Always Battling The Bullies
As I’m sure you’re aware, this week is Anti-Bullying Week (November 15th - 19th). Indeed Cardiff Against Bullying launched their Free To Be Me competition on theSprout to promote it (and if you’re wondering, the winner of that will be announced tomorrow at the Inspire Awards ceremony in City Hall, we’ll of course post the results the moment we hear).
But here at theSprout it's always anti-bullying week so we've gone back through the archives and highlighted some of the best anti-bullying articles we’ve received. So without further ado
The 411 On Bullying
The award-winning sprouter that is dirty offers sound advice and support, with a lovely dash of cynicism, to those on the receiving end of bullying in school. First published June 2009.
Bullying: Look At It Their Way
In this article shout sprout takes the brave step of trying to see bullying from the bullies perspective, arguing that bullies are often lonely and misunderstood.
Formspring Forms Bullies
On to “teh internetz” now with A Boy looking at the potential dangers of social networking and cyber-bullying. Some good discussion in the comments section on this article too.
I Admire You...
We’re off to Poetry Corner now with Sambow and her poem I Admire You, a delightful and heartening poem about resilience and strength.
Tommy's Place
Staying in Poetry Corner just a few moments more here’s a piece by gesture that celebrates solitude and escapism.
I Am That Girl
A brief walk from Poetry Corner is Short Story Street and here we’ll find a brilliant composition from RoLouG that charts the decline of a bright independent girl into someone who is bullied into conforming.
Multicultural UK?
Back to life, back to reality as Soul II Soul once sang, we bump into dirty again who this time tackles the myth that Britain is an integrated multicultural society and talks of the racist bullying that still occurs every day in the UK. First published in May 2009
Getting Agitated...
And to finish off our little tour, we’ll end with a short piece that was only published last month. SoRawSUgAr gives the catty popular girls both barrels.
