26 Ways to Be an Active Bystander

This list was produced by participants in the Hopkins Academy Training for Trainers

1. Eat lunch with somebody new to the school

2. Use judgment to de-escalate

3. Use humor

4. Use your moral courage

5. Smile

6. Use distraction

7. Use kind body language

8. Recruit allies

9. Use a confident tone

10. Don't be complicit

11. Speak up

12. Break "the mask"

13. Ask questions

14. Observe from another person's perspective

15. Empathize with the target

16. Empower the target

17. Understand the consequences

18. Don't be a harm doer

19. Give out hugs

20. Include everyone

21. Ask an authority figure for help

22. Find out what's going on with the harm doer