October – National Bullying Prevention Month
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Teen pop star Rebecca Black, who rose to prominence in 2011 when the music video of her song “Friday” became the most viewed video of the year on YouTube, is speaking out about bullying prevention on behalf of PACER. She has designed a fun Friday-themed T-shirt for National Bullying Prevention Month that is available at CustomInk.com/stopbullying, and all profits from the campaign support PACER. “I'm hoping all my fans will want to buy one,” she says, “and show their support against bullying” -
New Student Event Toolkit
Need help planning a student-led bullying prevention event? PACER has partnered with Facebook to create a practical Student Event Toolkit that will make it easier to hold events in your school or community. This step-by-step guide will help you plan, promote, and execute a variety of events throughout the year using Facebook tools.
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WONDER - Pledge to Choose Kind
The story of Augie, a boy born with a facial difference. The book provides a starting point for important conversations about bullying prevention, tolerance and kindness. To help support PACER’s efforts, Random House Children’s Books will donate $1 to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center for every pledge made during the month of October. -
New Teacher Toolkit for Early Learners
PACER has partnered with Spookley the Square Pumpkin to host an online toolkit, which provides links to free resources that teachers can use for important character values education and for multi-subject learning. -
Resources for LGBTQ Students and Their Families
The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community.
I am a bistander sometimes of bullying and after that i have never bullyied since. I didnt like the way it was happening.
Trinity, 11, Ney Y
I've been bullied throughout the first two years of high school... after that i completely shut down. I wasn't able to build a social group around me and because I felt so insecure about everything I got really depressed and basically shut out the few people i had still left in my life... I pushed everybody who cared about me away because i wasn't able to trust people anymore. even my best friend gave up on me eventually. I'm not able to talk to people or try to make new friends because i just don't know what to say and i don't know who i am anymore. I feel like i lost my self in the process. I feel all alone and i have nothing left and i feel so empty.... bulliying has pretty much ruined my life. There's still things I wanna try in my life but I'm scared to do anything because if whatever i undertake doesn't work out, i am scared that people are gonna make fun of me once again. some people get stronger, i just get weaker every second. So I care because i'm still suffering and I still haven't overcome this . I'm still right in the middle of all off this. And I would'n wish it upon anybody. I care because nobody should have to go through things like this!!!
Audrey, 16, tx
I lost all my friends last year. They all started leaving me out of everthing they did. It was the worst feeling ever. I became really sad and down on myself thinking i did something wrong and it was all my fault. This new school year has been really tough for me just getting out of bed and going to school. Its hard to walk around the halls feel like you are not wanted by anyone. I want to make a difference in ending bullying, because ive felt the effects of it for a while and i dont wish it on anyone. No one should ever be treated like this ever.
Kayla, 16, Massachusetts
I think it's wrong to bully people. No one should feel down , sad , or hurt because someone else is bringing you down. Never feel like your ALONE in this world BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT! There are MILLIONS of people who are more than willing to help you fix and get through your problems. You do matter and you are important. Never forget that. If anyone ever needs someone to talk to I will be more than happy to talk and help you out as much as I possibly can. STOP BULLYING!!!!
Antonio Hernandez, 18, Weston , Florida
I am bullied at school because I have ADHD. I just told one of my friends that I thought I could trust, but she spread it around, so now almost every student knows. Turns out, the only reason why that girl PRETENDED to be my friend because I was the new girl at school, but about two weeks after I moved, she turned into one of my bullies. Now I have only four friends in my new class that I really, really trust, and I feel as if them anything, but I'm going to keep my secrets from anybody else. People always spread embarrassing rumors about my ADHD, most of them which aren't true, "Vanessa got a C on her science test because of her ADHD," not true, I love science and I'm an A student in it. I'm forgetful, but people change that into being dumb. But people with ADHD can still be very smart. I heard Albert Einstein had ADHD.
Vanessa, 12, Manhattan, NY
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Anderson Cooper supports PACER on Unity Day
Posted: Tuesday, October 09, 2012
National TV personality Anderson Cooper will wear orange and talk about Unity Day on “Anderson Live” Oct. 10 in support of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. The program’s website now features PACER resources, including the new public service announcement by Hollywood teens in support of National Bullying Prevention Month. AndersonCooper.com
LA Times story features Katie Leclerc and PACER
Posted: Tuesday, October 09, 2012
An Oct. 8 Los Angeles Times article reveals how Katie Leclerc of 'Switched at Birth' was bullied in middle school and how she supports National Bullying Prevention Month with her own T-shirt design. Read More
Katie Couric points viewers to PACER's bullying prevention resources
Posted: Friday, October 05, 2012
The website of Katie Couric’s new ABC daytime talk show, “Katie,” links to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center resources.
The show’s Oct. 2 segment examined “Bullying: A National Epidemic” and pointed viewers to PACER’s resources.
Watch portions of the Katie Couric segment here
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Support PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Join Survey Monkey Contribute
PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center is excited to announce our new partnership with SurveyMonkey Contribute and a new way for anyone to give thier support! Sign up and you will receive surveys by e-mail from SurveyMonkey customers who need your opinion. For every survey you take, SurveyMonkey will donate $0.50 to PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center, and you'll get a chance to win $100 in an instant-win game.
Walk the Walk in a Pair of Hand-painted “Unite Against Bullying” Converse Shoes
It’s important to speak up in support of those who have been bullied. If you want to do more than just talk, you can “walk the walk” in a unique pair of orange hand-painted “Unite Against Bullying” Converse shoes. The Swanx (TheSwanx.com) shoe company of Puyallup, Wash., is making a generous donation to PACER for every shoe sold from its entire collection of hand-painted shoes during October. Take a look!
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