I Am an Upstander Because...

  • “when you get bully you must stand strong every minute every day stand strong.”

    —ash, manila

  • “As a guidance counselor I’m troubled by the increase in bullying I’ve seen in my school. The principal, teachers, and I continue to fight against it, but it’s difficult to reach out to all the students with only our words. But I found the answer to my problem when I saw “Bully” this past weekend. I’ve finally found a way to reach out to my students in a way they can all understand. That is the power of this movie! Bullying must end immediately and with the help of the “Bully” movie we can move forward.”

    —Henry McNulty, oxford, CT

  • “I am a freshman in hs this year, and the 1st 2 weeks, i was bullied every day. One of those days, a girl said she wanted to kill me. It was cruel, but its okay now...I'm deeply affected by her comment, and I hope we can put a stop to bullying, because nobody should have to feel inferior!! ”

    —Mikaela, Hopkinton, IA

  • “Used to get bullied I would cried and cried then it stopped I watched chrissa stands stong and I said bullying is a rude way to think you are better”

    —Olivia, vic

  • “I am a teacher and I was bullied as a child. In ths7thgrade I discovered girl's basketball and was good at it with a coach and parents who supported me. I became a star player and honors honors some that had never been accomplished in our parish. I found a passion that helped my social life. So find you're passion and let all those bullies wonder how you became so popular and gained friends with kids from many different nationalities thy too had found their "passion". ”

    —Barbara, Usa

  • “There is absolutely no reason to bully someone. I was bullied, and I see that. I hate seeing people get hurt. I want to make a difference.”

    —Ammie, La Crescent, MN

  • “No one should ever make you feel small. Stand up for yourself! If you see someone being bullied, the right thing to do would be to get an adult or help them. Let them know that you're a friend and that you're there for them.”

    —Victoria, New York, USA

  • “One person isn't going to change the world. We need to group together and make a difference in peoples lives. We need to STOP bullying. ”

    —Maddie B, Saginaw, MI, Student

  • “i support the up stander group because i want to make a change. i myself had been called names which really hurt me and i had worked into changing that”

    —laura, san jose, california, student

  • “The only way to make this go away is to face it head on.. Treat people the way you want to be treated.. ALWAYS be respectful of others and they will be respectful of you!”

    —Danette, North Fort Myers, FL USA

  • “I stood up to a bully in the 1st grade.”

    —Amanda, Bethlehem, PA

  • “i know how if eels to be bulled i had to get into a few fight to make it stop even still i hurt and there is now way to turn back time so plez stop bulling”

    —sandy, hazleton

  • “I have been Bullied before , I know what it feels like to be bullied . I pledge to be respectful of others and stand up against bullying whenever & wherever I see it.”

    —Ally, Canada

  • “When 8th grade came, I stopped bullying because I knew it was hurtful and I knew I didn”

    —Joel, Bronx New York

  • “We have a serious bullying problem in our schools from Kindergarten to Senior High. Parents, teachers and students must join together to stop this from happening in our schools and to our children. Teachers and administrators are supposed to be protecting our children from being verbally and physically attacked by other students during school hours, why aren't they? Is it easier to turn your head and look the other way than to address this dangerous situation head on? I call it uneducated....teachers are the first to point the finger at parents that aren't doing there job at home....well? Both my children have been bullyied to the point their grades are dropping and their health has been affected. My son just lost a classmate to bullying last week. He couldn't take any more and decided to end his life. We can't afford to lose another precious life... this must stop.”

    —Kelly Thomas, Rittman, USA