On Saturday, October 12th we will march on Washington DC with simultaneous marches in each state in which we've lost bullied teens to suicide. Our founding members are families of children and teens who've committed suicide to end the pain of bullying. Another strength is our outstanding youth across the country- -many of them bullied- -who lead unprecedented anti-bullying projects. The Monster Ma
rch trains teens to counsel bullied and suicidal peers. We intervene in bullying cases. We regularly expose real life cyber torment and harassment. We advise and lobby lawmakers to help create and strengthen laws that will get teenagers' attention and cooperation. We've built the most comprehensive library of bullied suicide obituaries that immortalize the goodness of each child we've lost and that also provide exclusive and complete details of the child or teenager's bullying story. Our extensive research of each suicide allows us to document societal failures that must change to have a true impact on bullying. We're now seeking thousands of signatures on our change.org petition urging a Congressional hearing on a federal anti-bullying law. State laws greatly vary in definition, reach and consequence. Our experience and our studies show school systems often dodge responsibility. Social networks are legally shielded from accountability. Law enforcement is limited in investigative and legal powers. And civil actions are almost always inadequate remedies and they almost always further-assassinate the character of victims. Please sign our petition urging a Congressional hearing on a federal anti-bullying law you will help to create. It is our collective responsibility and privilege as a national community to combat this very real and deadly epidemic. The representatives we elect to legislate protections need to hear from our families who've lost children to bullied suicide and to hear from our courageous teens who can best articulate the pathology of bullying and why it causes youth depression, isolation and- in the worst cases- suicide. Our crowning year-end event during "National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month is our actual "Monster March." On Saturday, October 12th of this year (2013) we will march on Washington DC with vigils, speeches, bullying solutions and entertainment. Simultaneous Monster Marches will be held in each state in which we've lost bullied teens to suicide. Please Join The Monster March Against Bullying. www.facebook.com/youthvoicetv
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www.themonstermarch.com
Petition:
http://chn.ge/Z28zdR
