Anti-Bullying Week shines a light on bullying, sending a clear and positive message that it is neither acceptable or inevitable in our schools and communities. Held in November each year, Anti-Bullying Week is run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, with funding support from the DCSF.

dust+scratches made this film for the week to raise awareness of the problems of bullying, particularly cyber-bullying, and let people know some practical steps to prevent it.

Website Film from an Interactive Project in Progress

Nick Allen’s book in progress, EMBED – Among the World’s Armies in Afghanistan, offers a unique, first-hand look at the experiences of foreign contingents deployed in Afghanistan. Some are engaged in heavy fighting while others in more stable areas still face the challenge of working with communities that after three decades of war and oppression are endemically suspicious of outsiders.

This film shows a path through the pilot website, giving a taste of some of the videos, text and photos available.

Nick Allen worked as a journalist in Moscow from 1996 to 2006, when he moved to Pakistan as the German Press Agency’s Islamabad bureau chief, responsible also for Afghanistan. Allen first visited the country in 2001, and has spent up to three months in the field at a time, visiting members of the 41-country International Security Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan and filing numerous articles on the conflict. This is his first book.

This is an online film project that dust+scratches is developing with the author. We are presently editing the footage Nick has filmed over the last two years in Afghanistan to expand the site and launch it with the book.

“Disabled young people often get forgotten or are an afterthought. If MPs can just listen to our messages and understand us, hopefully they will make the changes we want. These changes, no-matter how small, will make a world of difference to the lives of disabled young people.” - Jade Bracey, Co-vice Chair, Council for Disabled Children

We have made this film and accompanying film site to help influence opinion and make some change.

Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) is the campaign to get rights and justice for disabled children, young people and their families. Please visit their site to listen to the opinions of disabled young people pushing for change.