Stopping Hate with Emily-Anne Rigal

03/07/2012

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Emily-Anne is someone who knows what it feels like to get bullied. In elementary school kids teased her so bad she had to move schools. In 9th grade she and her friend decided to help people who were getting bullied by creating videos and to help people feel better about themselves.

These videos became part of Emily-Anne’s anti-bullying website called westophate.org. She helps victims of bullying by posting Facebook pictures, videos, and tweets that explain how to deal with bullying. She makes bracelets and t-shirts representing her anti-bullying message throughout the world.

The response to the website has been amazing and overwhelming because so many people respected positively to what she accomplished. Many celebrities have even come forward to help spread the westophate.org message. At the TeenNick HALO 2011 Awards Emily-Anne even got the opportunity to meet Lady Gaga.  She said Emily-Anne was her hero. Lady Gaga is helping with the anti-bullying situation.

If someone is putting you down go to westophate.org and the website will help you through it - all because of Emily Anne and her courageous approach to addressing bullying.  

http://emilyannerigal.com
http://westophate.org 



Listen below to Emily-Anne Rigal talk with Edward Town Middle School students Jewel and Katie.

 


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Mrs. Z
03/07/2012 7:38pm

It is really nice to hear about such a well-spoken young lady that is working to stop bullying like we are at Edward Town Middle School. Great interview girls!

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Ross Mannell link
03/08/2012 9:46am

“The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.”

Ashley Montagu
(1905-1999)
Scientist

When we consider the long-term effects of bullying, we can see it is a crime against the future. If just one person fails to live up to their potential because of bullying when a child or young adult, society can suffer for the loss. When we consider the extent of bullying around the world, the loss can be exponential as we stand as a society not as individuals.

Emily-Anne shows us how, given the opportunity, one person can overcome a negative experience and turn those experiences into something positive. Raising awareness of bullying, and standing as a role model for overcoming its effects, can turn lives around.

Considering Lady Gaga’s stance on bullying, I am not surprised she wanted to meet Emily-Anne. We dream, we believe, we achieve is a theme of a very short story I recently wrote for children. Emily-Anne dreamt of overcoming bullying, believed she could do something, and achieved what she set out to do.

“We are the solution.” Emily-Anne is yet another example of how true your blog title is.

@RossMannell
Teacher, NSW, Australia

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    They are the Solution!

    This section of wearethesolution.net is dedicated to those who are working hard to create a climate of tolerance and empowerment for students. Interviews are conducted by students from Edward Town Middle School as a way to further the positive message of their original anti-bullying video and pledge campaign. 

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