By Chloé Eckert, Head of eLearning and Digital at PROJECT ROCKIT
The online world is a pretty amazing place. It’s so full of potential, connection and, of course, memes, but when you hear statistics like more than half of young Australians (53%) have experienced cyberbullying* it can be difficult to see all that potential and know where to start in tackling something like online hate.
How do we flex that empathy muscle and ensure everyone feels equipped with the right tools, and also empowered to stand up — particularly if there’s lots of tips and resources out there that might be contradictory, not super inspiring, or ignore that we all have different confidence levels, lived experiences and identities and other barriers to standing up. …
