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Bystander Intervention and an Abused Child

Lots of readers responded to my recent post about The Lost Toddler. Here’s a different bystander situation, where the child is right there but being yelled at. Everyone has seen this: A parent at wit’s end yelling and berating a child in a public place, like a store. The child …

Somerville City Council 2024 ceasefire resolution

Somerville, Palestine, Israel. Get Ready for More Active Bystander Intervention

Two things happened within a week in Somerville Massachusetts. A legal resident, Rumeysa Ozturk, was fulfilling the requirements of the academic visa …