[Soft instrumental music playing]
Several clay figures are seen waving.
Multiple voices in union: We’re baaaack!
Cut to live action Vilma Uribe, Assistant Director of Advocacy.
Vilma: Hi again from PARC, the Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center.
Cut to live action Sarah J. Berg, Director of PARC.
Sarah: In our last video, we told you Five Things to Know About PARC. Now we want to tell you a little more about our office and share some tips about affirmative consent and bystander intervention.
Cut to a clay figure of a small blue dinosaur, PARCrrr the PARC mascot, pulling a sign across the screen that reads “What does PARC stand for?”
Cut to a PowerPoint slide that reads PREVENTION, followed by this list of PARC’s training topics:
Bystander Level One– Foundations of Intervention
Bystander Level Two – Supporting Those Impacted by Violence
Bystander Level Three – Cycles of Violence
Bystander Level Four –Trauma Informed Practices
Healthy Relationships: Consent, Communication, and Boundaries
The slide also features a small image of one of the Bystander Training slides. At the bottom it reads: “All students are invited to attend at least one of our trainings each year. Visit our website to sign up!”
In the top right corner, a clay version of Juan dissolves into live footage.
Juan: The P in PARC stands for Prevention. PARC Violence Prevention Educators provide trainings to the community on topics such as Bystander Intervention, Supporting Someone Impacted By Violence, and more.
All students are encouraged to attend at least one of these trainings each year, and many student leadership positions require it.
Visit our website to learn more about each workshop and RSVP for one.
Cut to a PowerPoint slide that reads:
Confidential support for those impacted by violence & those who are supporting them, available from peers or professional staff.
Advocates can support you in reporting, help you access medical care, practicing grounding skills together, come up with a plan for your safety, and much, much more.
At PARC, we’ll help you decide what YOU want to do next.
The slide also features a screenshot of the online chat box and a picture of the PARC office.
In the top right corner, a clay version of Tanashya dissolves into live footage.
Tanashya: A stands for Advocacy. Advocacy at PARC means confidential support to help anyone who has been impacted by violence decide what they want to do next. Advocates won’t pressure you to do anything you don’t want to do.
Peer Advocates are available weekday afternoons during the semester. in Hindi: Many of them speak multiple languages, so you might be able to talk to someone in a language other than English if you prefer. This can be in-person, on the phone, or using the Chatbox on our website! Professional staff are available by appointment, which you can request on our website.
And don’t forget, our 24/7 hotline is always available for questions or support, no matter what time or what time zone! That number is +1-781-736-3370.
Cut to a PowerPoint slide that reads:
PARC Library
Resource Library (online)
Stress balls, fidget toys, play dough, and more
The slide also features a screenshot of the Resource Library page of the PARC website and an image of the bookshelf in the PARC office.
In the top right corner, a clay version of Margo dissolves into live footage.
Margo: R stands for Resource. We have a resource library online with articles, videos, and more. (text shows up on the screen as they talk.) Whether you are looking for specific information or just want to learn more about anti-violence work, you don’t have to talk to someone at PARC to access our resources.
If you’re on campus, we also have physical resources in the office like stress balls, books, and more.
Cut to a PowerPoint slide that contains the PARC contact information:
Brandeis.edu/parc
PARC 24/7 hotline: +1-781-736-3370
Usdan G-108 (to the right of Levin Ballroom)
Facebook.com/brandeisparc
@brandeis_parc (instagram)
In the top right corner, a clay version of Precious dissolves into live footage.
Precious: and “C” stands for Center, which is located in the Usdan Student Center. You can find the PARC office in the hallway to the right of Levin Ballroom, behind the Gender and Sexuality Center. Also find us online at brandeis.edu/parc, on Facebook, and on Instagram.
Cut to clay PARCrrr pulling a sign across the screen that reads “Consent Pizza Party”
Cut to 4 people in a gallery view Zoom screen, 3 are live action and 1—Precious—is a claymation figure.
Tanashya: Affirmative consent means you’re looking for an enthusiastic “yes.” Anything less and you should stop to check in. You can ask questions to try to figure out what the other person or people want. Let’s explore a situation where consent might be unclear.
Tanashya: (to Margo) Margo, would you like some pizza?
Margo: gross! No way.
Tanashya: Ok, whatever. (to Precious) Would you like some of this pizza?
Precious: uhh I dunno. What kind is it?
Tanashya: Extra cheese.
Precious: Yes! I’d love some.
Tanashya hands slice of pizza to Precious; as Tanashya's hand with pizza leaves her square, a clay slide of pizza appears in Precious’s hand in her zoom window.
Tanashya: (to Juan) What about you, Juan, do you want some of this pizza?
Juan: sure, I guess so.
Tanashya: you don’t seem enthusiastic about it. You don’t have to have some if you don’t want some.
