Broward County Sheriff’s Office Anti-Bullying Initiative

Broward County Sheriff’s Office Anti-Bullying Initiative

Monday, January 30, 2012 • 7:00 p.m.

Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts • 2855 Coral Springs Drive • Coral Springs, Florida

Catered cocktail reception (free food/cash bar) prior to the film in the Center for Performing Art’s lobby area • 6:00 p.m.

Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti will discuss the office’s Anti-Bullying initiative. Captain Rick Wierzbicki of the Sheriff’s Office Hate Crimes and Anti Bias Task Force; Robert Tanen, Associate Florida Regional Director of the Anti Defamation League and Lily Medina, Anti-Defamation League Education Director will also be in attendance.

Please RSVP to Shelly Solomon Heller at 954-557-7760 or at shelly@shellylifecoach.com

www.sheriff.org/antibullying

THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER presents a TEACHING TOLERANCE film “BULLIED: A STUDENT, A SCHOOL AND A CASE THAT MADE HISTORY” a BILL BRUMMEL PRODUCTIONS documentary associate producer JAMIE HEBERT composer JAMIE DUNLAP directors of photography JOHN RHODE & JASON NEWFIELD editor DAN WOLFMEYER additional music by BEN HARPER with lyrics by MAYA ANGELOU executive producer RICHARD COHEN produced and written by BILL BRUMMEL directed by BILL BRUMMEL & GEOFFREY SHARP visit us online at WWW.TOLERANCE.ORG A Student, a School and a Case that Made History Broward County Sheriff’s Office Anti-Bullying Initiative Broward County Sheriff’s Office Anti-Bullying Initiative SOUTHERN PO VERTY LAW CENTER presents A TEACHING TOLERANCE DOCUMENTARY ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX WILLIAMSON

ABOUT THE FILM

Bullied chronicles the powerful story of Jamie Nabozny, a student from Ashland, Wisconsin, who stood up to his anti-gay tormentors with a federal lawsuit. The suit led to a landmark decision that held school officials accountable for not stopping anti-gay bullying. Despite that ruling, anti-LGBT bullying continues to be a severe problem. Today, more than 80 percent of LGBT students report being harassed at school — yet schools across the country are still unwilling or afraid to openly address anti-gay bullying.

Too many children have taken their own lives after enduring relentless bullying. Tragic news reports from across the country are proof that we cannot afford to ignore this issue. We know that nothing will change — and thousands more children will continue to suffer violence and humiliation — until schools confront the problem head-on. SPLC urges school districts to adopt policies that specifically address bullying based on sexual orientation and gender expression.

All children are entitled to a safe learning environment — one free from harassment and abuse.

Sponsored by Sheriff Al Lamberti and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office; Shelly Solomon Heller Coaching, LLC; Advanced Cable Communications; Forum Publishing Group; Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts; Whole Foods of Coral Springs; and Meyers Latin American Grill along with the following organizations: