Ottawa anti-bullying advocate nabs diamond jubilee medal Posted Dec 20, 2012 By Jennifer McIntosh Click to Enlarge Jennifer McIntosh, Metroland Maria Hawkins poses with her newly acquired Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Nepean on Dec. 14. EMC news – Maria Hawkins is well-known for her musical stylings, but she received a nod on Dec. 14 for the … Continue reading →

  By Christine Clarke  |  www.samaritanmag.com Posted on November 14, 2012   Maria Hawkins performs the Stop the Bullying program for students. When Ottawa’s Maria Hawkins, founder and facilitator of motivational music program Stop the Bullying, notes that “children are going through pressures and strains that we can’t appreciate,” she’s acknowledging a troubling reality. Kids are experiencing a form of bullying that seems to … Continue reading →