DignityRocks!

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DignityRocks!
DignityRocks! is an organization offering
seminar and educational support services for the
promotion, preservation, and protection of
human dignity. DEDICATED TO AMANDA BROWNELL
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I Feel Like Nobody When I Feel Like Somebody
When
by Stephanie Heuer
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I feel like nobody because I have no friends and
people dont play with me. I feel like
somebody when my teacher calls on me when I raise
my hand in class.
I know the answer, pick me. Please pick me! (4th
grader)
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I feel like nobody cause i cant speek english
godd. I feel like somebody when we pik aples.
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I feel like nobody because we yell at my house,
yell, yell, yell. I feel like somebody when I
feed my dog and cats.
I dont think anyone is listening (3rd grader)
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I feel like nobody most of the time. My dad isnt
here anymore. I feel like somebody when my dad
comes back to visit. We get to play ball.
My dad is the greatest. (4th Grader)
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I feel like nobody when I am me. I
feel like somebody when I am you.
Self-Respect Self-Worth
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before Amanda Brownell Age 16 tried to hang
herself at Del Mar high school after months of
cyber bullying, cruel abusive text messages
,teasing and harassment, December 11, 2009 Died
April 16th, 2013
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I have felt like a nobody this whole year. Kids
my age are so judgmental. Just because I listen
to rock and wear black, students call me emo
and goth. Those two labels are hurtful.
People say I cut myself and in the halls they
make gestures of cutting. I know people talk
about me behind my back, and it hurts. They dont
know me, really, Im a nice person.
Ariel 16 years old
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My brother feels like a Nobody. He has Down
Syndrome. At school sometimes, I have to protect
him because the kids make fun of the way he talks
and acts. Why? He just wants to hang with us. It
makes me sad. Sad because they dont know him and
he can soar like any other eagle.
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I felt like nobody when I moved out of my house.
I was 16 1/2. My life had become defined by how
many times I had to call 911 and playing a
reluctant referee in violent fights between my
father and older brother. My mother was
hospitalized for 6 weeks with a crushed broken
knee cap while desperately trying to break up a
family fight between my brothers. I decided that
night it was safer to go. I wasnt ready. I soon
missed the mashed potatoes and roast beef on
Sunday afternoons, and having my laundry cleaned
and neatly stacked. I pretended for a long time
it was great to be on my own but really deep down
inside, I just wanted to be a family - a safe,
quiet, and peaceful family.
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Cyber Bullies,Creepers,Stalkers, Aggressors.

• Anonymous
• Hard to Track
• Easy to access info
• Abundant of places to post (twitter, FB, Dirty,
  Gossip, Instagram,, YouTube, etc.)

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What can YOU DO !

• Defend others Dignity,Discuss/Debate,Dismiss
• Dont be a bystander, say something, do
  something, like, thats not cool/chill, divert,
  help disengage
• Delete non friends (FB), set proper privacy
  headings, block, deactivate, take breaks and text
  time outs
• Dont encourage your friends to post or text when
  they are angry, hurt
• Dont post anything on the internet you wouldnt
• want your teacher, a college recruiter, your
  grandmother, mother, friends mother, etc to
  read!,

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Be the Arrow .
Revenge Retaliation Resent Resist Refuse Repel Rep
ress
Respect Restitution Renew Reconciliation Resolutio
n Redefine Regroup