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WEAR PINK - END BULLYING On February 27th join CKNW and Christy Clark and wear a pink t-shirt as we say NO to bullying. SUPPORTERS OF WEAR PINK - CLICK HERE Become one yourself. WEAR PINK - END BULLYING campaign! Wednesday is Pink Day to support the anti-bullying campaign. There is still time to join in, email your support to bullyingstopshere@cknw.com and take a stand. Bullying Stops Here!    Please send us your 'pink pictures' and we will post them on our website - individual shots, group shots from the workplace, school etc. are all welcome. Today join Christy for a special program featuring counselors from The Boys and Girls Club, for off-air advice please call 604-605-0851. For specialists from Kids Help Phone please call 1-800-268-3062 extension 8220 and 8224. Christy Clark on the Global Morning News talking about the End Bullying campaign: Introduction from Christy Clark -   Bullying is a major problem in our schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. Over the next few weeks on The Christy Clark Show, I will be helping raise awareness on these issues and my guests will hopefully give us all the tools needed to stand up against bullies and step in when we see it happening. Then on February 27th I encourage all of you to wear a pink T-shirt to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate bullying anywhere. I wish I could take credit for this idea but it comes from two incredible Nova Scotia high school students. Here is a snippet of the Globe & Mail article which inspired me: ?David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied?[They] took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their school. ?I learned that two people can come up with an idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,? says Mr. Price, 17, who organized the pink protest. ?Finally, someone stood up for a weaker kid.? So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the shirts to school in a plastic bag. As they stood in the foyer handing out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes. ?It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,? Mr. Price recalled. The bullies were never heard from again.?       Will you join in by wearing pink on February 27th? Do you have a story about being bullied, how you stopped a bully or about how bullying has affected a loved one? Share your experiences here by leaving a comment or calling me direct at (604) 331-2714. Contact Us: bullyingstopshere@cknw.com Important Links: Show your support at christyclark.ca or by emailing bullyingstopshere@cknw.com. Join the Facebook Group labeled ?Wear a Pink T-Shirt on February 27th and Take a stand Against Bullying.?

Here?s what we?ve covered on the show so far, and what we plan to discuss in the following weeks. If there?s a segment you missed but wish to hear, please click here to check out our Audio Vault.

FEBRUARY February 5, 2008 2:00 ? 3:00 pm Focus: workplace bullying Guests: Gary Namie, author ?The Bully At Work? and co-founder of bullyinginstitute.org and workdoctor.com www.bullyinginstitute.org www.workdoctor.com Stephen Hill, Employment Counsellor, Mentor and Founder, nobullyforme.org Carmela Allevato, is a lawyer in the Legal Branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. She represents CUPE locals in British Columbia at arbitration, labour board hearings and before the courts. Check out her blog at www.callevato.blogspot.com Namie defines workplace bullying as "repeated, health-harming mistreatment, verbal abuse, or conduct which is threatening, humiliating, intimidating, or sabotage that interferes with work or some combination of the three." February 7, 2008 1:00 ? 2:00 pm Focus: bullying, sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Plus, an anti-bullying toolkit, which is being used by schools across this country and others.   www.acsp.cpha.ca Guests: Dr. Mark Totten, sociologist and licensed social worker. Author of more than 25 books, articles and reports on youth issues. He has worked with high-risk children, youth and families in a variety of therapeutic, community and correctional settings for three decades. Steve Mulligan, Anti-Homophobia and Diversity Consultant with the Vancouver School Board www.vsb.bc.ca/districtinfo/organization/ls/Social+Responsibility+and+Diversity.htm February 8, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 Topic: bullying of people with special needs Guests: Victoria Chaddock, Coordinator, Supported Child Development Program, BC Centre for Ability http://www.centreforability.bc.ca/ Marianne Kaplan, Documentary Filmmaker, "The Boy Inside" and mother of an autistic son http://www.theboyinside.com/ February 12, 2008 1:00 ? 2:30 pm Topic: cyberbullying Guests: Dr. Robin Kowalski, Cyberbullying Expert www.cyberbullyhelp.com Cathy Wing, Co-executive director, Media Awareness Network www.media-awareness.ca "Cyber bullying, also known as electronic bullying or online social cruelty, is defined as bullying through email, instant messaging, in a chat room, on a website or gaming site, or through digital messages or images sent to a cellular phone. Although sharing certain features in common with traditional bullying cyber bullying represents a unique phenomenon that has only recently begun to receive attention in both the popular press and in academic circles. Cyber bullying not only looks and feels a bit different than traditional bullying, but presents some unique challenges in dealing with it." (Kowalski, Limber and Agatston, 2007) Types of Cyberbullying: Flaming refers to a brief, heated exchange between two or more individuals that occurs via any communication technology. Cyber Harassment involves repetitive offensive messages sent to a target. Denigration is information about another that is derogatory and untrue. Impersonation is when the perpetrator poses as the victim, then communicating negative, cruel, or inappropriate information with others as if the target himself or herself were voicing those thoughts.? Outing refers to sharing personal, often embarrassing information with others with whom the information was never intended to be shared. Trickery refers to tricking someone into revealing personal information about themselves and then sharing that information with others. Exclusion/Ostracism Online exclusion can occur in any type of password-protected environment or by a target being knocked off of buddy lists or by refusal to accept a friend request from a classmate on a social networking site.? Cyberstalking refers to the use of electronic communications to stalk another person through repetitive harassing and threatening communications.   February 14, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 Topic: bullying/obesity Guests: Irving Gold, Chair, Canadian Obesity Network http://www.obesitynetwork.ca/ Jordan Ninkovich, author, "Epidemic: Obesity Harassment Bullying"   February 15, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 Topic: how BC schools are dealing with bullying Guests: Irene Lanzinger, President, BC Teachers' Federation http://www.bctf.ca/ Les Dukowski, President, BC Principals and Vice Principals Association http://www.bcpvpa.bc.ca/ A representative from the BC School Superintendents Assocation http://www.bcssa.org/    February 18, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 Topic: Bullying in schools Guest: Dr. Carol Battaglio, PhD in Counseling Psychology   February 19, 2008 2:00 - 3:00 Topic: Solutions for Bullying Guest: Mary Gordon, Founder - Roots of Empathy http://www.rootsofempathy.org/ February 22, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 Topic: Self-esteem in teens Guests: Anita Roberts, Founder of SafeTeen http://www.safeteen.ca/ Brad Randell Amanda Bencz-Commandeur Rob Williams, Kinisiologist, Co-Founder of Performance Posture Specialists http://performanceposturespecialists.com/

