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Marc and Craig Kielburger
Photograph by: Handout, Vancouver Sun
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Kielburgers: Make a pledge to
take a stand against bullying
By Craig & Marc Kielburger, Calgary Herald November
12, 2012
High up on a mountain, the snowpack builds. Day by day,
the crushing weight grows until one tiny catalyst - a sound, a breath of wind -
tips the scales and the entire mountainside is transformed.
It's a good metaphor for what we've just witnessed.
In British Columbia, a teen girl is haunted and taunted
online. The pressure builds, until one day, she makes an impassioned video
sharing her story on hand-drawn sheets of paper, a silent cry for help. The
pressure of harassment builds until she can no longer bear it and takes her own
life.
Across Canada, young people experience fear and
humiliation in their schoolyards and chat rooms. In the wake of the teenager's
death, thousands of young people rise up and cry, "Enough!"
You may think we're being melodramatic, but we're not.
The avalanche against bullying is roaring down the mountain.
Every year, through We Day events, we connect with more
than 100,000 young Canadians. Obviously, we don't speak personally with each
and every one, but we meet with hundreds, and many more send us messages by
email and social media. It's an unparalleled opportunity to hear what's on the
minds of our youth.
This year, we see one issue weighing on young people more
than any other: bullying.
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