I was talking to a big “Biker type” business leader last week, looking for sponsorship for the program. The conversation started off with him very firmly saying he disliked Bullies to the extent he gets involved every time he sees one. Nothing unusual so far for a man of this persona, then he said just as adamantly that his mother was a Bully and still was. I cracked a slight smile as at first my brain was trying to picture this big tough looking man who was probably in his late 40’s or early 50’s being bullied by his mom. Very quickly though the mental images that made me crack a grin vanished as I realized he was deadly serious.

Then I came across this article online this week, that talks about parental bullying and how it is often over looked, taking a back seat to cyber bullying, school yard bullying and office bullying.

The Article makes a good point that parental bullying can have a domino affect and warrants more attention…

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New Jersey passes “toughest”Anti-Bullying Law yet. This new law will go into effect on September 1, 2011 and has been in the works since last year. As most agree that the law reaffirms the goals of schools towards Bullying, it will still take many years to create healthier school cultures. Some are worried about its implementation, as there is the danger that the new law could lead to over reporting of bullying. As what is bullying often comes down to one’s perception. Perception of course varies substantially depending on what side of the Bullying equation that you sit.

Read the Full Story – nj.com

Community Awareness & Fundraiser at Sears in Olds - Saturday August 13, 2011

Thanks to Rob and his staff at Sears in Olds for hosting a public awareness fundraiser for Stopbully.com on Saturday, it was a really nice day.

Bullying affects everyone and is timeless, this is neat story of how a teenage Micheal Chow, now 72 and a famous celebrity restaurateur, moved to England and suffered Bullying because of his race… he was able to turn things around.

Its taken from The Telegraph today…

By Adam Lusher
7:00AM BST 07 Aug 2011

The Shanghai-born 72-year-old has seen his Knightsbridge, Beverly Hills, New York and Miami restaurants patronised by everyone from the Beatles to Andy Warhol, via Ingrid Bergman and Federico Fellini.
Yet he tells The Sunday Telegraph's Seven magazine that he resorted to wearing his trademark tortoiseshell glasses to ward off racists.
"When I first came to England I realised that two things could let you off the hook race-wise: Eccentricity and fame. For that reason I call them my 'anti-racism' glasses, because people look at the glasses more than me, so the Chinese part begins to disappear."
He buys the glasses from Cutler and Gross, whose Knightsbridge store is behind his restaurant, and they are now sold by the opticians as "Mr Chow spectacles".

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Quick HI at Parkland Mall

Last minute fill in Parkland Mall yesterday - for Red Deer Talent Show...
Just a two minute explanation on StopBully.com and its history...

Outside doing some public awareness with brochures and a little Fundraising - Red Deer Walmart

We would also like to thank Rob, Andrew and the staff at Rob's No Frills in Airdrie for providing a venue for a StopBully.com Community Awareness event this past Saturday and Glenn, Dan and their staff at Glenn's No Frills in Olds for doing likewise the Saturday before.

Been a busy month July 2011:

August 2011 - is starting to look even busier...
Volunteers and help are always appreciated :)
email: stopbully@shaw.ca for more info...

In this photo we were helping out for the 3rd year with Alpine Insurance's annual fundraiser for the Special Olympics in Red Deer