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Download or order the bullying prevention 5-poster series and post in school or around the community, available in English and Spanish.

Students with Solutions, sponsored by Planet Fitness’ Judgement Free Generation®, is an initiative for students to share their creative interpretation of what it means to be intentional with acts of kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. All entries are eligible to win prizes for the classroom. Open to grades K-12 through December 31, 2020.

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Order and wear your one-of-a-kind official orange t-shirt to show that you are contributing to a kinder, more inclusive and accepting world. Orders are open during September and October so that you can wear the shirt during National Bullying Prevention Month, on Unity Day, and all year long! All net proceeds will benefit PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center to help us continue to work together to prevent bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.

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Order or download to print and share this free 3-poster series, sponsored by a partnership with Instagram, and designed by illustrator @leonatsume from ideas inspired by teens.

Together we can create a world without bullying! The event kit is designed so that anyone can set up a display (in the classroom, library, hallway or event) with print resources to educate and engage participants about steps each one of us can take to help prevent bullying. Each kit has materials for up to 50 participants.

Kits are available for $50.

Special offer: The 5-poster series from the kit can be ordered as a stand-alone resource for $10. These colorful, educational visuals are excellent reminders for students.

The 5-poster series is available for $10.

WONDER, R.J. Palacio’s New York Times bestseller, is the incredibly inspiring story of Auggie Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade at a mainstream school for the first time. This heartwarming story was made into a movie and is in theaters now! The inspiring take-away message from reading the book or seeing the movie is to always CHOOSE KIND. You can show that kindness matters by purchasing the film’s official CHOOSE KIND T-shirt. Every shirt sold benefits PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center.

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The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation and PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center are calling on YOU to unite against bullying on National Make A Difference Day October 28. All you have to do is watch Loukoumi & The Schoolyard Bully and then take PACER’s Kid’s Against Bullying Pledge and then make a difference with Loukoumi and PACER and do a random act of kindness! Learn more about Loukoumi and share what you did to make a difference.

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center has partnered with Disney’s #ChooseKindness campaign to reinforce the importance of being kind during October, which is National Bullying Prevention Month.

Disney is producing original programming and customized public service announcements (PSAs) that are airing on multiple platforms across ABC, ABC-owned television stations, Freeform, Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Radio Disney. The “Choose Kindness” campaign is designed to inspire kids, families and change-makers around the country to put an end to bullying.

In addition to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center and Unity Day, the campaign is collaborating with GLSEN’s “Ally Week,” GLAAD’s “Spirit Day,” and the Ad Council’s “I Am A Witness” campaign.

For information, visit Disney Be Inspired and ABC Be Inspired.

Instagram unveiled a colorful custom-designed #KindComments mural by renowned artist Dallas Clayton (@DallasClayton) on Oct. 5 at the TOMS store in Chicago’s Wicker Park. The mural opening celebrated Chicago community members of all ages who are making the world a kinder place.

Guests heard from inspiring Chicago community members, Instagrammers who are using the platform to build communities of support, as well as Bailey Lindgren, associate at PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. (Lindgren is pictured at left, with Carolyn Merrell from Instagram.)

#KindComments is a global initiative to promote and foster positive engagement online. By transforming walls into colorful beacons of kindness, Instagram hopes to create positive spaces for people to gather in real life and encourage visitors to take a photo or video in front of the wall and share #KindComments on (and off) Instagram.
Murals inspiring #KindComments will also be launched in New York, Dallas, Washington D.C., Mexico City, Jakarta, Tokyo, and Mumbai, among other cities.

Download “Instagram Safety Tips” created by Instagram and PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center.

PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center and Clarisonic® announce a new partnership and campaign designed to drive awareness and raise donations for PACER’s bullying prevention efforts. Clarisonic wants everyone to feel confident about the skin they’re in. Uncovering personal confidence and building it within others can help everyone resist bullying and spread positivity. For every #CleanTheMean social post shared on Facebook or Instagram this year, Clarisonic will donate $1 to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, up to $100,000. Learn how sharing your post contributes to a kinder, more beautiful world.