http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/taxonomy/term/19/all en http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/08/20/brandon-greene-creating-a-better-community <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Kaitlin Barnes, U.S. Department of Education</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>What would happen if students took it upon themselves to improve their schools and communities? That’s the question that Brandon Greene, currently a rising sophomore at Burrillville High School in Rhode Island, asked himself a few years ago.</p> <p>As part of a 6th grade school project, Greene created a small committee to give back to his school and community and spread an anti-bullying message. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Profiles-Voices-Field" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Profiles/Voices from the Field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Community" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Community-Organizations" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Community Organizations</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Events</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Secondary-School" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Secondary school</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Student-Leaders" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Student Leaders</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/White-House" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">White House</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-blog-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/sites/default/files/WH_Green.jpg" width="1000" height="983" alt="President Barack Obama greets Brandon Greene during a conversation on bullying with a small group from the Conference on Bullying Prevention, in the Oval Office, March 10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)" title="President Barack Obama greets Brandon Greene during a conversation on bullying with a small group from the Conference on Bullying Prevention, in the Oval Office, March 10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)" /></div></div></div> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:44:17 +0000 rellis 8 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2012/08/08/empowering-young-people-to-build-a-kinder-braver-world/ <div class="field field-name-field-byline field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Yesterday, Cynthia Germanotta and I had the opportunity to discuss how to empower young people and end bullying at the Third Annual <a href="http://www.stopbullying.gov/live/index.html">Bullying Prevention Summit</a> in Washington, D.C.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/categories/Federal-Partners-Bullying-Prevention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-site-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Effects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Effects</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Events" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Events</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/Federal" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Federal</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/blog/tags/Student-Leaders" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Student Leaders</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blog/tags/White-House" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">White House</a></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +0000 rellis 4 at http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog