Five students from the Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, Michigan used their artwork to inspire change. High school junior Austin Carter's winning poster has gained media attention. When asked about his work Austin said, "I wanted to show that we're all different but we have this
connection, and we shouldn't bully each other and disconnect the
puzzle."
This anti-bullying poster contest encourages students to show kindness toward one another and has a clear anti-bullying message. Teichow, teacher at the high school and a leader on the anti-bullying committe went on to say, "The contest is obviously to raise awareness, bullying, including cyber-bullying, is just crazy. There were 37
entries and the three of us picked the top five. We interviewed the
students about their vision and we thought their ideas were fantastic.
It made it that much more difficult to pick a winner."
The poster contest worked as it brought anti-bullying to the forefront and got students involved. This is a great idea to put in place at all schools.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A Drop In The Ocean
This anti bullying video features Right Now Against Bullying National Spokesperson Becca Levy. Becca is covering Ron Pope's "A Drop In The Ocean." The song was huge success for Ron Pope in 2009, going all the way to number 19 in the Billboard Charts. The tune also gained prominence in 2011 when Javier Colon performed the song to a worldwide audience on television's The Voice.
The video was designed, animated, and produced by San Francisco, CA native and Rhode Island School of Design's Lauren Ashizawa. Lauren conceived and completed the work while she was an intern at Esente Music Group in Beverly Massachusetts during the fall of 2012.
Ashizawa's hard work did not go unnoticed. Especially my Becca Levy herself. The Washington DC native and anti bullying advocate said "Lauren did a great job getting our message out in the most creative way I could imagine."
Right Now spokesperson Laura Kelly states, " We are very lucky to have all this young talent available to us. Perhaps the best way to help effect change in young people is through other young people. This collaboration is a great example of the power of music and creativity. I am very proud of Becca and Lauren.
"This was a very cool collaboration. Combining the power of art and music proved to be an extremely powerful tool. The way Lauren incorporated her amazing illustration skills with the animation just blew me away " says sixteen-year-old Levy. "As for the music I love Ron Pope and I love the song as well. I always thought we could incorporate the song into a video somehow to raise anti-bullying awareness."
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
You Are Unbreakable
National Right Now Against Bullying Spokesperson, Becca Levy just released her behind the scenes video from her latest photo shoot.
Becca chose to use Fireflight's song Unbreakable.
Unbreakable's lyrics are an amazing anthem for bullied teens.
The song pushes the importance of your dreams and not letting anyone hold you back.
"The ones who beat me down and bruised me
They hide just out of sight
Can't face be in the light
They'll return but I'll be stronger"
Remember, you are unbreakable.
Friday, March 15, 2013
White-Out Against Bullying
At Watchung Hills Regional High School, March 4-8 was designated as White-Out Against Bullying Week - "Wear White to Unite Against Bullying". White out being that office product we all know and love that is used to wipe out mistakes and eliminate errors allowing us to begin anew.
The high school started the White Out Against Bullying program as a movement/effort/initiative to wipe out, eliminate practices that demean, embarrass, belittle or hurt others.
The four day event ended on the 8th where students and teachers were encouraged to wear white to show their support and to symbolize their commitment to speak up, stand up and stop hate.
The White Out week had a variety of festivities going on, including:
• A kick-off presentation by Jon Bramnick, Assemblyman from New Jersey’s 21st District since 2003 and presently minority leader, who cited examples of bullying, even in the Legislature, on the Internet and in day-to-day confrontations.
• A video, “Not in Our Schools,” a professionally made bullying film that features Watchung Hills students in a classroom lesson. The film has become the foundation for a bullying curriculum used in schools across the nation.
• A presentation by Sgt. Thomas Rich, founder of Always Connected, whose field of expertise is cyber-bullying. A certified police officer, he understands well the trends, real life problems and solutions for schools, parents and students tied to cyberbullying.
• “Ryan’s Story,” a touching history of a boy’s suicide at age 13, told by his father, John Ryan. A powerful presentation about the devastating impact of bullying on a family and community, the film has been viewed by millions of viewers on several television shows.
• “The Bully Project,” a 90-minute feature film that “demonstrates the pained and often endangered lives of bullied youths,” and documents how bullying is handled in society as a whole.
• Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano and Officer Ahmed Mackey spoke about the importance of being an “upstander” instead of a bystander.
Students also made t-shirts, anti-bullying stickers were handed out, and pledge banners were signed. White ribbons were tied around trees to alert passers-by to the community’s pledge to promote unity.
