VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City Green Dot, a violence prevention program, is hosting their next Virtual Overview Bystander Training on Wednesday, February 16, from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. via the online platform Zoom.

The Valley City Green Dot training allows adults to walk through everyday scenarios where they may see violence happen, to gain and practice skills to address those scenarios, and to work together to end violence in our community. Please call or email Kristin Petersen or Sharayah Robinson if you would like to attend this free training– 701-840-8547, vcgreendot@gmail.com.

Valley City Green Dot, through the North Dakota Department of Health and a grant from the Center for Disease Control, is a violence prevention program. It’s part of the worldwide movement to end sexual violence, dating/domestic violence and stalking in communities.

Green Dot seeks to engage all members of the community as bystanders who can identify behaviors that lead to harm (red dots) and respond in a way that will make it less likely the harm occurs or gets worse (green dots). It focuses on the actions everyone can take on a daily basis to set a new norm that violence is not tolerated, and everyone is expected to do their part in contributing to a safer community.

To learn more about Valley City Green Dot and to find out how you can support violence prevention efforts, find them on social media @VCGreenDot, online at vcgreendot.com, or contact coordinators, Kristin Petersen and Sharayah Robinson, at (701) 840-8547 or VCGreenDot@gmail.com.