Tuesday 23 February 2016
End Bullying Globally - by - Shavaughn Reid - Le Antonios Foundation
A young man born and raised in an environment where his survival depends on defending himself, starts to wear an extra serious face. A short time after, his face wears a permanent frown. As a result his peers feared him, his school Principal disliked him and community members labelled him as a gangster. He's none of the negative labels given to him. He only wears that permanent frown to prevent him from being bullied continually.
End Bully Globally - by - Nadine Barrett - Le Antonio's Foundation
New students are often quite eager to start a new school, meet new friends and start a whole new chapter in their lives. They are impressionable and tend to continue with whatever trends are set within the first few weeks.
Normally the welcoming committee at various high schools are the bullies. They often believe it is their responsibility to show new students (freshmen) the culture as they want it to be. The hierarchy is determined by who is feared the most. Persons will remain as bullies as long as no one is brave enough to stand up to them. If they are not allowed to get away with intimidating people they will eventually leave them alone. You can stand up and say NO!! or you can report them whether directly or anonymously.
We need to put an end to this mindset and allow students to go about their daily lives without fear or intimidation. We should be mindful of the fact that people don't become bullies overnight. Most times there are underlying causes that should be addressed as well. Oftentimes these same individuals are victims of bullies themselves.They are most times acting out their anger and frustration, which can be channeled into less offensive and more productive outcomes.
BULLYING IS WRONG!!! STOP IT NOW!!! http://www.leantoniosfoundation.org/html/end-bullying-globally
Sunday 21 February 2016
End Bullying Globally 2016
What is Bullying?
Bullying is the use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force them to do something against their will. Bullying can be described as an unwanted aggressive behavior towards an individual that involves a power imbalance, whether real or perceived. The term “bullying” is thrown around a bit excessively these days, and one thing we need to keep in mind is that not every confrontation is an instance of “bullying.” The key component is the power imbalance. Two peers having a go at each other over some contentious topic isn’t “bullying.” Bullying usually takes many forms and can involve physical attacks, emotional attacks and/or verbal attacks.
The Main Types of Bullying
There are several main categories of bullying. The other, more specific types, can fall into any or all of these categories, depending on the specific situation in which the bullying is encountered.
- Physical Bullying
This type of bullying basically involves the use of physical force. Physical bullying is most prevalent in academic institutions. This bullying technique may involve the spiting, shoving, kicking or even punching. In most instances, the aggressor is physically larger than the victim or may be within a group. The idea behind physical bullying is for the bully to establish superiority and continued control over a victim.
- Verbal Bullying
Verbal bullying incorporates the use of words to carry out an act of bullying. In this type of bullying, the aggressor also known as the bully tries to verbally upset the victim through taunting and teasing. The verbal assault might focus on an individual’s appearance, lifestyle choices, intellect, skin color and even ethnicity. Most verbal bullies have a low self esteem and tend to bully others so as to increase their social standings and feel better about themselves.
- Emotional Bullying
Also known as relational aggression, emotional bullying is the act of an aggressor attacking a victim on an emotional level. Emotional bullying is most common in relationships whereby, one partner might make statements or act in such a manner as to bring about distress to the other partner. Emotional bullying may also involve the spreading of rumors, excluding an individual from certain activities, refusing to talk to someone and even making statement with an intention of hurting a person’s feelings.
- Cyber bullying
This can happen anywhere and at any time thanks to the influx of technology both at school and at home. Cyber bullying can occur through text messages or over the internet and may be known only to the victim and the perpetrator, making it difficult to control. Cyber bullies are often the victims of real world bullying, and take their frustrations out on their victims behind the privacy of a computer screen or cellular phone. Their behavior may include impersonating a victim online to make others view them negatively, spreading nasty gossip, or excluding the victim online and encouraging others to join in. Jamaica Gleaner Covers Cyberbullying in Jamaica.
How can bullying be prevented?
Bullying can be prevented, especially when the power of a community is brought together. Community-wide strategies can help identify and support children who are bullied, redirect the behavior of children who bully, and change the attitudes of adults and youth who tolerate bullying behaviors in peer groups, schools, and communities.
The Le Antonio Foundation is firmly against any form of bullying and will join the fight against the Bullying both national and international.
Le Antonio’s Foundation Kicks Off Its End Bullying Campaign - Le Antonio's Foundation
January 2016 marked the inauguration of this venture at the primary (elementary) school, the junior high schools and high schools in Montego Bay, St. James. We began with the following schools in the parish of St James, Jamaica:Salt Spring Primary
Mount Salem Primary and Junior High School
Flankers Primary and Junior High School
Grandville All Age School
We visited Glendevon Primary and Junior High School on Monday, January 11, 2016, where we officially started off our End Bullying Program with a Devotional exercise, officiated by team member Ms. Sanjay Brown. Le Antonio’s Foundation Youth Coordinator Mr. Odane Reid spoke to the students about Bullying during this period.
After the Devotion we visited some of the classrooms in grades three, Four, five and Six and A-Step classes to continue speaking with the students about Bullying and its effects on our Youths. We concluded this campaign day by meeting with the principal and guidance counselor.
Our next visit was at Salt Spring Primary on Tuesday, January 12,2016. The team started off the day at Salt Spring Primary School with a Devotional exercise conducted by Ms. Sanjay Brown, followed by team member Nickolla Barnett who spoke to the students about Bullying.
After the Devotion we gifted the students with pencil. The team then visited grade three, Four, Five and Six to continue speaking to the students about Bullying.
We ended our day at Salt Spring Primary in a meeting with the Principal who shared a few pointer with us.
On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 we visited the Mount Salem Primary and Junior High School to carry out a Devotional exercise on “Bullying.” The meeting was conducted by Mr. Odane Reid and Ms. Sanjay Brown. However, on the advice of the School’s principal we did visit any classrooms. We were advised to make appointments to return to the school for the classroom setting. We will be returning to Mount Salem Primary and Junior High School to conclude this event at a later date. This event concluded by us giving the Principal pencils be handed out to the students.
On Friday, January 15, 2016 we visited the Flankers Primary and Junior High School and begun our campaign there with the Devotional exercise conducted by Mr. Odane Reid, and Ms. Nadine Barrett.
Our Youth Coordinator, Mr. Odane Reid spoke to the students about Bullying and the effects it can have on them or their peers. After the Devotional exercise ended, Mr. Reid and Ms. Barrett visited the classrooms in grades three, four, five, six and A-Step classes to continue speaking on Bullying and its effects on Youths.
We ended our day at Flankers Primary and Junior High School by handing out gifts of pencils to some of the students.
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