Kit - Raise Your Hand Against Smacking

'Raise your hand against smacking!' is a Council of Europe campaign launched in June 2008 to eliminate corporal punishment of children.

This kit will facilitate campaign activities throughout Europe.

It contains a mix of publications addressed to different target audiences.

These shed light on the thorny issue of corporal punishment by defining it, provide a historical overview Council of Europe and United Nations efforts to eradicate it and debunk some of the myths that have sustained the existence and 'legitimacy' of violent discipline.

They also offer parents alternatives to violence in the form of positive parenting and outline the three approaches needed to successfully challenge corporal punishment - awareness raising, legal reform and policy reform.

The kit also contains examples of some of our promotional material - postcards, posters, calendars and a handy e-card, with audio-visual material, including a slide-show presentation and Handscape, a television spot by Saatchi & Saatchi-London, in both a Mac and PC version.

The kit will be particularly useful for those wanting to start awareness-raising action at national, regional or local level. It can be used by governments, parliaments, NGOs, ombudspersons, social workers, trainers and teachers throughout Europe.