The High Library, along with Women and Gender Studies and the Department of Education present the award-winning documentary “Bully” at 7 p.m. on Sept. 24 in Gibble Auditorium. A panel discussion featuring Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize, assistant professor of Special Education, and Yvonne Rothstein of the Annville-Cleona School District, follows the film.
This year, over 13 million children in America will be bullied. “Bully” seeks to expose the often unknown and unacknowledged pain that these kids experience. Haley-Mize knows that our society has a history of silence when it comes to bullying.
“It is important to us to stop that pattern. We all have the ability to be change agents by providing students with safe spaces and being advocates for them,” says Haley-Mize. “I hope that, in seeing this film, campus community members realize that we all have individual responsibility when it comes to bullying, and that there is something we can all do about it.”
We all have the ability to be change agents by providing students with safe spaces and being advocates for them.”
The High Library has been partnering with various departments on campus for several years so that students have the chance to be exposed to more films.
“Even if students can stream a movie and watch it on their computer, they aren’t getting the whole experience. There is something about experiencing a film with a group of people, the community of it, that makes it more meaningful” says Louise Hyder-Darlington, access services librarian at the High Library.
Students, staff and faculty members from all disciplines, as well as community members are invited to attend this free event. For more information, contact Hyder-Darlington at hyderl@etown.edu or 717-361-1454.