From bystander to hero
With the global rise in bullying comes the question: how can we take positive action in the moment, instead of standing by? Sarah Henstra, who has just written a novel about bullying and assault on a university campus, says we need to change the culture and empower ourselves to stand up for each other
When I was ten years old, my best friend Tracy and I made an excursion one Saturday to the public library. With our bags full of newly checked-out books, we were unlocking our bikes when a couple of teenaged girls, smoking cigarettes on a nearby bench, started to harass us. “Is that bike ...
