RESPECTING DIVERSITY A project by: Daphne Haritou Dimitris Karagatslis, Theodore Kolman, Nikolina Nikolarea, Natalie Sakellaridi, RESPECTING DIVERSITY

Human Rights All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Everybody has the right to be recognised for what they are and who they want to be.

Declaration of human rights Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

More about bullying... Bullying is the use of force or threat in order to abuse and aggressively dominate others. The behaviour is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from conflict. Bullying can be found in different environments and different types such as school bulling and cyber bullying.

School Bullying School bullying is a type of bullying that occurs in an educational setting. Bullying without comprehensive definition, can be physical, sexual, verbal or emotional in nature. For an act to be considered bullying it must meet certain criteria. These include: hostile intent, imbalance of power, repetition, distress, and provocation

Cyber Bullying Cyber bullying is the use of digital technologies with an intent to offend, humiliate, threaten, harass or abuse somebody.

Latest statistics Frequency: 7 out of 10 young people have experienced cyber bullying. 37% young people have experienced cyber bullying on a highly frequent basis. 20% of young people have experienced extreme cyber bullying on a daily basis

Side effects of cyber bullying Changes in mood. People who have been bullied will often have a sense of low-worth to be seen through their mood and attitude. They will often lose motivation for certain things and tasks that they might otherwise enjoy. A loss in appetite. This ties in with a change in mood since we all know that when you are feeling low, the last thing that you probably want to do is eat. This can cause a large amount of problems if it is happening on a regular basis.

Overcoming Bullying ‘Just ignore it’, is what most people are told when they’re being bullied, “they’re only jealous”, they say – but what use is that when you’re hurting and it’s making you feel bad about yourself? “Tell a teacher” is sometimes good advice but what about if your teachers don’t do anything? What if you’ve already told a teacher and it just got worse? What then? If you’re being bullied then you’re not the only one. In fact, a lot of  researches show that almost half of us, have at some point been bullied.

Some tips... Don’t see yourself as the problem Deal with stress Even though you may want to, don’t isolate yourself Never go through it in silence

Don’t see yourself as the problem. The reason people experience bullying is not because of their sexuality, gender identity, race, appearance, disability or any other unique factor; it is because of the attitude towards the factor. The only thing possible to change is attitudes. The person who is bullying you is the one with the issue, not you.

Dealing with stress When you are going through a stressful situation, it can be difficult to deal with it objectively if you keep it all to yourself. The stress navigates towards the front of your mind and builds up into a completely avoidable chain of negative emotions. It is therefore incredibly important to tell somebody that you trust; it doesn’t even have to be an adult, it could be a friend or somebody at Ditch the Label.

Don’t isolate yourself Depriving yourself of any sort of support certainly isn’t going to resolve the issue. We know it may feel like the best thing to do at the time, but it will only make things worse by silencing you and reducing your self-esteem. Often people who are bullied slip into a victim status and see themselves as victims. 

Never go through it in silence Bullying is something that affects the majority of people but alarmingly, we find that 45% of those who experience it fail to report it through embarrassment, fear or a lack of faith in support systems. It is incredibly important that you go through the appropriate reporting channels by firstly telling a teacher/parent/guardian/learning mentor or another responsible adult If you don’t want to report it, speak to somebody and don’t feel like you have to go through it alone because you don’t.

In a nut shell... Parents, law enforcement and educators all need to take caution with watching over children in order to prevent cyber bullying. If everyone comes together then cyber bulling can be stopped. The next time these 12 to 17 year olds log into the internet, maybe they won’t be affected by cyber bullying if everyone begins to work together.

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