JANUARY January 22, 2008 1:00 - 2:00 pm Focus: establishing the extent of the problem, how bullying impacts those involved, and avenues for change Guest: Barbara Coloroso Parenting expert and author, The Bully, The Bullied, and The Bystander www.kidsareworthit.com Breaking the cycle of violence in our homes, schools and communities involve more than merely identifying and stopping the bully. It requires that we examine the why and the how a child becomes a bully or the target of a bully (and sometimes both) as well as the role the bystanders play in perpetuating the cycle. A deadly combination is a bully who gets what he wants from his target, a bullied child who is afraid to tell, bystanders who either watch, participate in the bullying, or look away, and adults who see bullying as teasing, not tormenting, as ?boys will be boys.? not the predatory aggression that it is.   2:00 ? 3:00 pm Guest: Travis Price and DJ Shepard, Pink T-shirt pioneers Hear from the Nova Scotia students who inspired our Pink T-shirt campaign. Travis shares his story of being bullied, and how he and DJ galvanized a whole province to join the fight against bullying. January 25, 2008 2:00 - 2:30 pm Focus: the link between gangs and bullying Guest: Michael Maxwell, Program Director of Leave Out Violence BC (LOVE BC). Kids can be bullied into joining gangs, or to seek protection from bullying and violence. www.leaveoutviolence.com January 29, 2008 1:30 - 2:00 pm Focus: Are schools prepared to deal with the bullying that happens there? Are teachers adequately trained to deal with the complaints they hear? Do school programs aimed at reducing bullying actually work? Guest: Katherine Sawchuk shares her story of being bullied from the age of 6 until she was 12, and how school authorities largely ignored her pleas for help.   2:00 ? 3:00 pm Guest: Dr. Rachel Vreeman is with the Indiana Children's Health Services Research section of the Department of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She says in her experience as a pediatrician, bullying is a complex health problem that can lead to physical, social and emotional problems later on. She says that about ten percent of children are bullied or are bullies themselves. Further, she says many of the strategies schools use to curb bullying simply don't work. www.archpedi.ama-assn.org Guest: Cindi Seddon is co-founder of the Bully B'ware program, and a principal in the Coquitlam school district. www.bullybeware.com She recommends the following when your child encounters a bully: KIDS - Stand straight and tall if faced with a bully; look him straight in the eye. - Be polite but firm. Tell the bully "Stop it, I don't like it. Leave me alone." - If at all possible, don't cry or show you are upset. Walk away if you can't hide your feelings. - Report events to an adult you trust. Expect action to be taken.   PARENTS - Contact your child's school, anonymously, and ask if there is a bullying policy. - Then, if assured your child won't be exposed to greater risk, inform them of the events that transpired, including a date, time and place. - Follow up with school authorities. Ask what action has been taken and how your child will be kept safe if his identity has been exposed. . January 31, 2008 1:00 ? 2:00 pm Focus: the differences between how girls bully and how boys bully. www.canadiancrc.com/Bullying www.mcintyre.ca Guest: Dr. Sybille Artz, Professor of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria Aaron White, School Psychologist in West Vancouver