At the 2008 Dragon*Con in Atlanta, we were crossing the street back to our hotel. Just outside the main lobby doors, a man had a woman backed up against the wall and was yelling at her quite loudly as she cringed away from him. He was loud enough to be heard by anybody going in or out of the lobby. When we approached them, we asked the young woman if she needed help, which she gratefully accepted. The man had tried to pick her up in the hotel bar, she politely declined his of

For those of you who were around for Geeks Got Your Back 1.0, there have been some changes: We are phasing out ribbons in favor of buttons. Ribbons are often only used for one event, after which they are discarded into the trash, while buttons can be re-used many times over. We will focus less on explaining that harassment exists at geek events, in favor of showing people how they can prevent it. We will emphasize providing people with simple, effective tools to help prevent

You've probably heard us mention the 5 Ds of bystander intervention if you have attended any of our panels. We use a slightly modified version of Right to Be's 5 Ds  that we tailored toward in-person events. These 5 Ds create a simple, effective anti-harassment tool if you see someone being harassed at an event. Direct Confrontation : This technique is rather self-explanatory. If you see someone being harassed, you would respond by directly confronting the harasser and calli