‘SOLUTIONS
TO VIOLENCE THROUGH THE EYES OF STUDENT’ 2009
Partners Against Violence CELEBRITY EVENT
Students and Teachers
Impact in this Community!
Bullying is Against the Law!
Partners Against Violence: ‘Building a Safer Community’
Celebrity Event’ celebrated
awareness and education dealing with violence on 06 May, 2009. The
day itinerary
included a variety of break out sessions at various venues: Temple
Gardens Mineral Spa,
the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre, and Crescent Park.
Building a Safer Community and Celebrity Event: 06 May 2009
Temple Gardens Mineral Spa facilitated the exhibition where students
displayed posters
and essays of ‘Solutions to Violence through the Eyes of Students’.
In addition, Temple
Gardens Mineral Spa hosted the celebrity event with Saskatchewan Roughrider
continued with the theme of sports violence and injury.
Prairie South School Division #210 and Holy Trinity Catholic School
Division #22
participated in ‘ Solutions to Violence through the eyes of
students’ poster and essay
project with middle school age, students from grades 5 to 8. There
was an overwhelming
response by students with more than 300 posters and 40 essays. The
exhibition of posters and essays were extended from Temple Gardens
Mineral Spa into the adjacent Crescent Park with a ‘Walk to
Solutions’. The voice of students spoke:
Stop Violence!
The impact of student posters continued as the exhibition moved to
the Mosaic Art Gallery
within the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre until July 2009.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders brought awareness and education of ‘Sports
Violence’
and ‘Injury’ to a public forum with questions and answers.
The day was wrapped with an international focus by The Canadian Museum
of Human
Rights from Winnipeg at the Mae Wilson Theatre. The presentation brought
a global
prospective of violence to students and students were commended by
the Canadian
Human Rights Museum for making a difference in the community.
The ‘Community Response’ to this event!
‘Student work is a wonderful lesson with answers’
‘Everyone has the right to a safe community’
‘Together, we can make a difference’
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