1 in 3 women. 1 in 4 men. At work, at the gym, in any social context, gender-based violence is present in our lives and you may not even consider it all that often. But what if you did? What if you stepped onto the dance floor or into your lesson with an understanding of what gender-based violence is, who is at risk of it and the questions you can ask yourself to ensure that you are not making someone else feel threatened or uncomfortable? Let’s find out. Dabney Evans focuses her academ...
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1 in 3 women. 1 in 4 men. At work, at the gym, in any social context, gender-based violence is present in our lives and you may not even consider it all that often. But what if you did? What if you stepped onto the dance floor or into your lesson with an understanding of what gender-based violence is, who is at risk of it and the questions you can ask yourself to ensure that you are not making someone else feel threatened or uncomfortable? Let’s find out. Dabney Evans focuses her academ...
TED 38 | Are you willing to risk leaving dangerous people on the dance floor? with Jason Potell
The Empowered Dancers Podcast
38 minutes
6 months ago
TED 38 | Are you willing to risk leaving dangerous people on the dance floor? with Jason Potell
How do you protect dancers across the SBK scene? You take their safety into account when planning your event. You talk about safety at your event. You give people knowledge about how to keep themselves safe. You take their experiences seriously when talking to them. That outdated line of “If I don’t hear about it, I can pretend it didn’t happen” is not going to cut it anymore - Jason Potell has been an active part of safer spaces for over 20 years and has combined his work and learning in tha...
The Empowered Dancers Podcast
1 in 3 women. 1 in 4 men. At work, at the gym, in any social context, gender-based violence is present in our lives and you may not even consider it all that often. But what if you did? What if you stepped onto the dance floor or into your lesson with an understanding of what gender-based violence is, who is at risk of it and the questions you can ask yourself to ensure that you are not making someone else feel threatened or uncomfortable? Let’s find out. Dabney Evans focuses her academ...
