The Green Dot Strategy is a bystander approach for the prevention of power-based personal violence. Power-based personal violence is a form of violence where an individual asserts power, control, or intimidation over another to cause harm. This includes dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. These moments of violence are considered red dots.
A Green Dot is any choice behavior word, or attitude that counters or displaces a red dot of violence and reducing the likelihood that someone will be hurt.
This promotes safety for everyone and communicates intolerance for power based personal violence in our Heidelberg community. A Green Dot is anything you do to make our community safer and sends the message that we do not tolerate violence on our campus.
The Green Dot Strategy invites everyone in the community to be agents of change to visibly reduce the number of incidents of violence.
Request a Green Dot Presentation
Are you interested in being involved in the Green Dot movement? The trainings are designed to give you the skills you need in order to be a Green Dot in your everyday life. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this Green Dot Presentation Request form. Trainings are free and you will receive promotional items for attending. If you have any questions about Green Dot trainings, including being interested in scheduling a training for your student organization, please email us at greendot@heidelberg.edu and we will be happy to help you.
