by Act Against Bullying | Jan 6, 2023 | Bullying advice, Monologues
School Monologues Act Against Bullying is offering schools the use of their monologues. They claim they are a tool to prevent bullying, promote empathy and inspire debate. The monologues were written by the charity’s founder Louise Burfitt-Dons in 2000....
by Act Against Bullying | Mar 14, 2023 | Monologues, Bullying advice
Encouraging Empathy: Why it Matters “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself,” is a quote by Mohsin Hamid. Empathy matters because without it we cannot communicate effectively. By raising awareness Acting out bullying monologues...
by Act Against Bullying | Mar 13, 2023 | Bullying advice
When Kipling Williams of Purdue University experienced exclusion by a couple of Frisbee throwers at a park, he designed a technique called Cyberball. Are we as independent as we think? It’s easy to kid ourselves we’re more independent than we think we are....
by Act Against Bullying | Mar 1, 2023 | Charity, Opinion
Click on these links to find out more from our site: Louise Burfitt-Dons, founding director of voluntary charity Act Against Bullying has raised concerns about cyberstalking cases not being taken serious enough by the Met Police. She was speaking on behalf of women in...
by Act Against Bullying | Jan 27, 2023 | Monologues, Bullying advice
Encouraging Empathy: Why it Matters “Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself,” is a quote by Mohsin Hamid. Empathy matters because without it we cannot communicate effectively. By raising awareness Acting out bullying monologues...
by Act Against Bullying | Feb 23, 2022 | Bullying advice
Lockdown Bullying There’s no doubt this pandemic changed social attitudes on a whole range of topics. Surveys showed that 36 percent of people appreciated their neighbourhood and communities more than they did before. 50 percent of people reported having grown...
by Joanna Morin | Nov 3, 2021 | Joanna's Corner, Bullying advice
Have you ever been told someone doesn’t want to play with you? Maybe it happened during class, or in kindergarten, or in high school? Perhaps you were the only one not invited to a birthday party? Know how emotionally painful that feels? Well, I do too. When we’re...
by Act Against Bullying | Sep 21, 2021 | Bullying advice
AAB Founder Louise Burfitt-Dons warns of new online hazing targeted at eleven-year-olds. Act Against Bullying is asking heads of all schools to be vigilant to an online bullying campaign. #anti2010 began in France on TikTok and had over 40 million views before...
by Joanna Morin | Jul 30, 2021 | Joanna's Corner, Bullying advice, Research
By the time I was twelve years old and started middle school, my family had moved three times. I remember how hard it was to start over; find my place within already established friendship groups. These children had known each other from kindergarten. In order to...
by Act Against Bullying | May 25, 2021 | Bullying advice, Joanna's Corner
Why I wanted to help I grew up in Finland, a country that has been named the happiest place in the world for the fourth year running in the annual World Happiness Report. Social justice, equality, and respect for one another are values enshrined in the Finnish...
