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This TYLB video conference was a youth led 3-site (UK, Ireland & US) video
conference facilitated by representatives of the Transatlantic
Schools Initiative in the UK, Ireland & US. The US site was held at
the Muhammad Ali Centre and the UK & Irish sites at vidcon
Centres in Central London and Dublin.
This TYLB video conference brought together young British, Irish and Americans who
were
interested in discussing anti bullying measures.
Attendees had been engaged in activities or the delivery of bullying
prevention practice using various methods within
their school environment and those who wished to learn more about
the various concepts.
The video conference provided an international transatlantic
platform for the exchange of skills, experience and knowledge around the
implementation of anti bullying measures within a schools context and
how young people themselves are leading strategic tools in the intervention
and prevention of bullying.
The video conference provided young people, on both sides of the
Atlantic, with a voice and the tools to openly discuss how various anti
bullying measures work in their own school community and learn from their
counterparts.
All participants will contribute to a paper on the effectiveness of bullying prevention strategies.
A summary report has been
produced by the nominated Chair.
Muhammad Ali; R Prophet (a US Rap Artist) and Shikane (a girl UK
group) participated in the event.
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