This week the Strabane SDLP Youth
has launched their anti-bullying campaign to raise awareness of the problem in
all aspects of society.
Strabane SDLP Youth Chairperson
Shane McLaughlin said “The Strabane SDLP Youth Group felt that an anti-bullying
campaign would be very relevant to people of all ages in the district. We
believe people will relate to this issue as many of us know someone who has
been bullied or have been the subject of bullying ourselves.”
“Bullying at school is a very big
problem, and everyone is aware of how this can ruin a young person’s time at
school. Yet many people believe that bullying is only confined to the school
yard. This is just simply not the case. Bullying can occur at the work place,
in sports and social clubs just to name a few. Bullies are very cunning and are
expert at getting away with it.”
Strabane SDLP Youth
Vice-Chairperson Kiera Blee continued, “Our aim is to raise everyone’s awareness
of bullying and how bullying can occur without the perpetrators even realising.
At the workplace especially when having a laugh with colleagues at another’s
expense may look like a bit of fun, yet this may not be how the other person
sees it and feel bullied.”
“Another concern we would have,
especially as a group of young people, is the alarming rise in cyber bullying.
With the explosion in the use of social media sites such as Twitter and
Facebook, they have become a forum for bullies to target their victims
constantly and in a public forum. This has been highlighted by a number of
tragedies in and around the Strabane District. If anyone would like to get
involved in our campaign, please feel free to contact the Strabane SDLP Advice
Centre on 028 71 882 828”.
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