26 Ways to Be an Active Bystander

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
23. Say a kind word
24. Have a plan of action
25. Let others see you taking responsibility
26. Offer to help without judging or accusing

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