2. Team Meme is on a mission to help the youth of The United States of America understand that love and peace are the only way!

4. Types of Bullying Physical Bullying Cyberbullying Verbal bullying Indirect Bullying and Social Alienation ((speech featured at the bottom in the notes))

5. What can you do when you’re being bullied? Don't get into a physical fight with a bully or try to retaliate Don't believe the insults about you Don't ignore the bullying Don't waste time in place where a bully might target you, including physical locations as well as online Don't believe you deserve to get picked on. Do write down how you feel Do learn to say and believe good things about yourself and your personality Do speak confidently to the bully Do walk or run away if a bully tries to hurt you

6. Bullycide Mom speaks on son's bullycide Bullycide: Kristina's Story Saddest Thing: 15 Year Old Girl Commited Suicide Because Of Getting Bullied!

8. Why do people bully? People can direct frustrations and difficulty at home or in class to you by bullying. Lack of attention from friends, parents or teachers can make a person bully you, just to feel popular and seen as ‘tough’ or ‘cool’ and in charge. Some people also do that because they are victims themselves. (Today)

10. Team member THREE speech

12. I’m just a baby but I still know my facts about bullying, did you know…? 86% of students said, “other kids picking on them, making fun of them or bullying them” causes teenagers to turn to lethal violence in the schools. (Downs) 90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying (Downs) American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims. Dan Olweus, National School Safety Center. (Downs) These numbers are large for someone as small as me to understand but you probably understand them.

13. The older I get the more I understand that bullying is not ok. It has bad effects on the person on the receiving end of the bullying as well as on the bully’s side of things. Some of the effects of being bullied include Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood. (Bullying) Health complaints (Bullying) Decreased academic achievement—GPA and standardized test scores—and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school. (Bullying) A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through extremely violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied. (Bullying) We need to fight this horrible activity and replace it with something a little more productive. If we all work together to stop bullying and accept everyone for who they are there would be less problems such as teen suicide, violence in schools, and poor self esteem in teens.

14. My mom always tries to teach me not to bully other babies and I try my hardest to not be a bully because there are bad effects on the bully as well as the victims. Here are some examples Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults (Bullying) Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school (Bullying) Engage in early sexual activity (Bullying) Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults (Bullying) Be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or children as adults (Bullying) These are some pretty negative effects. Bullying has a lot of bad effects and the bully. And there are some life-long problems on this list.

15. The truth about bullying isn’t cool. Nobody wants to be torn down at school or feel like they aren’t safe. And no one should have to go through the hardships that bullying leaves behind. And some of the sad truths about bullies, they don’t always know that they are being bullies. Talk to them. Its Time to stand up and push against the bullying. Don’t be violent or encourage violent behaviors but don’t let yourself fall into being bullied. If you see bullying happening tell someone like a teacher or a parent. We need to work together to stop bullying, it is possible.