Update: To support this project, please go to www.zorgosproject.org.
IT STARTS WITH AN INSPIRING BOOK.
The Bullying Antidote, by
Dr. Louise Hart and
Kristen Caven, has been called “a comprehensive parenting strategy” that “covers more aspects of bullying than any other sources.”
Written specifically for parents who want to bully-proof their kids, this book has been cherished by anyone who has experienced bullying or wants to have more powerful personal and work relationships.
• The mechanics of the bully & target dynamic
• The building blocks of mental, emotional, and social health
• What programs work and don't work to stop violence
• How to understand family power dynamics and use technology safely
• and much much much more!
NOW YOU NEED THE READERS!
Three-thousand copies of The Bullying Antidote have been donated to
Oakland Parents Together, an organization that creates parent discussion groups in schools. Parent groups in schools, churches, families, or communities can request from 6 to 600 copies to read together so that they may impact their communities more powerfully.
1. Self-organized groups will be provided with books, discussion guides, and introductory videos. (available free online at
www.zorgos.wordpress.com)
2. An ongoing weekly group will discuss a chapter or two each week at the Oakland Parents Together parent center near the Grand Lake Theater, open to the community.
3. Guided reading groups in some schools will provide deeper lessons in literacy and social connection.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ZORGOS!
We want everyone in Oakland to learn, love, and use the fun word Zorgos—which is what we call the antidote to bullying—because it's a superpower we all can call on!
Zorgos is about personal power... but it is also about shifting the conversation from "you done me wrong" to "how can we help each other?"
YOU can be a leader in this effort to create a better world for kids, by volunteering or making a donation!
• 25¢ pays to ship one book to Oakland.
• $2.50 pays for printing one discussion guide
• $25 pays to have some materials like stickers, flyers, brochures or bookmarks printed, or t-shirts or pizza for volunteers
• $250 pays for production of a training video, or a faciliator's fee for one night.
• $2,500 pays for developing our materials or staffing our book group roll-outs.
If we can raise $5,000 before Thanksgiving, we will be able to lay a solid foundation for
