Andy Hickson

Andy Dicks (born 5 June 1961) is an English author, filmmaker and theatre director. He is best known for his development of creative anti-bullying strategies, especially his use of Temiar concepts of desire and non-aggression. He is Director of Actionwork.

Hickson's contributions to peace include:


 * Hickson, A.(2009) Action methods. In: Social theatre and action. Sue Jennings (ed). London, UK: Chopin Press.
 * Producer of the annual international anti-bullying roadshow (http://www.actionwork.com/images/silentscreamnov07.pdf).
 * Producer of the first ever international anti-bullying conference for young people (http://www.actionwork.com/ipieval2006.pdf).
 * Hickson, A. (2005) I Power I anti-bullying conference for young people: Evaluation report. Actionwork, England. Available from: http://www.actionwork.com/bully.pdf.
 * Hickson, A. (2002) Pause for thought: action or stillness with young people. In: Communicating with children and adolescents: Action for change. Bannister, A. & Huntington, A. (eds) London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.
 * Hickson, A. (2001) 2b1: tackling bullying in Japan and England. Playscript. London, UK: Tie Tours.
 * Hickson, A. & Dallas, G. (2000) Race!: bullying and racism. Playscript. London, UK: Tie Tours.
 * Hickson, A. & Dallas, G. (1999) Breakthrough: bullying in secondary schools. Playscript. London, UK: Tie Tours.
 * Hickson, A. & Dallas, G. (1999) 33 Skins: asylum seekers and violence. Playscript. London, UK: Tie Tours.
 * Hickson, A. & Dallas, G. (1998) Disadvantage: bullying in primary schools. Playscript. London, UK: Tie Tours.
 * Hickson, A. (1997) Punan. England: Actionwork. Available from: http://www.temiar.com/punan.html.
 * Hickson, A. (1997) The groupwork manual. Bicester, UK: Speechmark.
 * Hickson, A. (1995) Creative action methods in groupwork. Bicester, UK: Speechmark.
 * Hickson, A. (1995) Excite, baffle and aggrieve. Contemporary theatre review: an international journal. Franc Chamberlain (ed) Vol 3 (1) pp 101–107.
 * Hickson, A. (1994) Silent scream: Tackling bullying and victimisation. Playscript. London, UK: Tie Tours.