Fwd: LOCAL EVENT ENCOURAGES INTERVENTION AGAINST BULLYING
Wayne Hancock
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From: Jess Williams <je...@donaanacounty.org>
Date: October 7, 2014 at 1:29:32 PM MDT
Subject: LOCAL EVENT ENCOURAGES INTERVENTION AGAINST BULLYING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2014
LOCAL EVENT ENCOURAGES INTERVENTION AGAINST BULLYING
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the Doña County Community Coalition Against Bullying is sponsoring a pledge-signing event on Saturday, Oct. 25, during the Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The national theme for the month of October is “The End of Bullying Begins with Me.” All who attend the Oct. 25 even in Las Cruces will be invited to draw or write something and sign their name pledging to “end bullying by beginning with yourself.” Posters will be given to everyone who signs the pledge.
The Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners will consider a proclamation in support of both the local and national initiatives at their regular meeting of Oct. 15. The proclamation is sponsored by District 4 Doña Ana County Commissioner Wayne D. Hancock, who serves on the board of directors of the Doña County Community Coalition Against Bullying.
New research sheds light on the role of bystander intervention in promoting or reducing bullying. In fact, a 2014 study by University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign researcher D.L. Espelage noted a variety of factors that increase the likelihood that students would come to the aid of bullying targets, including a sense of personal responsibility to do so.
Accordingly, the Oct. 25 event in Las Cruces is one step toward encouraging observers of bullying and harassment to recognize a situation calling for witness intervention. The Doña County Community Coalition Against Bullying has additional resources and strategies to combat bullying on its website at http://www.communityunitycoalition.org/
For more information about the Oct. 25 event, contact cuc...@gmail.com.
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Reporters seeking more information or interviews may call county Public Information Director Jess Williams at (575) 525-5801.