity, vulnerability and humour, He creates spaces that foster empathy, genuine connection, authentic expression and support.

Registration
In order to make this training practical we will be limiting the numbers to 100 participants per session. This training will be only available to members in good standing and because of the sensitivity of the topic, the sessions will not be recorded.

Details and booking link will be sent to all members in good standing on Monday May 10, 2021.

D/deaf members and those who require ASL interpretation:
ASL interpretation will be provided only for the Wednesday, May 26 session. If you are a member who requires ASL interpretation please email communications@caea.com and we will enroll you for this session.

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