Tuesday, November 17th, 2009:


Bullying is a Community Issue Day!


This day will focus on the main message that. "Bullying is a community issue!" and that while schools are a very important part of finding solutions to bullying, they can't do it alone. Bullying happens to pre-schoolers, to adults in the workplace, in government, our legal system, in the media we connect with and even to our senior citizens. We need to talk about bullying as a community health and wellness issue in addition to the traditional focus as an education issues.

Possible Day Plan Example:

Plenary / Keynote address:

  • Invite the mayor. community leaders, local celebrities and the local media to come for a panel discussion about the topic: "Bullying as a Community Issue

Workshop activities:

  • Establish a youth advisory and leadership group with local school administration and local community leaders

Wrap-up:

  • Celebrate the day's learning with the sharing of creative contributions from school and community participants.
  • Ask your Mayor and Town Council to Officially Recognize Bullying Awareness Week and proclaim your community as "Striving to be Bully-free"
  • Celebrate the day's learning with the sharing of creative contributions from school and community participants.
  • Honour a commuinty member or leader who is helping to make a difference for others in your school or community


Community Support:

Official Declarations of Support and Community Action:



(Then) Mayor Judy Stewart offically proclaims the Town of Cochrane's suppport for Bullying Awareness Week.