respect + compassion + mutual responsibility
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What is Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is an African philosophy meaning humanity towards others. It is the capacity to express compassion, respect for others, sharing, caring, and unselfishness in the interests of building and maintaining community. Ubuntu is the affirmation of one's own humanity by acknowledging the humanity of others.
New York Times Article
OPINION | July 23, 2010
OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS: There's Only One Way to Stop a Bully
BY SUSAN ENGEL AND MARLENE SANDSTROM
Teaching children how to get along will require much more then legislation, but a deeper rethinking of what schools should do for their students.
New Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Legislation
Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2010
links
Here are some links to other interesting web sites that offer learning and ideas that share and promote the principles and goals of change in action:
Kids Win (kidswin.org)
Kids Are Worth It (kidsareworthit.com)
29 Day Giving Challenge (29gifts.org)
Challenge Day (challengeday.org)
Creating Cultures of Dignity (rosalindwiseman.com)
Point Break (pointbreakonline.com)
MA Agression Reduction Center (webhost.bridgew.edu/marc/parpub.html)
watch
My Kid Would Never....Bully
Dateline NBC, original air date 3/6/11
Kate Snow's provocative hidden-camera report looks at how kids really respond to bullying when they don't know their parents are watching
President Clinton on Ubuntu
More on Ubuntu
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela