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Operation Respect

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Although the Term is Overused, Bullying is Very Real

Molly McCloskey · May 18, 2016

New York, N.Y. Bullying is real. Yes, the term is overused. Yes, sometimes it’s “just” conflict and not bullying at all. Bullying is real. No, it is not new. No, it is no…

Operation Respect: Two Minutes to Stop Bullying

Molly McCloskey · June 1, 2016

New York, N.Y. How long does it take for students to tell us what it feels like to be bullied—and the solutions that they’d propose to stop it from happening? About two m…

Sixteenth Annual Leadership Awards Reception Rocks New York

Jim Luce · March 14, 2016

New York, N.Y. What an absolutely amazing event last week! The breadth of our activities over the last sixteen years blew me away. Our St. John’s University event, featur…

On #GivingTuesday, the Possibilities Endless, the Impact Great

Jim Luce · December 1, 2015

New York, N.Y. Are you suffering from #GivingTuesday fatigue yet? The needs truly are endless, yet each and every gift, whether to animal care or reproductive rights, goe…

Peter Yarrow, Operation Respect Take Center Stage in Ohio

Jim Luce · September 22, 2015

Marietta, Ohio. I moved from Oxford, Ohio to Marietta, Ohio in 1972 - with a box of Peter, Paul & Mary albums. I was raised by liberal parents in the ‘60’s - Dad fighting…

Peter Yarrow: Last Friday I Returned from Israel (VIDEO)

The Editors · October 23, 2015

New York, N.Y. Last Friday I returned from Israel. The fear and the distrust has spiked enormously due to the tragic knifings of civilians and quick response killings. I…

What A Night It Was: Evening With Peter Yarrow In Texas

Josh Stauffer · March 30, 2015

Houston, Texas. Recently Peter Yarrow delivered a concert to approximately 2,500 ASCD members in which, in word and song, he honored and reinforced the importance of ASCD…

Luce Leader: Anti-Bullying Hero Hopes for Harvard

Jim Luce · November 21, 2012

New York, N.Y. I met Christopher Rim, the founder and president of an anti-bullying awareness organization called It Ends Today , about a year before Lady Gaga did. Enorm…

Book Speaks to Man's Successful Mission to Help Humanity

Jim Luce · October 31, 2010

Washington , DC. Although our lives have turned out different, I learned in my friend Charles "Chic" Dambach's exciting new book, Exhaust the Limits , that we have much i…