The
HONORABLE DANNY K. DAVIS (IL-07)
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

A
CAPITOL HILL
ANTI-BULLYING BRIEFING:

 

THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
OF
OUR CHILDREN
 
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Gold Room (2168 RHOB)
8:30-10:00 a.m.

 

Please join us as we hear real life stories from victims who will share their unique circumstances and challenges in responding and coping with bullying on a daily basis.  Learn first-hand how social-networking, interactive gaming systems and sites and Internet chat rooms are being utilized as venues for harassing and taunting victims.  Familiarize yourself with national initiatives - in the public and private sectors - aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of our children.

 

Distinguished Guest Panelists Include:

Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary
 Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Deptment of Education

Euniesha Davis, Director Child Wellness Initiative
 United Way of the National Capital Area

Robin Young, National Crime Prevention Council

Laura Gottfried, Senior Director of Programs
 Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

Alan Simpson, Vice President of Policy
 Common Sense Media

Sidney Weissman, Professor Clinical Psychiatry
Northwestern University