SafeTy & digNity at work
What to Do
Downloadable Model Anti-Sexual Harassment, Safety & Dignity at Work policy
We’ve created this policy so you can develop an effective anti-sexual harassment policy in your organisation, practice community, or venue. These are the minimum standards we expect from any venue, organisation, or employer, to ensure that all who work and are present there (including employees, casual workers, agency workers, freelancers, and third parties) are protected and safer.
Downloadable Poster: Legal definitions of Sexual Harassment, for display
We’ve created this poster for you to print and display in any venue or yoga space, to raise awareness of the legal definitions and protections around sexual harassment.
Downloadable Poster: How to Report, for display*
We’ve created this poster for you to print and display in any venue or yoga space, to ensure that all teachers, workers, students and practitioners are aware of how to report sexual harassment or violence.
Sign and send our template letter demanding change
We’ve created this letter for you copy and paste into an email, or print, and send to any yoga venue, space, or organisation that you are a part of.
We’ve created the following letters for you to sign and send to specific governing bodies and trade associations:
JOIN us at the Yoga Teachers Union, IWGB
If you’re a yoga teacher in the UK, you can become a member. We prioritise community, care, anti-oppression, and being part of the movement for change, in whatever way is accessible for you. Membership of the branch also gives you access to key legal protection, and a wide network of support!
*NB: Working with the police is a deeply contested issue in work against sexual harassment and violence. Many women and people of colour report experiences of escalation and harm due to police intervention, but alternatives for critical responders are not widely established in the UK. We celebrate the antiracist and feminist work of police abolitionists, and of those creating emergency and longterm alternatives. In an emergency situation, it is essential to do what makes you feel most safe. If you are thinking about reporting to the police and want to explore concerns and the consequences of reporting, and to find out more about what it would entail in order to make an informed choice, you can make a referral to an independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA). More information via OSARCC is here and the service is open to survivors of all genders.