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| The pledge banner that student's signed for White Out anti-bullying week. |
The high school started the White Out Against Bullying program as a movement/effort/initiative to wipe out, eliminate practices that demean, embarrass, belittle or hurt others.
The four day event ended on the 8th where students and teachers were encouraged to wear white to show their support and to symbolize their commitment to speak up, stand up and stop hate.
The White Out week had a variety of festivities going on, including:
• A kick-off presentation by Jon Bramnick, Assemblyman from New Jersey’s 21st District since 2003 and presently minority leader, who cited examples of bullying, even in the Legislature, on the Internet and in day-to-day confrontations.
• A video, “Not in Our Schools,” a professionally made bullying film that features Watchung Hills students in a classroom lesson. The film has become the foundation for a bullying curriculum used in schools across the nation.
• A presentation by Sgt. Thomas Rich, founder of Always Connected, whose field of expertise is cyber-bullying. A certified police officer, he understands well the trends, real life problems and solutions for schools, parents and students tied to cyberbullying.
• “Ryan’s Story,” a touching history of a boy’s suicide at age 13, told by his father, John Ryan. A powerful presentation about the devastating impact of bullying on a family and community, the film has been viewed by millions of viewers on several television shows.
• “The Bully Project,” a 90-minute feature film that “demonstrates the pained and often endangered lives of bullied youths,” and documents how bullying is handled in society as a whole.
• Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano and Officer Ahmed Mackey spoke about the importance of being an “upstander” instead of a bystander.
Students also made t-shirts, anti-bullying stickers were handed out, and pledge banners were signed. White ribbons were tied around trees to alert passers-by to the community’s pledge to promote unity.
Click here for the original article
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
15 Year Old Suspended For Making Anti Bullying Video
This is too bad. A 15 year old got suspended for making an anti-bullying video. That's right.. her school, which is working against bullying, actually suspended Taylor Ashby for making an anti bullying video as a project for one of her classes.
Watch the video and let me know what your thoughts are.
Watch the video and let me know what your thoughts are.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Catonsville Students Make Anti-Bullying Video
Baltimore County participated in an Anti-Bullying Day, the first ever for the school system. A class in Catonsville Country has been getting a lot of attention for the video it produced.
In just under four minutes, Ms. Dorsey's first-period psychology class at Catonsville High School captured the toll of being undercut by peers, from absenteeism to suicide attempts. The video was one of many created by Catonsville students, but Ms. Dorsey's classes was voted first place.
There were 541 incidences of bullying in the Baltimore County Public School system in 2010–2011, according to the most recent report submitted to the state. Reports of bullying have increased more than 350 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to Baltimore County Public Schools. On anti-bullying day, in addition to the videos, students signed a pledge against bullying and made posters with anti-bullying messages.
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| A scene from the video "Lend A Hand" |
In just under four minutes, Ms. Dorsey's first-period psychology class at Catonsville High School captured the toll of being undercut by peers, from absenteeism to suicide attempts. The video was one of many created by Catonsville students, but Ms. Dorsey's classes was voted first place.
There were 541 incidences of bullying in the Baltimore County Public School system in 2010–2011, according to the most recent report submitted to the state. Reports of bullying have increased more than 350 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to Baltimore County Public Schools. On anti-bullying day, in addition to the videos, students signed a pledge against bullying and made posters with anti-bullying messages.
Click here for original article and video
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
School Dedicated Full Day To Anti-Bullying
Schools in St. Louis are dedicating a full day to anti-bullying. The Parkway's Southwest Middle School has decided to screen the 2011 movie Bully for their students. The movie follows around 5 students who got bullied on a daily basis. Though it was originally rated R for some strong language, it was eventually dropped to PG-13 so that it could be seen by the younger students who it affects the most.
The school is showing the film as part of a special anti-bullying program. The school had it's 8th graders watch the movie last year at the St. Louis film festival and after got to meet the producers. It had such a positive influence on the students, they decided to screen it to the whole school. They also had group discussions about bullying before and after the film.
It's not often that a school will dedicate an entire day to anti-bullying, but if the students gain from the experience, it might be something to look at for schools around the nation.
Click here for the original article
The school is showing the film as part of a special anti-bullying program. The school had it's 8th graders watch the movie last year at the St. Louis film festival and after got to meet the producers. It had such a positive influence on the students, they decided to screen it to the whole school. They also had group discussions about bullying before and after the film.
It's not often that a school will dedicate an entire day to anti-bullying, but if the students gain from the experience, it might be something to look at for schools around the nation.
Click here for the original article
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