Action #123

Don't start a war

This action has been done 2,045 times which means 2,045 white flags have been waved.

We make 216 choices every day. Some of these are easy (trousers or skirt). Others are harder (fight or walk away).

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I have been doing this at school cos i fall out with people easy and i have tried not too and its working!!! 28 January 2010, 09:43

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- 31% of children experienced bullying by their peers during childhood, a further 7% were discriminated against and 14% were made to feel different or 'like an outsider'. 43% experienced at least one of these things during childhood.
- Children who were abused or neglected by their parents were consistently more likely than others to experience bullying, discrimination, or being made to feel different by their peers. For example, 70% of those who were sexually abused by parents were also bullied by other children. 60% of those who were physically abused by parents, and 58% of those who experienced absence of physical care, also reported being bullied.
- A quarter of children bullied by their peers reported that they suffered long term harmful effects lasting into adulthood.
- Research for ChildLine and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) found that just over half (54%) of both primary and secondary school children thought that bullying was 'a big problem' or 'quite a big problem' in their school. Just over half (51%) of Year 5 students (aged 9-10) reported that they had been bullied during the preceding term compared with just over a quarter (28%) of Year 8 students (aged 12-13). 15% of primary school students, and 12% of secondary school students said that they had both bullied other children and been bullied themselves in the last year.
- Around a third of boys (35%) and a quarter of girls (26%) admit they have bullied other children 'a little' and/or 'a lot'.
- Research involving 2,300 pupils aged 10-14 from schools across England found that 30% of children did not tell anyone that they had been bullied. This percentage was higher for boys and older children.
- Research with 11 to 19 year olds found that 1 in 5 young people (20%) had experienced bullying or threats via e-mail, internet chatroom or text message. Bullying using text messaging was the most common of these three forms of bullying, experienced by 14% of young people. Almost three quarters (73%) of young people who had been bullied by email, internet chatroom or text message said they knew the person who bullied or threatened them, while a quarter (26%) said it was done by a stranger.
- Mona O'Moore Ph. D of the Anti-Bullying Centre said, "There is a growing body of research which indicates that individuals, whether child or adult who are persistently subjected to abusive behavior are at risk of stress related illness which can sometimes lead to suicide".
- The shortest war on record took place in 1896 when Zanzibar surrendered to Britain after 38 minutes.
- The longest was the so-called 100-years war between Britain and France. It actually lasted 116 years, ending in 1453.
- Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war.
- The doors that cover US nuclear silos weigh 748 tons and opens in 19 seconds.
- The first recorded revolution took place at around 2800 BC when people from the Sumerian city of Lagash overthrew bureaucrats who were lining their own pockets but kept raising taxes.
- The NATO attack on Serbia in 1999 during the Kosovo war killed more animals than people.
- The very first bomb that the Allies dropped on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
- There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
- The first reference to a handgun was made in an order for iron bullets in 1326.
- Approximately 1,100 U boats were sunk or lost during World War II.
- When killed in battle, Japanese officers were promoted to the next highest rank.
- During the 1991 Gulf War, the Allies dropped more than 17,000 smart bombs and 210,000 dumb (unguided) bombs on Iraqi troops.
- Landmines cause 24,000 deaths a year.
- In 1997, the US maintained 13,750 nuclear warheads, 5,546 of them on ballistic missiles. See the today's figures.
- About 50% of arms exports go to non-democratic regimes.
- Annual global spending on military is $1.3 trillion (45% by USA).
- Iceland has no military and no military expenditure.
- Although the two-finger V for Victory sign is synonymous with Winston Churchill, it actually was the idea of a Belgian refugee in London, Victor De Laveleye.
- Chemical and biological warfare have been used long before World War 1. During the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BC, Spartans used sulphur and pitch to overcome the enemy.
- One out of every two casualties of war is a civilian caught in the crossfire.
- Over 60 million people were killed in WW2. The total number of casualties in World War I, both military and civilian, were about 37 million: 16 million deaths and 21 million wounded.