Active Bystander Promise

By signing onto this promise, we agree to:

• Take complaints of harassment, discrimination, and violence against customers or staff seriously
• Remove any offending parties from our space as needed
• Ensure our staff, particularly those responsible for security, are aware of our policies
• Post the “ABC” logo sticker provided by People's Justice League in a prominent place for all employees and patrons to see
• Use the resources given to us by People's Justice League to better understand the issues at hand as well as the best methods for dealing with them
• Inform survivors of the option to share their story publicly and anonymously on the People's Justice League Incident Reporter by handing out informational cards

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PJL's Incident Reporter App
Our anonymous incident reporter app was active from Feb 2013 through Jan 2025. We collected hundreds of stories of street harassment in and around the Southeast Ohio area and used information gathered to garner community support and develop our active bystander coalition training. Ultimately, funding streams shifted during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we were no longer able to keep the app active. All stories are now archived for later use as needed.

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Support for Athens Rock Camp for Girls +
PJL is the proud fiscal sponsor of Athens Rock Camp for Girls+, a week long summer day camp where girls and gender non-conforming youth ages 12-18 learn a new instrument, write original music, and perform a show by the end of the week. PJL leadership is actively involved in the organizing collective for this camp, but ARC4G+ maintains autonomy over its own organizing.

ARC4G+ Website

Support for Athens Books to Prisoners
PJL is the proud fiscal sponsor of Athens Books to Prisoners, a volunteer run organization who sends free books to incarcerated individuals upon request. PJL leadership is actively involved in the organizing collective for this project, but AB2P maintains autonomy over its own organizing.​

AB2P Website

We Are Proud to Call Them Our Partners
Since 2013, PJL has organized alongside countless organizations, including FUCKRAPECULTURE, Southeast Ohio Survivor Advocacy Center, Trimble Local Schools, Charleston Black Lives Matter, Chesterhill Multicultural Genealogical Center, United Campus Ministries, and SEOH Showing Up for Racial Justice to work to support safe streets, campuses, and gathering places in Southeast Ohio.