Rebuttal to Abercrombie"s Jeffries From a Fat "Not so Cool Kid."

If you haven’t seen the statements made by Abercrombie and Fitch CEO here are a few quotes from him…
“He doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people,” Lewis said. “He doesn’t want his core customers to see people who aren’t as hot as them...
Rebuttal to Abercrombie"s Jeffries From a Fat "Not so Cool Kid."

Make Hazing Stop: A Plea for Support Against Hazing and Bullying

Social Justice Solutions is about hearing the voices of those working within, and influenced by, the broad spectrum of social justice issues. One of the issues SJS writers have written about is bullying, which is why when the below email came to our attention we felt the urge to share. While...
Make Hazing Stop: A Plea for Support Against Hazing and Bullying

Do the Effects of Bullying Last into Adulthood?

The results of a  new study, discussed in this New York Times Article, suggest that bullying in childhood has lasting effects into adulthood. “The study followed 1,420 subjects from Western North Carolina who were assessed four to six times between the ages of 9 and 16. Researchers asked...
Do the Effects of Bullying Last into Adulthood?

Visuals Can Have More Power Than Words

Each year the town I live in hosts an annual fair to celebrate the town’s pride. I remember coming across a table with flyers educating parents and adolescents about the dangers of substance use in adolescents. I remember striking up a conservation with the woman about what organization...
Visuals Can Have More Power Than Words

Research at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress in Montreal and Bullying

by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada While reading the Montreal Gazette this morning I came across an article titled: “Bullying leaves its mark on mood gene, study finds.” Naturally, this grabbed my interest, especially considering the events of last Friday in both...
Research at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress in Montreal and Bullying