July 5, 2024

Civics

An approach to bullying that eschews punishment and focuses on empathy, tolerance, and respect is working really well.

Bettina Dénervaud, co-founder of the Swiss initiative Hilfe bei Mobbing. Their approach addresses not just the victims and perpetrators of bullying, but also the broader school community.

A Swiss initiative is uncovering a measurably effective means of uncovering and addressing bullying in schools. ""Instead of being punished, the bullies are invited to help the bullied student. In a 2008 study that looked at 220 bullying cases, the No-Blame Approach, as this method is known, was successful in 192, or 87%, of the cases. In most evaluated schools, it only took two or three weeks for the bullying to stop.""

Article: Swiss Schools’ Surprising Solution to Bullying

Conflict Resolution

Civics

Sometimes the easiest way to start a very large endeavor is with a small one first.

ARTICLE: Wheeling in the Trojan Mice

Civics

That sensation that everything seems broken but feels strangely normal? It has a name.

ARTICLE: Systems Are Crumbling – But Daily Life Continues. The Dissonance Is Real

Civics

"This is also a time of extraordinary possibility."

VIDEO: It's Our Job to Make Sure People Know the Truth

Civics

Six ways to host a gathering that you'd want to attend

ARTICLE: Create the Gathering You’ve Been Waiting For