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Stand Up, Don't Stand By
Last month, I had the honor of being the keynote speaker to a group of talented middle school students from around the country who were visiting Washington, DC as part of a national violence prevention program, Do the Write Thing. This year’s theme was “Stand Up, Don’t Stand By.”
The students, who had won regional writing contests, were flown together with a parent, guardian, teacher, and/or school administrator for a week in DC. The final evening included a powerful and moving presentation by the students based on their essays and poems, Ayla Brown’s empowering songs, and the Harlem Globetrotters.
“Do the Write Thing” is an education program designed to give middle school students an outlet to communicate how violence impacts their lives and what they can do to help reduce youth violence. The National Campaign to Stop Violence (NCSV) is an initiative of the Kuwait-America Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan organization composed of community, business, and governmental leaders who have come together to reduce youth violence in communities across the United States.
The students, who had won regional writing contests, were flown together with a parent, guardian, teacher, and/or school administrator for a week in DC. The final evening included a powerful and moving presentation by the students based on their essays and poems, Ayla Brown’s empowering songs, and the Harlem Globetrotters.
“Do the Write Thing” is an education program designed to give middle school students an outlet to communicate how violence impacts their lives and what they can do to help reduce youth violence. The National Campaign to Stop Violence (NCSV) is an initiative of the Kuwait-America Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan organization composed of community, business, and governmental leaders who have come together to reduce youth violence in communities across the United States.
