Tag: bullying

UNESCO and G7 countries raise the alarm about bullying and join forces against violence in education

Stuart Mitchell

During their ministerial meeting in Sèvres (France), under the French presidency of the G7 and with the participation of the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, education ministers of the G7 countries adopted a declaration to “unite against bullying in all of its forms, proclaim respect as a fundamental principle for all, and help ensure that our schools are safe and welcoming for all students.” “Bullying is unacceptable and is getting even worse online. UNESCO is committed to combat this educational scourge, which costs lives, ruins childhoods, and jeopardizes the future.…

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Hellocomputer and FCB Cape Town Helps WCG Address Bullying in 5 Questions.

Stuart Mitchell

The Western Cape Government is striving to put an end to bullying at schools across the province by launching a mobile toolkit and campaign called 5 Questions to End Bullying. Developed by Hellocomputer and FCB Cape Town, in conjunction with child psychologists, it features a video of a fake bullying incident in a school yard and the reactions of learners to five questions asked in sequence after viewing the video. These were carefully chosen to help learners see that their perceptions about bullying should change. To launch the mobile toolkit,…

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Power Rangers & DoSomething.org Partner to Launch “You’ve Got The Power” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Bullying stops within 10 seconds of someone intervening, but 85% of the time, no one intervenes. A major reason they don’t intervene? They don’t know what to do. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1 in 5 students in the U.S. are affected by bullying. That’s why Saban’s Power Rangers and DoSomething.org are joining forces to launch “You’ve Got the Power.” As children, we all grew up admiring our favorite superheroes, including the Power Rangers – five ordinary teens who become something extraordinary when they morph and channel…

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Golding gets IPA Council support for industry code of conduct

Stuart Mitchell

At the latest IPA Council meeting (Thursday 22nd March), comprising leaders from 47 agencies across the UK, it was agreed that the IPA should prepare an industry template for a Code of Conduct for agencies to use in their employment policies on bullying and harassment issues, including objectification. This template will outline what objectification means and give advice on what acceptable work behaviours look like in order to stop any activities that objectify men or women. The discussion was led by IPA President, Sarah Golding, Chief Executive and Partner of…

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Hideki Matsui Becomes a Supporter of STOPit and Its Anonymous Reporting Platform

Stuart Mitchell

STOPit Japan Co., Ltd. announces that Hideki Matsui and Matsui 55 Baseball Foundation, Inc., have become supporters of STOPit, the leading technology platform for schools that deter and report bullying and other forms of harmful or inappropriate conduct. About STOPit STOPit was formed in 2014 in the United States. Current Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter and his Turn 2 Foundation support STOPit, along with the STOPit team in the U.S. and other parts of the world. The STOPit platform consists of a simple, fast and powerful mobile app for reporting, anonymous…

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