Anti-Bullying Day

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Anti-Bullying Day is commemorated on different dates. In Canada it’s commemorated on the last Wednesday in February  and it’s also called Pink Shirt Day. In Australia it is commemorated on March 15 and it's called National Day Against Bullying and Violence. In the USA it is commemorated on May 4^. In New Zealand it is commemorated on May 18  and it is also called Pink Shirt Day. In the UK Anti-Bullying Week is commemorated during the week of November 19-23. In Brazil there isn’t a specific date to commemorate a day against bullying but people are fighting to create one.

http://education.qld.gov.au/studentservices/behaviour/national-day.html 

What is bullying?

“Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.”

http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/definition/index.html

Check out Stopbullying.org to get familiar with the three types of bullying.

Activity 1: Carry out a a survey to find out the extent of bullying in your school.

http://quiltville.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/october-is-anti-bullying-month.html

Activity 2: Take a self-test to find out if you are doing anything that is considered to be bullying.

http://www.azkelleyes.mnps.org/Page55797.aspx

Activity 3: Watch Anti-bullying Pink Project 2012 and get inspired to make your own performance at your school to celebrate diversity and promote the development of positive social relationships.

http://deal.org/blog/wear-pink-stop-bullying/

Activity 4: Watch Don't Bully - Be a Friend, "For Good" Video Contest, 2012 Anti-Bullying project William C. McGinnis School, Anti-Bullying Awareness, Bullying, Don't be a bully, and CABEAR and the BULLIES: Anti-Bullying Video to get inspired to make your own anti-bullying video no longer than two minutes. Then, upload your video at YouTube.

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http://freemusicarchive.org/

http://musopen.org/music

http://www.jamendo.com/en/albums

http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/+free-music-downloads

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http://www.mutopiaproject.org/index.html

Activity 5: Discuss with your classmates positive ways to deal with bullying and make posters to illustrate your ideas. To get inspired check out Take a Stand Together.

http://www.uisd.net/uisd-continues-to-take-a-stand-against-bullying-5918

Activity 6: Design your own pink shirt to symbolize a stand against bullying and promote positive relationships.

http://lauraneufeld.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/pink-shirt-day/

 

Activity 7: Do a role play on anti-bullying. To get inspired check out Lesson: Anti-Bullying Role Plays.

http://the-fitter-fitter.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/october-is-also-national-anti-bullying.html

Activity 8: Write anti bullying pledges.

Here are a few examples:

 

http://authornaomidrew.blogspot.com.br/2011/07/no-bullying-pledge.html

http://www.antibullyingpledge.com/

Activity 9: Build an avatar to show how you can Take a Stand Together against bullying and violence. Then, share it with your friends and family.  Check out Take a Stand Together to create it.

 

http://www.myokyawhtun.com/online-tools/create-your-manga-face-avatar-with-faceyourmanga.html

Anti-bullying resources

7 Steps to Bully-Proofing Kids offers pro-active steps to deal with bullying.
 

Have kids take the test "Are you Bullying?" offers a self-test to find out if your are doing anything that is considered bullying.
 

Stand up to Bullying provides activities to deal with bullying.
 

Free Downloadable Lessons, Tools, and Information to Prevent and Address Bullying provides a lot of anti-bullying resources.
 

If you are being bullied check out I'm being bullied for ideas about what you can do deal with bullying.
 

If you have admitted to using inappropriate behavior check out I've been called a bully to learn a few strategies to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

If you know someone who has been bulled, check out I know someone who 's being bulled to learn what you can do take action to stop bullying.