National Day Of Silence® brings awareness and illustrates to the schools and the colleges how intimidation, name-calling, and general bullying has a silencing effect. Participating students take a day-long vow of silence.
Bullying and harassment come in several forms. Whether it comes in a physical or verbal form, both are harmful and leave lasting damage.
Bullies also harass by damaging property, manipulation or intimidation. No matter the form, the effects on the individual and surrounding community can be destructive.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Organize an event. Promote programs that eliminate bullying and open up dialogue. Take a vow of silence to demonstrate how bullying silences the victim.
Make your schools a supportive and encouraging environment for learning. Show your support for the LGBT community by using #NationalDayofSilence on social media to bring awareness to this special day.
HISTORY
In 1996, as part of a class assignment on non-violent protests, the University of Virginia students organized the first National Day Of Silence®.
Since then, this day has been observed each year in April. Students are encouraged to gain permission from their school before organizing an event.
GLSEN® (formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1990 by American educator, author, and administrator Kevin Jennings.
This American-based education organization working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and to prompt LGBT cultural inclusion and awareness in K-12 schools.
As of 2018, there are thirty-nine GLSEN® chapters across twenty-six states that train five thousand students, educators, and school personnel each year.
For more information, visit the website below:
#NationalDayofSilence
@GLSEN
@KJennings
@UniversityofVirginia
@nichecinema
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