SAFE BARS HELPS ALCOHOL-SERVING SPACES CREATE SAFE, WELCOMING, AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEIR PATRONS AND STAFF.
Our innovative programming provides the foundation and catalyst for necessary change in the hospitality and nightlife industry.
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TRAININGS WE OFFER
Safe Bars trains the hospitality industry to stop sexual aggression and other forms of violence through three distinct programs: Active Bystander Skills, Allyship Skills, De-escalation Skills. We offer customized training to suit an establishment or organization’s unique needs. Our programs become part of a community’s nightlife fabric and engender necessary change for the industry.
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COMMUNITY CHAPTERS
Want to start a Safe Bars chapter in your area? Our train-the-trainer program is customized to each community’s unique needs and equips teams with the tools to start an active bystander intervention training program for bars, restaurants, and other alcohol-serving spaces where you live. We can also connect you with your region's existing Safe Bars chapter.
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BESPOKE SERVICES & SPEAKING
Whether you’re looking to revamp your workplace guidelines, create a code of ethics, or institute an anonymous reporting system, Safe Bars can help you keep your workplace and staff safe. Safe Bars has spoken nationally at conferences and trade shows like Bar & Restaurant Expo, Tales of the Cocktail, Bar Convent Brooklyn, Responsible Hospitality Institute, Seattle Cocktail Week, Craft Brewers’ Conference, BAR 5 Day, and more.
WHY WE FOCUS ON ALCOHOL SERVING SPACES
At least half of all sexual assaults involve alcohol consumption by the aggressor, the target, or both, making alcohol-serving spaces and the hospitality industry as a whole a critical platform to address sexual violence. Though alcohol consumption and sexual assault frequently happen together, alcohol use doesn’t cause sexual assault.
The link is complicated, and it’s important to understand the nuances of this relationship to prevent sexual assault and avoid victim-blaming more effectively. Given the relationship between alcohol and sexual assault, it’s critical that we build a safer culture in bars, restaurants, breweries, distilleries, clubs, conferences, events, and other alcohol-related spaces that don’t tolerate harassment or assault.
