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“I would rather be a little nobody than an evil somebody” – Abraham Lincoln
School violence and bullying including cyberbullying is widespread and affects a significant number of children and adolescents. On this episode of Humans, on Rights Clifford Weekes, anti-racism team lead for the Seven Oakes school Division shares his personal experiences on how, at a young age, he was bullied at school. He explains that when he was called the “whitest black guy we know” everyone laughed, and he laughed also because he thought that is what he needed to do to fit in. Contrast that with Clayton Thomas Müller who wrote in his book Life in the City of Dirty Water, “I understood, at 5 years old that having fair skin, blond hair, and blue eyes would mean my life would be easier”….at 5 years of age!!
Clifford Weekes shares his thoughts about strategies to deal with bullying. He is a firm believer in open dialogue with students who have ben bullied as well as creating safe spaces to have conversations with parents of a child who has been bullied, or parents who think their child might be the bully.
Clifford shared the following resources:
Kevin Lamoureux, BA, Med, PhD Candidate: Loving Ourselves;
Clayton Thomas Müller, Life in the City of Dirty Water
Desmond Cole, The Skin We’re In.
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