The document discusses a project called "Purple Hands" aimed at reducing violence and abuse, especially in schools. As part of the project, students at Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića school performed a play called "Hands are not for hitting" at community events. The play teaches children to solve problems without violence and shows how talking to a teacher can help address bullying. It encourages students to take a pledge not to use their hands or words to hurt themselves or others.

1. Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića
Vinkovci
Erasmus+ projekt
Young citizens of Europe – our future
HANDS ARE NOT FOR HITTING
June 2015

2. Violence has been a serious problem and
lots of children have been subject to
repeated violence at home or at school,
where bullying is the biggest problem.
We joined the Purple Hands project, the aim of which is to
reduce violence and abuse.
The Red Heart in the palm of the hand serves to represent
when you hurt yourself or another person, or someone hurts
you with words or by actions, it hurts deep inside, it hurts your
heart, it hurts your spirit.
The open hand extended in front of you means STOP. The
Purple Hand/Red Heart means stop and think before you say or
do anything hurtful to yourself or others.

3. Every day students take a pledge:
“I WLL NOT
USE MY HANDS
OR MY WORDS
FOR HURTING MYSELF
OR OTHERS”.
Taking the Pledge is taking an oath which is done with an
open raised hand, just as in a court of law. When you take the
Pledge, take it to heart; mean it with your heart.
The pledge is a reminder of our personal commitment to stop
and think before you say or do anything hurtful.
We must keep in mind that everyone has the right to be safe
no matter where they are or who they are with.

4. Students of Osnovna škola Bartola Kašića staged a play
“Hands are not for hitting”
and performed it at Vinkovci Health Fair, which took place in
April, and on our school’s Open Doors Day (Erasmus+ Day)
in June.
The play teaches children
how to solve problems
without violence and we
hope that they will
become adults who will
not be violent.

5. A boy has problems with a bully and is afraid to go to school,
but some of his friends tell him that he should talk with the
classmistress. She talks to the bully and solves the problem. He
is a boy who needs friends, but is violent because he sees such
behaviour at home.

6. Hands are not for hitting.
We can use our hands
to shake hands,
hug someone,
draw, write, paint,
play ball ....
Croatian famous psychotherapist and
scientist Vladimir Gruden also came to
see the play.

7. Open doors Day
The play helped the
children to learn how to
deal with bullies and how
to make friends.

8. Every person can make a difference in stopping abuse and
violence by taking a pledge
- not to use violence (verbal or physical) to control others
- not to tolerate any form of abuse from others
(ask for help)
- to develop healthy relationships based on
respect and equality