Dear Santa,
We need your help! This year for Christmas all we are asking for is to feel safe in school and for the bullying and violence that we face everyday to stop! We hope this is not too much to ask for but we are being extra good this year in hopes that you could provide us with this only gift!
Love, ...All your little children who are being bullied at school
P.s. Calling All Santa’s Elf’s for this very important mission! Help us grant this Christmas wish. This is too big for even Santa to handle alone! Find out if your school district has an anti bullying policy and what they are doing so this Christmas wish will be delivered by Christmas. Tell him that all children deserve a safe place to learn because they cannot learn in fear!
Time is Running out, Christmas is almost here and the children will be disappointed ! Please pass this information to everyone you know!!
(A THANK YOU to Erica Taylor, New York, for her Santa letter)
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Conference Call - Dec 7th
Back by popular demand!
John Halligan and I will be moderating another Conference Call on December 7th at 9:00 PM Eastern time (8: PM Central, 7: PM MST, 6: PM PST) on the topic - How to get an Anti Bullying Law passed in your State (and how to work with school districts who are not obeying their state laws). This call will be a Question & Answer session and will be an hour long. The last call was well attended. The only downside was that many people had questions but we ran out of time.
This call is open to ANY interested parent, activist, teacher or concerned individual who is not afraid to be heard in their community.
Besides learning some techniques about the “politics to stopping bullies”, we will have a chance to meet others around the USA who are trying to make a difference in their schools and State.
I will need an RSVP from anyone who plans to be on the call. We will fill the call at 75 participants. To avoid confusion on the call, please submit questions before the call so we can be prepared with the best answers to help you succeed in getting an anti bullying law and/or communicating with your lawmakers. The cost to you will be your normal long-distance rate, plus the investment of one hour of your time.
If you wish to join us, please press Reply and type in I will attend in the subject area – then send. There is no need to reply if you cannot attend the conference call.
Now that the elections are over, lawmakers are starting to put laws/bills together for submission to their education committees. Time is of the essence--It’s time to start bugging our lawmakers to move forward for the protection of bullied and abused kids.
I will send the conference call phone number and instructions this weekend and a reminder email on Monday to those who reply in the affirmative.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Lots of love from Brenda High
Director, Bully Police USA
www.bullypolice.org
www.jaredstory.com
www.thewoundedchild.org
P.s. Want to read a letter to Santa about bullying? Go to www.jaredstory.com/bully.html
John Halligan and I will be moderating another Conference Call on December 7th at 9:00 PM Eastern time (8: PM Central, 7: PM MST, 6: PM PST) on the topic - How to get an Anti Bullying Law passed in your State (and how to work with school districts who are not obeying their state laws). This call will be a Question & Answer session and will be an hour long. The last call was well attended. The only downside was that many people had questions but we ran out of time.
This call is open to ANY interested parent, activist, teacher or concerned individual who is not afraid to be heard in their community.
Besides learning some techniques about the “politics to stopping bullies”, we will have a chance to meet others around the USA who are trying to make a difference in their schools and State.
I will need an RSVP from anyone who plans to be on the call. We will fill the call at 75 participants. To avoid confusion on the call, please submit questions before the call so we can be prepared with the best answers to help you succeed in getting an anti bullying law and/or communicating with your lawmakers. The cost to you will be your normal long-distance rate, plus the investment of one hour of your time.
If you wish to join us, please press Reply and type in I will attend in the subject area – then send. There is no need to reply if you cannot attend the conference call.
Now that the elections are over, lawmakers are starting to put laws/bills together for submission to their education committees. Time is of the essence--It’s time to start bugging our lawmakers to move forward for the protection of bullied and abused kids.
I will send the conference call phone number and instructions this weekend and a reminder email on Monday to those who reply in the affirmative.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Lots of love from Brenda High
Director, Bully Police USA
www.bullypolice.org
www.jaredstory.com
www.thewoundedchild.org
P.s. Want to read a letter to Santa about bullying? Go to www.jaredstory.com/bully.html
Gemma Lang (& Mom) Speaks - From the UK
Hi All,
Just a quick note to thank you for your lovely messages recently regarding the assaults and bullying I sustained here in the UK. I am just writing to give you a bit of good news really.
