On Thursday May 7, the Global StopCyberbullying Youth Summit took place in the Millennium Theatre in the Limerick Institute of Technology, and will be taking place in Dublin on May 9. Over 200 children from schools in the Midwest aged from 10 to 14 attended the event.
Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan spoke at the Summit, “What we want to do is learn from this, learn from the meetings and the break out groups of today, and bring it to people who can change something, change policies … We want a more caring and conclusive society, where bullying is not tolerated.“
At the Youth Summit, people from the audience were brought on stage as a panel to discuss different topics. One panel elaborated on how Cyberbullying works, the players, the methods and the motives. There was a panel that examined the special risks from cyberbullying, such as vulnerable groups, victims of sexual abuse, special-needs, and at-risk youth. Another panel were asked to voice their opinions on what approaches they’d advise to stop cyberbullying, in the fields of Education, Legal Intervention, Raising Awareness, Cyberwellness, Digital Literacy and Support. The closing panel debated justice from cyberbullying. Five students along with Ms Ryan represented Desmond College at the Summit.
Breda Magner, Alice Duffy, Rhea Crowley, Jack Corkery and Danny Moriarty
Danny Moriarty, Jack Corkery, Alice Duffy, Rhea Crowley, Breda Magner