I thought it would be nice to get to know a little bit about Brave The Bullies Together and what and who the book helps. Her name is Emily Foster and she is a smart and courageous lady who is taking a stand against bullies and bullying in schools on the playground and in life in general. I thought it would be interesting to bring her story to the fold so everyone knows about Brave The Bullies and the work that Emily is doing.
Hi
Emily, Tells us how you started up Brave the
Bullies Together and how
personal this
cause is to
you?
I
started Brave the Bullies Together in 2012 after finishing my GCSEs, I initially
started raising awareness about bullying on Twitter and Facebook while I
organised a summer fair to raise the funds needed to buy equipment for the
anti-bullying workshops I wanted to start running in September 2012. This cause
is extremely personal to me and it means more than anything to be doing this
work as my best friend, Sam, committed suicide in 2009 as a result of lifelong
bullying over a skin condition that he had from birth. Sam was an amazing friend
and one of the most selfless and caring person I ever met and I feel that it's
important not only to give something back to him and everything he did for me,
but to make sure that I do everything I can to prevent people from having to
suffer alone with bullying.
What
is the main purpose of
Brave The Bullies Together
and what goals do you have for it?