On Wednesday 17th November 2004 I finally became a Police Officer. I work as a voluntary police officer here in the UK but when I have completed my degree in law plan to work as a regular officer fullt ime for few year
However a little more exciting than that is on Friday November 19th 2004 I attended an awards ceremony. I have been a fianlist for Community Welsh Woman of the Year 2004. It was the most entered category and to have got to the final 3 at the age of just 19 I was stunned. The other fianlists were fully grown adults who had done wonderful things themselves. However, much to my surprise I won Community Welsh Woman of the Year 2004.
On the Monday was the first ever Anti Bullying week in the UK and I did both local and national interviews for press, including a live interview for Sky News. Also as I was a finalist for another award, including winning Supreme Volunteer of the Year back in March 2004 I have now been offered a 3 year fellowship with the RSA in London.
This is mainly being sent to let you know we're trying here in teh Uk to help stop bullying and maybe this can be an inspiration to your children, some of whom may still be victims. I was a victim until I was about 15. After 9 years of physcial and emotional torment by bullies I decided enough was enough and at 19 have been honoured with this award, but more than that have been able to make a difference. as we all try to do, it prevents our suffering from being in vane.
Anyway, shall let you all get on now as I'm sure your busy. Please get in touch if I can be of any help to you and I have also attached a picture for you to see from the awards night.
Best Wishes and take care,
Gemma Lang
(Founder of Full Stop 2 Bullying!, UK)
P.S. Please can you forward this to all members if it is the wrong email address please Brenda, many thanks. :-)
GEMMA'S MOM -
Dear Brenda,
I have read with interest the story of your wonderful son Jared and can only wonder and marvel at the strength you display when you keep fighting for a law which may help to bring an end to this heartbreaking and cruel problem of bullying.
I am Gemma's mum and follow with interest the fight in the USA to make bullying a crime. We support you all in your fight and only wish we were able to be there with you to lend our full support. As parents my husband and I can only cry for the anguish and despair that parents must suffer at the loss of their beloved child to bullying. Between 16 & 20 children will take their lives each year here in the U.K and just recently young Laura Rhodes ended her life following reports of her suffering at the hands of bullies. Gemma dedicated her award to Laura. Every child has the right to feel safe in the environment in which they learn to enable them to reach their full potential and lead happy, carefree lives.
Gem is a 19 year old Law student and has run her Full Stop 2 Bullying Campaign, counselling service and website for the past 3 years, receiving hits from all over the world. There have been 6,500 hits in the past year alone and Gemma is honoured to be an ambassador for Childline, working alongside DfES Minister Mr Ivan LEwis and anti-bullying charity Childlines' Esther Rantzen and the NSPCC.
Gemma is a positive example of how you can come through the terrible ordeal of bullying as she suffered bullying for 9 years and there were times we too thought she would never survive. We as her parents did out utmost to stop her being hurt. She has just been awarded the Community Welsh Woman of The Year for her FULL STOP 2 BULLYING campaign and we are so very proud of her strength, confidence, willpower and the courage she has to speak out and tell her story. During our first Anti-Bullying week she gave a live Sky News interview which was so well received and messages of support have been received from all over the world to her website. She has spoken at government conferences all over the country this year and I have been proud to stand by her side as her hard-hitting, but caring speech reduced many delegates at the 800 strong conferences to tears.
We are grateful to God that we have not had to face the loss of a child as you and too many other loving parents have, and applaud you in your fight to conquer bullying. Your son was such a very special, beautiful little boy and his Mum is one extra special lady. You are an example to us all, along with all the others involved in the fight against bullying which can have such a soul-destroying affect on its' victims and their families.
Good luck to you all Brenda and if we can help in any way at all please do not hesitate to ask.
With Love & Best Wishes,
Chris Lang (Gemma's Mum) &
Gemma xx
OTHER LINKS
Click here: Full Stop 2 Bullyinghttp://hometown.aol.co.uk/ellelouiselang/bullying.html
Click here: Victim makes a stand http://www.thisisgwent.co.uk/gwent/archive/2003/11/27/news1069937221ZM.html
Click here: ic Wales - 'I WON'T GIVE IN' http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0420startingup/page.cfm?objectid=13636153&method=full&siteid=50082
Click here: Edexcel : About Us : Media Centre http://www.edexcel.org.uk/aboutus/NewsReleaseArchive.aspx?id=75389&ciid=138981
Click here: ic Wales - 'THE VERBAL BULLYING WAS SO HARD' http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0420startingup/page.cfm?objectid=13244938&method=full&siteid=50082
Click here: BBC NEWS Wales South East Wales Ambassador role for anti-bully girl http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/3087923.stm
See Gemma on Channel 4's THE SALONon Thursday 4th December
ALSO READ GEMMAS OWN STORY IN WOMANS OWN on sale 18th November 2003
Also Gemma is appearing in Bliss MagazineMay edition on sale in April!
Gemma has also been speaking at the Dfes (Department for education & skills) conferences 'Making a Difference', with people such as MP Ivan Lewis and Esther Rantzen.
Gemma was recently nominated for Welsh Volunteer of the Yearand is honoured to have been 'Highly Commended'Gemma recently won the Supreme Awardin the Voluntary Sector Achievement Awards, presented by Caerphilly County Borough Council and GAVO.
THESE AWARDS ARE SPONSORED BY CAERPHILLY CAMPAIGN NEWSPAPER AND GWENT POLICE
http://www.thisisthevalleys.co.uk/the_valleys/news/NEWS0.html
Gemma has most recently appeared on various television programmesincluding BBC, HTV, Northern Ireland Nolan Live, Real Radio, Radio 1, Red Dragon &Bridge News.
Gemma is featured in the Daily ExpressSaturday September 11th 2004
Gemma is currently a finalist in the Woman in the Communitycategory of this years Welsh Woman ofthe Year Awards.
Ceremony on 19th November 2004
Just a quick note to thank you for your lovely messages recently regarding the assaults and bullying I sustained here in the UK. I am just writing to give you a bit of good news really.
On Wednesday 17th November 2004 I finally became a Police Officer. I work as a voluntary police officer here in the UK but when I have completed my degree in law plan to work as a regular officer fullt ime for few year
However a little more exciting than that is on Friday November 19th 2004 I attended an awards ceremony. I have been a fianlist for Community Welsh Woman of the Year 2004. It was the most entered category and to have got to the final 3 at the age of just 19 I was stunned. The other fianlists were fully grown adults who had done wonderful things themselves. However, much to my surprise I won Community Welsh Woman of the Year 2004.
On the Monday was the first ever Anti Bullying week in the UK and I did both local and national interviews for press, including a live interview for Sky News. Also as I was a finalist for another award, including winning Supreme Volunteer of the Year back in March 2004 I have now been offered a 3 year fellowship with the RSA in London.
This is mainly being sent to let you know we're trying here in teh Uk to help stop bullying and maybe this can be an inspiration to your children, some of whom may still be victims. I was a victim until I was about 15. After 9 years of physcial and emotional torment by bullies I decided enough was enough and at 19 have been honoured with this award, but more than that have been able to make a difference. as we all try to do, it prevents our suffering from being in vane.
Anyway, shall let you all get on now as I'm sure your busy. Please get in touch if I can be of any help to you and I have also attached a picture for you to see from the awards night.
Best Wishes and take care,
Gemma Lang
(Founder of Full Stop 2 Bullying!, UK)
P.S. Please can you forward this to all members if it is the wrong email address please Brenda, many thanks. :-)
GEMMA'S MOM -
Dear Brenda,
I have read with interest the story of your wonderful son Jared and can only wonder and marvel at the strength you display when you keep fighting for a law which may help to bring an end to this heartbreaking and cruel problem of bullying.
I am Gemma's mum and follow with interest the fight in the USA to make bullying a crime. We support you all in your fight and only wish we were able to be there with you to lend our full support. As parents my husband and I can only cry for the anguish and despair that parents must suffer at the loss of their beloved child to bullying. Between 16 & 20 children will take their lives each year here in the U.K and just recently young Laura Rhodes ended her life following reports of her suffering at the hands of bullies. Gemma dedicated her award to Laura. Every child has the right to feel safe in the environment in which they learn to enable them to reach their full potential and lead happy, carefree lives.
Gem is a 19 year old Law student and has run her Full Stop 2 Bullying Campaign, counselling service and website for the past 3 years, receiving hits from all over the world. There have been 6,500 hits in the past year alone and Gemma is honoured to be an ambassador for Childline, working alongside DfES Minister Mr Ivan LEwis and anti-bullying charity Childlines' Esther Rantzen and the NSPCC.
Gemma is a positive example of how you can come through the terrible ordeal of bullying as she suffered bullying for 9 years and there were times we too thought she would never survive. We as her parents did out utmost to stop her being hurt. She has just been awarded the Community Welsh Woman of The Year for her FULL STOP 2 BULLYING campaign and we are so very proud of her strength, confidence, willpower and the courage she has to speak out and tell her story. During our first Anti-Bullying week she gave a live Sky News interview which was so well received and messages of support have been received from all over the world to her website. She has spoken at government conferences all over the country this year and I have been proud to stand by her side as her hard-hitting, but caring speech reduced many delegates at the 800 strong conferences to tears.
We are grateful to God that we have not had to face the loss of a child as you and too many other loving parents have, and applaud you in your fight to conquer bullying. Your son was such a very special, beautiful little boy and his Mum is one extra special lady. You are an example to us all, along with all the others involved in the fight against bullying which can have such a soul-destroying affect on its' victims and their families.
Good luck to you all Brenda and if we can help in any way at all please do not hesitate to ask.
With Love & Best Wishes,
Chris Lang (Gemma's Mum) &
Gemma xx
OTHER LINKS
Click here: Full Stop 2 Bullyinghttp://hometown.aol.co.uk/ellelouiselang/bullying.html
Click here: Victim makes a stand http://www.thisisgwent.co.uk/gwent/archive/2003/11/27/news1069937221ZM.html
Click here: ic Wales - 'I WON'T GIVE IN' http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0420startingup/page.cfm?objectid=13636153&method=full&siteid=50082
Click here: Edexcel : About Us : Media Centre http://www.edexcel.org.uk/aboutus/NewsReleaseArchive.aspx?id=75389&ciid=138981
Click here: ic Wales - 'THE VERBAL BULLYING WAS SO HARD' http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0420startingup/page.cfm?objectid=13244938&method=full&siteid=50082
Click here: BBC NEWS Wales South East Wales Ambassador role for anti-bully girl http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/3087923.stm
See Gemma on Channel 4's THE SALONon Thursday 4th December
ALSO READ GEMMAS OWN STORY IN WOMANS OWN on sale 18th November 2003
Also Gemma is appearing in Bliss MagazineMay edition on sale in April!
Gemma has also been speaking at the Dfes (Department for education & skills) conferences 'Making a Difference', with people such as MP Ivan Lewis and Esther Rantzen.
Gemma was recently nominated for Welsh Volunteer of the Yearand is honoured to have been 'Highly Commended'Gemma recently won the Supreme Awardin the Voluntary Sector Achievement Awards, presented by Caerphilly County Borough Council and GAVO.
THESE AWARDS ARE SPONSORED BY CAERPHILLY CAMPAIGN NEWSPAPER AND GWENT POLICE
http://www.thisisthevalleys.co.uk/the_valleys/news/NEWS0.html
Gemma has most recently appeared on various television programmesincluding BBC, HTV, Northern Ireland Nolan Live, Real Radio, Radio 1, Red Dragon &Bridge News.
Gemma is featured in the Daily ExpressSaturday September 11th 2004
Gemma is currently a finalist in the Woman in the Communitycategory of this years Welsh Woman ofthe Year Awards.
Ceremony on 19th November 2004
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