YV Accountability Flowchart - Taking Part

YOUNG VIC ACCOUNTABILITY FLOWCHART
The Accountability Flowchart aims to empower people to speak up when they experience or witness someone
acting out of step with our values.
It aims to put our anti-racist commitments into action. It demonstrates how the Young Vic will respond, and how
we encourage all members of our community to respond when someone causes harm in our building.
No matter who you are or who the person is who has caused harm, please call in, call on, or call out the
behaviour so we collectively uphold our values and prioritise safety and wellbeing above all else at the Young
Vic.
For Taking Part participants and facilitators
Step 1. Have you experienced or witnessed someone acting out of step with Young Vic values?
If someone has displayed racist, aggressive, insulting or any kind of discriminatory behaviour through words or
actions, please call in, call on, or call out. You could choose to use a combination of all three in one
interaction.
Calling in means: Speak privately and calmly to the person who has caused harm.
Ask: What did you mean by what you said / what you did?
What was your intention when you said / did that?

It sounded like you just said _______. Is that really what you meant?
Why did _______ cause a problem for you?
Refer to Our Values in Practice and if the person fails to understand why their behaviour goes against Young
Vic values and fails to apologise, any theatre-maker at the Young Vic has the ability to escalate to a member of
Young Vic staff (see below for who you can get in touch with and their contact details).
Calling on means: If you have lived experience of discrimination you can call on a colleague to step in for you
in order to support managing the behaviour.
Ask: Can I call on you as a white colleague to take over from me while I step out?
Ask: Can I call on you as a white colleague to please be available to support deescalating a situation?
Ask: Can I ask you as a manager to call in/out the person who has caused harm?
Any theatre-maker at the Young Vic has the ability to escalate to a member of Young Vic staff (see below for
who you can get in touch with and their contact details).
Calling out means: Speak publicly/in front of others to call out the behaviour of the person who has caused
harm and show allyship.
Say: I’m afraid your actions/words are not in keeping with Young Vic values and I feel obligated to tell
you that your comment/action was not okay. It sounds like you are making some assumptions that we

need to unpack a bit… You may or may not realise this, but you are talking about me / my identity… I
need to leave the room if you are going to continue to speak in that way…
Step 2. How do we support the person who has experienced the racist or discriminatory behaviour?
If you experienced the harm, you are entitled to take care of yourself (take some time out to go offsite, go to a
quiet space, go for a walk). If you need to step out, please let the attending Taking Part staff member know.
Alternatively, you can contact the Taking Part mobile on 0756 239 3311.
If you witnessed the harm, please let the attending Taking Part staff member (see below for names and
contacts) so they can check in on the person who experienced it and ensure they get the support they need to
decompress or get further assistance.
Step 3. If you want to follow up, document or escalate what happened, you can speak to members of the
Young Vic team (See below for names and contacts).
Young Vic Team
Members of the Senior Management Team are responsible and accountable for the Young Vic’s Values in
Practice.

If you wish to document or escalate an incident, you can contact both:
Shereen Jasmin Phillips (she/her)
Maria Khan (she/her)
Director of Taking Part
Head of People / HR lead
shereenjasminphillips@youngvic.org
mariakhan@youngvic.org
020 7922 2988
Depending on the severity, they may escalate to Young Vic Executive, which includes Kwame Kwei-Armah, the
Artistic Director and Lucy Davies, the Executive Director. If you wish to file a grievance, the policy is here that
outlines the process of how to do this and what will happen.
On a day to day basis, the activity of the Taking Part department is led by the following members of staff and
they can also be contacted depending the nature of the incident and where it takes place.

Melanie Anouf (she/her)
Learning Producer
melanieanouf@youngvic.org | 020 7922 2862
Aaliyah Antoine (she/her)
Participation Producer
aaliyahantoine@youngvic.org | 020 7922 2858
Alisha Artry (she/her)
Neighbourhood Theatre Producer
alishaartry@youngvic.org | 020 7922 2974
Michelle Cullimore (she/her)
Taking Part Administrator
michellecullimore@youngvic.org | 020 7922 2859