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The Hand Signal For Help - Learn it, Share it [View all]
This short clip is worth watching to the end
( my comments below )
Link to tweet
( definitely watch the second one to the end! )
Link to tweet
AI Overview:
Key Details About the Signal
How to Do It: Hold your palm up, tuck your thumb in, and fold your fingers over it. It is a continuous, one-handed motion.
Purpose: It was designed as a discreet, silent signal, particularly useful during video calls, in person, or anywhere an abuser might be monitoring a victim.
Origin: The Canadian Women's Foundation developed the signal in April 2020 in response to rising domestic violence during pandemic lockdowns.
What to Do If You See It: If someone uses this signal, do not immediately call the police unless there is immediate danger. Instead, check in safely via text, email, or a phone call to ask what they need.
This signal from the Canadian Women's Foundation has garnered international recognition and is now used in over 45 countries.
How to Do It: Hold your palm up, tuck your thumb in, and fold your fingers over it. It is a continuous, one-handed motion.
Purpose: It was designed as a discreet, silent signal, particularly useful during video calls, in person, or anywhere an abuser might be monitoring a victim.
Origin: The Canadian Women's Foundation developed the signal in April 2020 in response to rising domestic violence during pandemic lockdowns.
What to Do If You See It: If someone uses this signal, do not immediately call the police unless there is immediate danger. Instead, check in safely via text, email, or a phone call to ask what they need.
This signal from the Canadian Women's Foundation has garnered international recognition and is now used in over 45 countries.
I have to think that these were staged dramatizations, for the purposes of helping to spread awareness.
If so for the final interaction in the second clip, I hope he was a professional !!
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