Dellwood Middle School students and staff participated in a non-violence day on January 15th, 2010 on Dellwood Middle School's campus.

Staff and students wore the colour blue to indicate that they believe in non-violence.

This non-violence day represented a day without any violence, not just at Dellwood Middle School, but across all of Bermuda.

In the morning during advisory, many of Dellwood's students created posters that showed that violence is no good and that it needs to stop.

Dellwood students have grown tired of the violence that has affected Bermuda.

Prince Roberts, an M3 student, said: "I think that the gang violence in Bermuda is dumb because you can't go down the hill if you're from 42nd, and if you live down Parkside you can't go up the hill."

Recently in Bermuda there has been a lot of violence occurring, such as multiple shootings, seriously harming many people and also killing some.

Mrs. Richards, Dellwood's guidance counsellor, who helped put on the event, said: "Our school is full of potential future leaders. Non violence is a mentality and should be instilled in people from a very young age."

The group Rise Above Bermuda came to Dellwood a few weeks before Non-violence Day and did a presentation on the rising violence that has hit our island.

They let children share their feelings and ideas with them. They also helped set up Non-violence Day at Dellwood and in the community.

David Jones, a M2 student of Dellwood Middle, said: "Rise Above Bermuda helped me by telling me about the danger of gangs, weapons and violence."

Many people such as the Rise Above Bermuda are trying to get into schools and spread the word of non-violence to many young people because they're most affected by violence and can relate to what's going on.

Mrs. Richards also said, referring to violence, "It made us pause for a moment to realise that our community is in trouble and we have to start somewhere to address it."