Ban Bullying Day 2005
7th November 2005

Ban Bullying Day is now in its four year and this year will be run by the Andrea Adams Trust, who have set up a new website www.banbullyingatwork.com

• On the day, many people did many things. You can find feedback from peoples activities around the country on jfo:i in 'share your experiences'.
• Jo wrote a 4 page feature article for Care Appointments Scotland for publication in November. More info
• Our first bullying workshop will be screened in a new BBC series in November. [Latest news: editing 450 hours of filming to a 4 hour series has meant the workshop has been cut though Jo and her story is still featured]
• The book to accompany the series has been published! WIN an exclusively signed copy!
• Nursing Times will be covering Ban Bullying Day in their edition on 25th October with info and quotes from jfo
• Support groups exist all around the world for people suffering from workplace abuse and they provide much needed help, advice and support that is rarely available from employers. The Network are supporting Ban Bullying Day.

What will you be doing on 7th November?

• Will you be belittled, shouted at, harassed, have your work and responsibilities taken away, threatened, intimidated, made fun of...and do you know what you are going through...and do you know what to do about it?
• Will you see someone suffer from bullying, harassment, intimidation or discrimination...and will you say anything?
• Are you a manager who knows that someone is quiet, tearful and very clearly unhappy at work, maybe they have made complaints in the past but nothing has been done...and will you talk to them, HEAR them and take what they say seriously...and will YOU do something to help them?
• Will you be working in HR and get a complaint from someone who is alleging some form of abuse...and will you take it seriously, will you investigate it properly...or will you just take the alleged bullies word for it when the obvious denial comes and sweep it under the carpet...and do you know what damage that does?
• Are you a GP who is seeing a patient for the Nth time this year with yet another complaint...and will you ask about their work situation and maybe establish the cause of their health problems?
• Or will you be going into work relishing the thought of hurting someone, taking pleasure from their pain, laughing at their distress...and will Ban Bullying Day be the day you finally get caught?