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Back to School
BULLY
film and a specialized discussion
guide, strategic event support, and
supplemental
educational
resources to help mayors plan and
host scalable events that raise
local awareness and focus com-
munity efforts to keep schools
safe.
“With Congress stalled on legis-
lation to end the bullying
epidemic, including the Safe
Schools Improvement Act, the
Mayors’ Campaign to End Bully-
ing is a critical initiative to
establish policies and programs
that would improve the lives of the
13 million kids bullied in America
each year,” explained Lee Hirsch,
BULLY filmmaker, and founder
of The BULLY Project. “Working
with America’s mayors, and the
experts at the University of Illi-
nois, we are aiming to move
beyond temporary fixes and
engage the community in develop-
ing and implementing real,
solutions-based responses to bul-
lying, so that we can enable all
children to learn and thrive in safe
environments. I am beyond
thrilled by the response we
received, with 160 Mayors already
onboard, this campaign is a game-
changer.”
“Every child deserves a chance
to wake up every morning and go
to school without fear of being
bullied. My administration is 100
percent committed to creating safe
environments for our children to
learn, grow, and thrive,” explained
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “At
The US Conference of Mayors, I
was proud to join mayors from
around the country who share the
same vision in this campaign to
end bullying.”
The BULLY Project is an advo-
cacy and educational organization
inspired by the award winning
film, BULLY.
Since 2011,
BULLY has been seen by more
than 3.4 million children through
nearly 10,000 school and commu-
nity screenings. Working with
more than 100 partners globally,
The BULLY Project motivates and
builds capacity for educators to
create safer schools, reduce bully-
ing and improve educational
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outcomes for all. Find out more at
www.thebullyproject.com, like us
on Facebook at facebook.com/bul-
lymovie or follow us on Twitter at
twitter.com/bullymovie.
Library of Congress Unveils Resource on Civil Rights Act
T
he Civil Rights Act of
1964
transformed
American society,
outlawing discrimination
based on race, color, reli-
gion, sex or national origin.
It also laid the groundwork
for lasting debates about the
nature of citizenship, the
powers and responsibilities
of government and the obli-
gations of Americans to
each other.
This far-reaching act, the
conditions that led to it and
its decades-long legacy are
the subjects of a powerful
new teaching resource from
the Library of Congress and
HISTORY®, part of the Idea
Book For Educators series
titled “The Civil Rights Act
of 1964: A Long Struggle for
Freedom.” The complete
book is available online at
www.loc.gov/teachers and at
http://ideabook.aetncsg.com.
Inspired by the upcoming
Library of Congress exhibi-
tion of the same name, the
Idea Book presents dozens
of unique primary sources
from the Library’s collec-
tions that illuminate the
unjust laws and practices
that preceded the act, cou-
pled with teaching ideas that
allow educators to prompt
critical
analysis
and
informed debate by their stu-
dents.
In addition to photo-
graphs,
posters
and
pamphlets that can immerse
students in the world of the
1950s and 1960s, the Idea
Book also features suggest-
tions related to oral histories
and provides links to oral-
history interviews of leaders
and activists. The inter-
views are part of the
Library’s American Folklife
Center’s Civil Rights Histo-
ry Project.
“The Civil Rights Act of
1964: A Long Struggle for
Freedom” exhibition at the
Library of Congress opens
Sept. 10, 2014 and closes
Sept. 12, 2015. Located in
the Southwest Gallery on
the second level of the
Thomas Jefferson Building,
10 First St. S.E., Washing-
ton, D.C., the exhibition is
free and open to the public
Monday through Saturday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It
will feature more than 200
items, including correspon-
dence and documents from
civil-rights leaders and
organizations, photographs,
newspapers, legal briefs,
drawings and posters, as
well as audio-visual stations
throughout the gallery.
We honor the many
accomplishments of African
Americans.
It is our primary goal as a
labor union to better the
lives of all people working
in the building trades
through advocacy, civil
demonstration, and the
long-held belief that work-
ers deserve a "family wage" - fair pay for an honest day's work.
A family wage, and the benefits that go with it, not only strength-
ens families, but also allows our communities to become
stronger, more cohesive, and more responsive to their citizens'
needs.
Our family wage agenda reflects our commitment to people
working in the building trades, and to workers everywhere. In this
small way, we are doing our part to help people achieve the
American Dream. This dream that workers can hold dear regard-
less of race, color, national origin, gender, creed, or religious
beliefs.
The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Representing more than 5.000 construction workers in Oregon State.
Do you want to know more about becoming a
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