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So exactly how do I . . .

. . . deal with catcalls?(Click here.)

. . . talk to close friends?

Communication techniques for the bullheaded.

So exactly how do I . . .
. . . talk to my peers?(Click here.)
. . . talk to my parents?
. . . bear witness to the actions of authorities?
. . . challenge authorities?
. . . change institutions?
. . . talk to my boss
. . . deal with customers who act out?
. . . intervene with shopkeepers?
. . . educate teachers?
Does kindness count?
Communication techniques that help others to accept your comments.
What about inter-ethnic mistreatment?
Using humor.
The power to name.

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   Sexism

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Sexism

This portion of the Racial Intervention Story Exchange (RISE) focuses on closely related area of intervention across gender lines.This repository contains encouraging and cautioning stories from other ordinary people, of both genders, that describe what they saw, how they responded, and what resulted.

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So exactly how do I . . .

. . . deal with sexual harassment on the street, such as catcalls?(Click here.)	. . . talk to close friends?
Communication techniques for the bullheaded.

Many startegies for intervening in racism also apply to sexism:
So exactly how do I . . .
. . . talk to my peers?	. . . talk to my parents?
Communication techniques that help others to accept your comments.	Does kindness count?
Using humor.	The power to name.

Sexism

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So exactly how do I . . .

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