The 2022 Annual Community Conversation on Bullying, presented by Defeat the Label and The Meemic Foundation, will take place on Thursday, October 27, 2022, virtually.
The goal of the Community Conversation on Bullying is to help facilitate open discussion and conversations around the reality of bullying and related topics impacting our students and educators and what can be done to address it in our schools and communities.
The Community Conversation on Bullying will kick off with a timely presentation from Evie Lynn Breuer, LMSW, CDP, “Returning to a New Normal – Turning Trauma into Resiliency” The past few years dealing with COVID-19 have been extraordinarily hard. Our worlds were suddenly turned upside down and we are all still living through this traumatic experience. In order to move forward into our Next Normal, we’ll need to unpack that trauma, share our experiences, learn from them, and in so doing, become more resilient. Join us for this presentation designed to help us look at trauma through a behavioral lens, start the conversation about our own trauma, and take our next steps toward healing.
Also among the most requested conversations this year, we are honored to have Clay Cranford, more commonly known on social media as “Cyber Safety Cop”, Clay will be presenting “Social Media and Youth: Threats and Solutions”. As social media continues to become part of our students every day lives, including for education, it is hard to assess the ever-changing risks, and to help them make the best choices. Join us as Clayton Cranford, founder of Cyber Safety Cop, helps to assess social media, how it is used in education, and how we can help students assess risks and discover solutions. In addition, we are excited to welcome Mr. Cornelius Godfrey, M.A. Ed. for an important and much requested talk about equity, equality, and why these conversations are so important with “Microaggressions 101”, as well as our friends at the ADL of Michigan for Beyond Bullying: When Does Bullying Become a Hate Crime and What Does that Mean?
Among our most requested sessions, The Regional Teachers of the Year Panel Discussion hosted by Pam Harlin, Director of The Meemic Foundation. This amazing discussion brings together educators from around the state for a wide ranging conversation about bullying, social norms, and what educators are seeing in their schools and classrooms, and how they are working to create a kinder classroom community.
This year, the event will be offered to any educator or community member who wishes to attend and participate for free by utilizing Zoom as well as other streaming platforms. Allowing attendees to take part from their classroom or home. By making the event open to the public, Defeat the Label and The Meemic Foundation hope to bring awareness to the issues being discussed. “The more we talk about the impact of bullying and what we can do to lessen the impact and prevent it from happening the better,” Defeat the Label Co-Founder Jeff Sakwa said. “The idea is to provide a forum where children, parents, teachers and community leaders can come together for a positive, common goal.”
Tickets for this event are available at no cost for educators. Simply request your ticket below by clicking the source link: