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  • 2015 Walk Video

    2015 Walk Video

  • One stereotype leads to the next

    One stereotype leads to the next

    —  Times of Trenton Letters to the Editor on June 24, 2014 at 5:29 AM “Redskins.” “Indians.” These appellations are offensive to both Native Americans and to those in youth education intent on reversing the harm that stereotypes cause. Three cheers for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Patent Office strips Redskins of trademark,” June 19)!…

  • Rutgers fiasco: A Penn State redux

    —  Times of Trenton Letters to the Editor  on April 18, 2013 at 6:50 AM The Rutgers University basketball fiasco is déjà vu all over again. It’s yet another classic tale of bullies, victims and institutionalized bystander behavior by adults who should know better. So, while the press focuses on the bullies and the victims, it’s…

  • September 2012 M-Passioned Member: Lynne Azarchi

    — National Association for Media Literacy Education, September 4, 2012 1) What do you do? KIDSBRIDGE is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing imaginative, hands-on programs focusing on: anti-bullying and anti-cyberbullying; tolerance; diversity appreciation and respect for all persons; victim empowerment and positive self-esteem; conflict resolution and empathy; sensitivity to persons with disabilities; understanding of…

  • Penn State abuse case shows we must teach empathy, morals, ethics

    Our August 13th Times of Trenton guest opinion column on NJ.Com. Original article here: Opinion: Penn State abuse case shows we must teach empathy, morals, ethics | NJ.com The court decided former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky was guilty. The Freeh report concluded various top Penn State University officials and the late Coach Joe Paterno…

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  • How Many More Youth Suicides Do We Need to Act?

    — By Lynne Azarchi, Kidsbridge Director Friday, October 29, 2010 By now you know the tragic story of Tyler Clementi, the college student who committed suicide on the George Washington Bridge to escape humiliation and embarrassment from a videotape of his sexual encounter. Likely the two Rutgers students who broadcasted his private moments on the…

  • When someone’s getting hurt, whose business is it?

    — By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Saturday, March 20, 2010 On Jan. 28, a 15-year-old female was seen brutally beating another girl in the Seattle bus tunnel. The incident was captured on video by surveillance cameras. As shocking as this vicious attack was, the camera also revealed a different sort of…

  • Changing bystanders to ‘upstanders

    —By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 On Oct. 12, 15-year-old Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach, Fla., was set on fire by five of his peers. The five teens were subsequently arrested for the assault on Michael, which resulted in second-degree burns that covered 80 percent of his body.…

  • Inaugurate change very close to home

    — By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, January 10, 2009

  • Film abets intolerance

    — By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Saturday, September 27, 2008 “Retard. Imbecile. Moron. Idiot.” A top- grossing movie, “Tropic Thunder,” still in some theaters after its release more than six weeks ago, is the pop culture vehicle that perpetuates cruelty, stereotypes and disrespect for persons with developmental and mental disabilities. The…