tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720147492007166305.post5220987228657705361..comments2023-06-20T18:33:24.252+03:00Comments on IMPs@YouthAward Festival '11: Bell Bajao! Ring The Bell IntroductionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09412862324776869900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720147492007166305.post-18078028704711833332011-11-17T08:58:13.114+02:002011-11-17T08:58:13.114+02:00I noticed a lot of the comments at the pitch were ...I noticed a lot of the comments at the pitch were about the same thing, that this is not helping the victims and who will stop the violence next time. I agree, there definitely is a lot more work to do after ringing the bell, and I like dougsymon's analogy. <br /><br />But the project has clearly divided itself from being there till the end. It is about ringing the bell, making a statement, breaking a tabu. And it is an important first step on the way to stopping domestic violence, which is plagued by silence and acceptance. I can't believe 40% of people could consider it justifiable in any culture, but it says so here.<br /><br />The campaign itself seemed very catchy and effective. But how will they change the culture and the root of the problem? 130 million people reached, how many of them convinced? And there are 1,210,193,422 people in India (wikipedia).Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824164544824348070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720147492007166305.post-13829641825583280432011-11-14T13:39:19.698+02:002011-11-14T13:39:19.698+02:00Interestingly this project sparked the most though...Interestingly this project sparked the most thought and opinions of all the projects for me. <br /><br />On the superficial front I found the ring the bell name/slogan a bit annoying. Perhaps it works better in the original language. This is just my opinion though and the line worked well in the promotional video they have. Perhaps though a slogan should get more powerful with repetition. As I heard it more and more it weekend in it's message for me. <br /><br />On a more substantial level the project tries to help with domestic violence which is of course a needed and commendable aim. It appears it should have a positive impact on getting cases of violence to be known. <br /><br />However it is only dealing with the first of at least three steps to tackle the violence. The second step should be a simple one but in practice may not be. After hearing about the violence there has to be a way to remove the victim from the violent situation as quickly as possible. I would think this is increasingly complicated when in less developed countries like this targets. <br /><br />Then the third step is no doubt the hardest of them all. How to break the cycle and prevent the offender from being violent to somebody else. This task seems near on impossible and there are many ways to try and go about it through either education and or punishment. Where the focus should be is a matter of opinion and I certainly don't know. In this area I would think it is made even harder by it being a case of one person against another and proof of violence may not always be obvious. <br /><br />It's clearly a commendable project but after the bell has been rung, the door needs to open and most importantly be closed. In this analogy the slogan works brilliantly!@dougsymonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062503491795101034noreply@blogger.com