Tuesday September 24th 2013, at 5.30 pm at the Atelier Nuovo Montevergini in Palermo, the coordinating association “The Smile of the Child”, CESIE (European Centre of Studies and Initiatives) and the EAN (European Anti-bullying Network) partners will officially launch the European Anti-bullying Day campaign.
The aim is to draw the attention on the worrying size of this phenomenon in the EU societies, raising awareness on this issue through the establishment of a Day celebrating the struggle against bullying at a European level. Civil society will be invited to have an active role in this initiative, signing a public declaration to support concretely the fight against this worrying phenomenon.
You are all invited to attend!
Intervening during the launch of the campaign:
Key panelists:
- Mrs. Barbara Evola, Council member for Education
- Mr GiorgiosKoumoutsakos, Member of the European parliament, Greece, Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)
- Mr Costas Yannopoulos, Chairman of “The Smile of the Child”
- Prof. Gianna Cappello, Sociologist- University of Palermo and President of MED (Italian Association for Media Education)
- Children and Teachers, Secondary School – Duca Degli Abruzzi-Libero Grassi involved in the DiscoBull project
At the end of the event CESIE will celebrate with you the official launch of the Campaign with a buffet dinner.
Launch Event of the European Anti-bullying Day Campaign – Form
Launch Event of the European Anti-bullying Day Campaign
AGENDA
24 September 2013 (18:00-20:00)
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17.30 |
Registrations-Atelier Venue Entrance |
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18.00 |
Welcome reception by Vito La Fata, President of CESIE
Greetings – Barbara Evola, Council member for Education – Municipality of Palermo |
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18:15
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Coordination of Anti-bullying Initiatives in Europe – Introduction by Silvia Ciaperoni, European Cooperation department coordinator, CESIE |
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18:30 |
Panel discussion: The bullying phenomenon – Cyber bullying & co. from myths to empirical evidence – Gianna Cappello, Sociologist, University of Palermo and President of MED (Italian Association for Media Education) Testimonies from Children & Teachers, Disco Bull Project, Duca Degli Abruzzi- Libero Grassi Secondary School Building a European Anti-bullying Network – Costas Yannopoulos, Chairman of “The Smile of the Child” Establishing a European Anti-bullying Day: Actions & Initiatives in the European Parliament – Giorgios Koumoutsakos, MEP, Greece, Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) |
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19:30 |
The European Anti-bullying Day Campaign – presentation by Panagiotis Pardalis Dresios
Communications Officer of “The Smile of the Child” |
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19:45 |
Open Discussion |
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20:00 |
Conclusion & Wrap-up |
| 20:05 | Reception |
The “European Anti-bullying Network” project is implemented by “The Smile of the Child” as coordinator and in cooperation with 16 partners from 12 EU Member States. It aims at establishing a European Anti-bullying Network that will better coordinate the anti-bullying initiatives at EU and national level and promote a common European policy against this phenomenon.
EAN project and the campaign event for the establishment of a European Anti-bullying Day are funded by the Daphne III Programme of the European Commission. The Daphne III Programme aims at contributing to the protection of children, young people and women against all forms of violence and attain a high level of health protection, well-being and social cohesion.
