Change It Up!© brings bystander intervention skills to students for the purpose of building supportive and respectful communities. Change It Up!© is based on a nationally recognized five-step bystander intervention model that develops students’ skills and confidence when intervening in situations that negatively impact campus climate. This workshop explores how students’ identities and experiences impact their interactions inside and outside of the classroom. Through interactive theater, students apply the five steps to real-life scenarios and have an opportunity to practice and discuss how they can leverage these skills within their campus communities.
Learning Objectives:


Gain an understanding of what it means to be a bystander and factors that influence intervention


Gain multiple strategies to intervene and disrupt harm such as microaggressions, bias incidents, stereotyping, sexual harassment, etc.


Act as an ally and educator, especially when you hold privilege and power and witness harm to those who do not hold privilege and power


Learn how to receive and respond to feedback about harm you caused, even if unintentional


This workshop fulfills the bystander intervention requirement for Rackham’s DEI certificate program.
This workshop is designed for University of Michigan master’s students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/zXA2W.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time, preferably one week, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative.