Keke Palmer Asks For Your Help To End Bullying
Keke Palmer has been busy with both movie and music projects, and is also involved in The Saving Our Daughter’s Oath Project aimed at helping to end bullying and violence against girls and women. To support visit and “Like” the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SavingOurDaughters and sign the oath featuring 8 action steps to prevent bullying in your community and around the world. Watch Keke speak more about the campaign below:
Keke On Bullying and Loving Who You Are
“I have been a victim of bullying…but I have always just kept it moving no matter how people try to hurt me, however some people are not that strong, they need our help…” – Keke Palmer
Listen to this recent interview with Keke where she talks about the bullying campaign, her experiences and give some updates on her upcoming projects, including the new movie A Joyful Noise starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, and her album which is scheduled for a 2012 release.
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Kind Campaign Spreads the Love
“You are the only you that will ever walk the face of this earth…BE KIND.” – Lauren Parsekian, co-founder of Kind Campaign
Mean girls, bullies, gossip – why do we see so much “mean” in schools today? Kind Campaign is a movement and documentary that’s not afraid to ask this question. The campaign is based upon the powerful belief in KINDness, that brings awareness and healing to the negative and lasting effects of girl-against-girl “crime” and bullying.
The movement was founded by Lauren Parsekian and Molly Stroud after they graduated from college and were tired of the conflicts they witnessed throughout their lives between girls. They are now speaking at schools across the country and spreading the love. Watch the trailer for the Finding Kind documentary below to see clips from the film. You can help spread the message of the campaign by filling out an apology or pledge on the website, www.kindcampaign.com.
A Message to Girls From the Kind Campaign
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Every single girl has encountered an experience at some point within their lives in which they become aggressors or victims of girl-against-girl “crime”. Physical fighting, name-calling, threats, power struggles, competition, manipulation, secrets, rumors, and ostracizing other girls, all fall under the category of girl-against-girl “crime”. These “crimes” strip us of our identity.
Let’s be real for a second. We all want to be liked. It’s already hard enough to accept ourselves for who we are, let alone accept the perceptions and judgments that other girls have of us. Over the years, the vicious ways in which females treat each other have become societal norms. With various media outlets that mock and even glamorize the issue, it seems that society has simply concluded, “That’s the way girls are.” We disagree, because we believe that there is goodness within all females, even if that goodness has been shoved aside by the pressures society has placed upon us. What we fail to realize and choose to ignore is the fact that these experiences very often lead to depression, anxiety, loss of self worth, eating disorders, drug abuse, alcoholism, attempted suicide and actual suicide in millions of girls lives.
But why? Doesn’t it seem odd? Don’t you think that as females, we should respect and support each other? Well, we think so… “We” are two Pepperdine alumni, Lauren Parsekian and Molly Stroud, who have recognized this problem and have decided to do something about it. Whether it’s your friends, family, acquaintances at school, people in the workplace, or even strangers, Kind Campaign is asking us all to reconsider the way we treat other females.
Look, we know it’s hard to be a girl sometimes. We aren’t asking for everyone to become best friends…that’s simply unrealistic. However, we are suggesting something very simple: to STOP the competition, STOP the cattiness, STOP the hate, and to BE KIND.
More About the Kind Campaign
Through the Kind Campaign documentary, we hope to display the often-vicious way females treat each other, and to bring to light the serious affects these experiences can have on girl’s self-esteem and personal growth. Unfortunately, the affects of this issue extend further than a damaged self-esteem. Through research, personal experience, and interviews, we have seen these experiences result in depression, eating disorders, drug use, alcoholism, attempted suicide and actual suicide.
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Inspiring ENT: Jordan Pruitt – Outside Looking In
Jordan Pruitt’s song “Outside Looking In” is an inspiring look at the effects of bullying and the pain it causes:
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Girls Talk About Bullying
Bullying – maybe you’ve experienced it first hand or have seen it happen at your school. No matter how you’ve come across it, bullying can have serious effects on those who become victims, as recent sad news reports have shown of young people even losing their lives as a result.
I remember seeing others being bullied in middle and high school and even had my share of being teased at times – in both types of situations it was not funny and it did hurt. Like the old saying says sticks and stones can break your bones – but words can hurt too – a lot. What do you do when you are being teased or see someone who is?
In the videos below girls talk about their experiences with cyber-bullying and how makes them feel:
Watch this anti-bullying video below – what will you do at your own school to help stop bullying?
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