Two Hampshire Constabulary police officers joined lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues from across the country in a video for the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign. The film was released by the Association of Chief Police Officers and The College of Policing to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17. It features the [...]
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Bletchley Park Goes Rainbow
Sir John Dermot Turing spoke movingly of his uncle’s arrest – on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation – and subsequent appalling treatment at the hands of the legal system in the 1950s in a speech that rounded off a fantastic array of events and speeches at the Pre-Launch of LGBT History Month [...]
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Transgender Day of Remembrance – 20th November
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder [...]
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Get involved in Anti-Bullying Week with Stonewall
“There are lots of ways for you to get involved and below are some ideas. But feel free to think of your own – we’d love to hear about them and support you in any way we can. Click here to download our Supporters’ Fundraising Pack. Do your homework! Take part in our campaign urging schools to [...]
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Introducing Project Solace
“Project Solace recognised the need for prevention work with young people in our area after two particular ASB Cases were referred to us by the community. One involved children causing ASB in an alleyway where elderly people lived, another in a new play park where bullying and fighting was witnessed by parents between other children [...]
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Working through it – bullying in the workplace
Bullying at work can take many forms – some can be directed at you personally, others relate to work activities There is no legal definition of workplace bullying. However, experts believe that bullying involves negative behaviour being targeted at an individual, or individuals, repeatedly and persistently over time. Negative behaviour Negative behaviour includes: [...]
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Fyne’s Anti-bullying Week Sponsors
Thanks to all our sponsors who have not only supported anti-bullying week, but sponsored these pages for us as well.
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Schools still falling short of equality
Does winning same sex civil marriage mean LGBT people have finally achieved equality? Our lives have certainly been revolutionised in just a few years. With the Equality Act 2010, voted for by the all the main parties, we secured equal status in the law with everyone else. But there is still a serious problem in [...]
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Anti-Bullying Week 2012
The Anti-Bullying Alliance established Anti-Bullying Week in 2006 and coordinates the week each year. This year’s theme – We’re better without bullying -shines a light on bullying and its effect on achievement. Together we can make it clear that we do not accept bullying in our schools, clubs and teams and create environments [...]
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White Ribbon Day, 25th November 2012
We are rapidly coming up to White Ribbon Day on the 25th November, which is also known as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This day is the annual pinnacle of our campaign to urge men and boys to wear a white ribbon as visible pledges never to commit, condone [...]
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