Juan: It’s just that I don’t have a Lactaid so I’m worried I’ll get a stomach ache.
Precious: I have one! Here you go.
Juan reaches down and across toward Precious and comes back up with a white pill. He swallows the pill.
Juan: great! Ok, I am ready for some pizza now!!!
Tanashya passes a slice of pizza up to Juan.
Tanashya: (to Precious) Hey, Precious, do you want another slice of pizza? You really liked the first one!
Precious: I don’t know… I’m not sure I am the mood for more pizza.
Tanashya: Sure, I’m pretty full too, now that you bring it up. Maybe we can have more later, maybe even with pepperoni!
Precious: Oh, I’ve never had pepperoni on my pizza before. I’m not sure I’ll be into that.
Margo: You can always ask for different toppings. Everyone has different likes and dislikes for toppings on their pizzas.
Juan: Some days you might want cheese, and other days you might want something else! You do not have to only eat one-topping every time you have pizza. You should communicate with whoever is ordering the pizza with you to make sure that you’ll all enjoy it.
Precious: You’re right. (to Tanashya) I think I want to stick with cheese right now, but maybe as we eat more pizza I’ll be interested in trying pepperoni another time.
Tanashya: whether it’s pizza or something else, if someone isn’t enthusiastic about saying yes, you should check in. You don’t want to pressure someone into eating pizza that they don’t want.
Cut to clay PARCrrr pulling a sign across the screen that reads “Being a Pro-Social Bystander”
Text appears on screen with voice-over narration: PARC is known for offering Bystander Trainings, which discuss different ways to be a pro-social bystander. To PARC, a pro-social bystander is someone who intervenes in a way that impacts both the immediate and the long term outcomes positively. What does being a pro-social bystander mean to you?
Cut to Juan.
Juan: To me, it means using our privileges in order to make a positive change. My favorite way to intervene in a safe way is pretending I don’t understand what someone is saying to make them think deeper about what they say. For example, I remember when one of my friends on Facebook shared a picture that was clearly sexist, I commented on that post “I don’t get it, can you explain it to me?” He then proceeded to delete the post and messaged me to tell me he didn’t mean it to be offensive. We had a very productive conversation afterwards where we both learned why things happened and how it might affect others.
Cut to a claymation figure of Lucy.
Lucy: To me, being a pro-social bystander is about making the world a more communal, hopeful place. With pro-social bystanding, we can center the needs of the people most affected in every situation and work towards a world where prosocial bystanding is the norm, and situations that harm people no longer exist, where everyone looks out for each other.
Text appears on screen with voice-over narration: Tell me about a time you intervened when something didn’t seem right.
Cut to Maya.
Maya: I was once at a party with friends and we noticed a girl we knew was talking to someone in the corner. She looked visibly uncomfortable, so I approached her, gave her a big hello, and asked if she wanted to come dance with me and my friends. She said sure and as we made our way to the dance floor, she thanked me for getting her away from the person.
Cut to Ali.
Ali: "In high school, one of my teachers frequently made passing comments about one of my peers' bodies. I noticed and felt these comments were inappropriate, so I checked in with my peer and asked her how she was feeling and how I could support her. She didn't want to directly confront the teacher, but with her permission I went to the teacher's department chair and asked her if she could intervene on the student's behalf.”
Cut to Precious.
Precious: Over the summer, I had to go to the DMV to change my license. While in the building, a lady (Lady X) who only spoke Spanish and no English came in to renew her license. The representative at the counter who only spoke English kept yelling at Lady X for her documents and Lady X kept saying “No hablo English.” After 20 minutes of the back and forth, I finally stepped in and asked the representative to please put her in contact with someone who clearly speaks Spanish. The representative shrugged but she finally called someone who spoke Spanish. Lady X looked at me and kept saying “Gracias!”
Cut to Sarah. A medium-sized dog can be seen sleeping in the background.
Sarah: These are great examples of ways to safely intervene when you think something violent might happen. There are limitless ways to do something-- but most important is to remember that a pro-social bystander doesn’t just stand by-- they do something to help! Don’t forget to check out the PARC Bystander Trainings once the semester starts so you can learn more skills.
Cut to original scene of several claymation figures waving.
Narrator: From all of us at PARC, welcome to the Brandeis community! We can’t wait to meet you.
Cut to credits:
Directed and Edited by Lucy Pugh-Sellers
Starring: Vilma Uribe, Sarah J Berg, Juan Bordón, Tanashya Batra, Margo Sobel, Precious Ufomadu, Lucy Pugh-Sellers, Maya Klareich, Ali Hagani, PARCrrr
Special appearance by Lefty the dog
Website: brandeis.edu/parc
Email: parc@brandeis.edu
24/7 hotline: 1-781-736-3370
Instagram: @brandeis_parc
Facebook: brandeisparc