Designed for staff & volunteers working a convention
Attendees will walk away understanding:
• Bystander intervention techniques to common convention scenarios
• Strategies for taking reports without re-traumatizing survivors
• Local and online resources they can share with attendees
Designed for community leaders
Attendees will walk away understanding:
• Three key section in every code of conduct
• How to personalize a code of conduct to their community
• How to enforce a code of conduct
Designed for community leaders
Attendees will walk away understanding:
• Power dynamics that exist in their community
• The intersection between consent and power dynamics
• Practical bystander intervention techniques to apply to community-specific situations
Each training includes a pre-training and post-training call to tailor the material to your needs and answer additional questions.
Each training is designed for 60 minutes including Q&A. Want more or less, just ask!
We are happy to conduct the trainings onsite at your convention or through the virtual meeting site of your choice.
A resource sheet of key takeaways customized for you.
“ I highly recommend Uplift for any convention or event. They specialize in con and fandom-leaning events. Their staff are top-notch and really know their stuff”
“ [Uplift] did a great job crafting our code of conduct! ”
“Dynamic and engaging presentation! Grace was very knowledgeable & brought the right amount of levity to the topic. Great suggestions for how to understand, connect with, and empower [people] to protect themselves.”
“ Our staffers were starving for training and the folks at Uplift were indispensable to them. Uplift gave the MAGFest community space to explore how to confront challenging topics freely; their survey illuminated the important steps we need to take to make our event safer for everyone. ”
“This year I felt much more prepared to deal with the reports that I received, and felt more confident in the way I responded. The staff training helped me be more confident that I could interact with victims of harassment in an empathetic and understanding way. [Uplift’s] training gave concrete examples and phrasing that I found extremely useful.”
“ Jennifer was exactly what our convention needed! She cut straight to the core of our values — and our vulnerabilities — to address issues relevant to our organization. Her specific examples of our power dynamics really helped us, and the depth of her preparedness fired up our engagement. We knew that she cared about our issues, and wanted to help.”
