The Bystander Effect
The bystander effect: “inhibiting the influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need”(Blagg, 2023). Oftentimes when we think about stressful or urgent situations, we see ourselves as the individual who would be willing to intervene and lend a helping hand. But research has shown that even in an […]
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
What is it? Tuesday, March 21, 2023, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This day honors the 69 peaceful protestors of apartheid who were murdered on March 21, 1960, by police in Sharpeville, South Africa. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was subsequently established in 1966 by the […]
