The Community Brave Foundation

BULLY MOVIE - ADVANCED SCREENING - 22 AUGUST 2012 - PALACE VERONA

Last night The Community Brave Foundation held an advanced screening of the powerful documentary BULLY. The film is very confronting but also sparks up an inspiring fire within each of us, as it reminds us that we once walked in the shoes of these young people. And knowing what these experiences feel like, we are urged to take further action.

Thank you all for coming out last night. Please find above a short video featuring a few of you, and in your words - your experience of BULLY Movie. Photos from last nights event coming soon!

Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151187496585390

Photographer credits:

http://www.alicialansdown.com.au/

http://lukedavids.phanfare.com/

http://www.gaspar-inc.com/ (+ above video credit)

Your Words About BULLY Movie

Thank you so much Rami for arranging the screening of Bully tonight , it was the most powerful thing I have ever seen. - Keith Crowley

Thank you so much for arranging this, Rami. Such an important movie of our time. I hope it is seen and more importantly heard by many. ♥ - Greg Boladian

I pretty much started balling about 10min into. This is reality, this is powerful, this is to having hope! Thx Rami - Laurinda Soemijadi

Thank you to The Community Brave Foundation for inviting us along to see thisamazingly powerful documentary Bully -without doubt one of the MUST SEE films of 2012 for anyone who shares our desire to see the next generation of GLBTi youth grow up unencumbered by the bigotry and hatred of the past. Inspiring stuff indeed! Rami Mandow, you totally rock!!! - Carmen Rupe Memorial Trust

I just wanted to jump inside the screen and look after little Alex…I am moved and touched and absolutely inspired to join this cause and be part of this change xx - Lin Surch

thankyou to Rami & Community Brave for this powerful screening. not a dry eye in the house. a moving reminder of the power of one person & importance of hope. don’t ever be a bystander - you could change someone’s life - Amy Coopes

Really inspiring words from @MissCharlotteD tonight! Thank you for supporting @CommunityBrave :) – Brodie West

Just saw @bullymovie with @CommunityBrave and I am so emotional I can hardly breathe. Please go and support this film. It sits with you – Shelly Horton

Parents please take your children to see #BullyMovie. Make a difference to yours or your neighbours family @CommunityBrave - Adam Williams

Loved @MsCharlotteD ’s story at the @CommunityBrave bully screening – Anna Flynn

@CommunityBrave @ShellyHorton1 @MsCharlotteD @Adam_Williams_@McCraigyDimples together we are strong #saynotobullying love your work – Karim Gharbi

@CommunityBrave Is doing amazing work to eradicate bullying! Support them NOW! – Brenton Parry

Everyone needs to see @bullymovie tear jerking but incredibly touching and so worthwhile thank you @CommunityBrave – Josh Flinn

Thank you @CosmicRami and @CommunityBrave for your anti-bullying work. Everyone go see @bullymovie which opens at cinemas 2moro – Troy Roderick

@joshflinn @bullymovie @CommunityBrave agree- watched it in the plane from London. Incredibly moving! – Anna Byrne

Thank you @CosmicRami @ShellyHorton1 @MsCharlotteD @Adam_Williams_ for your dedication to @CommunityBrave! You have inspired us! – Angelo

@CommunityBrave Thank you for putting tonight on. For future screenings I would recommend printing tickets on tissues. – Luke

just, wow. I cried and cried and cried. please see this & thankyou @CommunityBrave for putting it on – Amy Coopes

@ShellyHorton1 @CommunityBrave @bullymovie @Adam_Williams_ @MsCharlotteD you were all amazing tonight xxx – Nathan Thomas

My heart broke & my tear ducts ruptured during @CommunityBrave ’s screening of @bullymovie .. I am SO PROUD to be part of @CommunityBrave – Craig Campbell

Thank you all once again - we really have only come so far because we have had all of your support. This is only the beginning. From here, we change things forever!

♥♥♥♥

Rami + The Community Brave Team
www.thecommunitybravefoundation.org
https://www.facebook.com/TheCommunityBraveFoundation

Diversity in Innovation – World Social Media Day Resources

Ok, so it’s been a little while since World Social Media day, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t want to share all the good content and resources that come from the day! Here are a few images of our amazing speakers, and listed below are a few resources from their talks. Please share + enjoy!

Mark Pesce
Check out Mark’s site - http://thenextbillionseconds.com/

Ben Mulcahy
Running Australia’s first LGBTIQ Media Agency, check out Ben’s http://www.pinkmediagroup.com/ & recently launched http://pinkrewards.com.au/ programs!

Tim Noonan
Here’s Tim’s website http://www.timnoonan.com.au/ and more additional info from Tim from the day - http://bit.ly/NZAVii

Davy Knittle
Davy discussed, from a transgender perspective, the sensitivity of vocabulary and the two-way street of acceptance and tolerance through education. Check out his brilliant blog about Diversity in Innovation here: http://bit.ly/NtYQn2 and read more works from Davy here: http://genderinlaw.com/

Mikey Leung
Check out Mikey’s presentation from the day on this brilliant video http://bit.ly/NhzxWb … Mikey is also looking for people to join his initiative http://www.digitalstorytellers.us/

Amanda Keeling
Amanda is part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association (SGLBA) – check out some of their great work here: http://www.sglba.com.au/

Tom Dawkins
Tom heads up StartSomeGood – and to get your projects funded by peers and tribes visit http://startsomegood.com/

Don’t forget to also check out our awesome hosts Vibewire’s site too! http://vibewire.org/

Stay in touch with all of our work through these platforms:

Connect with Community Brave:

Community Brave Website
Community Brave on Facebook
Community Brave on Twitter
Community Brave on Google+
Community Brave on Tumblr
Community Brave on Pinterest
Community Brave on YouTube

URGENT! Marriage Equality Submission

A Submission to the Senate Inquiry for an Amendment to The Marriage Act

As the chairman of The Community Brave Foundation - a newly developed organisation which aims at eradicating online bullying, homophobia, transphobia and youth suicide - it is vital to not only the progression of our society into a more inclusive and equal environment, but also for the future of our society and the youths that will become adults in the near future.

Regardless of religious views, personal opinions or traditional family values, no parent. no aunt or uncle, no sibling or friend should ever have to deal with a young person committing suicide because of the discrimination that is held in current traditions and values. Both sides of this argument will agree with me here.

However, we cannot on the one hand have expectations that young people will continue to live in a world without bullying, without the use of technology (Social Media, Mobiles) for harassment and without living with discrimination / insult if we cannot, as adults, see eye to eye on equality for all human beings, regardless of sexual orientation.

Marriage Equality will help future societies transition equality into normality for all young people, as they will grow up in homes where it is ‘normal’ for same-sex couples to co-exist in a loving, caring and committed relationship.

When Marriage Equality is passed by the Government, it will give organisations like The Community Brave Foundation a stronger leg to stand on when trying to provide assistance, guidance, advice and direction to young people. It is a key cornerstone to turning perception, attitudes and education around from the inequalities that exist today.

As an organisation, we collectively and whole heartedly support marriage equality, because we believe an equal society will be many fold beneficial to young people in society, regardless of sexual orientation.

As a member of the community I reach out to ask that you support my views. I am a son. I am a sibling. I am an uncle. I am a best friend. I am a flatmate. I am a co-worker. I am a small business owner. I don’t want to lose anymore young people because we are not treated equal. All I ask is that you step into my shoes for one day and see the world through my eyes.

Then ask yourself - what if this was your child.

Please make all submissions through this link before April 2, 2012. This is an urgent request. http://bit.ly/GYxUco

Regards,

Rami Mandow

Chairman - The Community Brave Foundation

The Community Brave Foundation Website

How it will work

We are setting up The Community Brave Foundation Website to be rolled out in 3 phases. This allows us to better capture, engage, interact and influence our audience as we prepare to go live with our Social Media Platform that will serve as the 24/7 online portal for youths who are dealing with issues related to online bullying, homophobia, transphobia, self-harm and suicide issues.

Phase 1 – Live Date: March 16, 2012

Phase 1 of the website will allow our visitors to engage with our video content that we are producing. There will be a total of 5 videos made. These are:

Kylie Tribute – Filmed on Location at Sydney Mardi Gras 2012

Gaga Tribute – Filmed on Location at Sydney Mardi Gras 2012

Celebrity Video – Some wonderful celebrities will share their experiences with you about Bullying and encourage you to participate in our program

Sports Stars Video – Working with some amazing sports teams to send a strong message from these positive role models about online bullying and International Day against Homophobia (IDAHO – May 17)

Politicians Video – a message of support from our leaders.

Website visitors will be able to connect with Community Brave through our Social Media Platforms and register to become Community Brave Mentors. This phase is targeted at encouraging members of the public to watch, share and join our project.

Phase 2 – Live Date: TBA

Phase 2 of the website will include all the features from Phase 1 but also shows support that Community Brave receives from all the Community Organisations, Businesses, Partners and community members who help make Community Brave a success.

We also encourage further support from all community organisations to get on board too!

It’s our little way of saying thank you to everyone who makes this project possible.

This is targeted at encouraging community support, businesses and organisations to participate in the project - although this does not necessarily mean funding. What we are looking for is how your business products and services can assist Community Brave in its goals and objectives.

Phase 3 – Live Date: TBA

Phase 3 is the big one. We are launching our official website which will have lots of information about us, about whom our Community Brave mentors are and the work we are doing in the community.

With links to all of our social media platforms, our e-newsletter and our videos, you will be able to interact and engage with us at any time of the day.

Our website will also be our portal to our network of mentors, so this phase is targeted at the whole community, but more importantly at Youths who wish to connect with Community Brave.

You will also be able to find lots of resources, details of upcoming events and ‘how-to-guides’ for everyone! (Youths, Students, Teachers, Parents, Organisations)

There will also be a Smart Device app available in phase 3 for iOS (incl. iPad), Android, Bada, Blackberry & Windows7!

So it is a little bit of a wait until we get to the final phase of the project (estimating around September / October 2012) but we will certainly be providing lots of good content until then. So be sure to put us in your favourites, follow our Social Media pages and stay up to date with how you can help eradicate Online Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia and Youth Suicide.

We change the world. Starting Now.

We would also like to pay special thanks to E-Strategy Group for building our site! Couldn’t have done it without you!

With the most humble gratefulness,