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" WHY IT MATTERS  &amp;quot;When I was in middle school, I was bullied so badly. Girls started an &amp;#039;I Hate Demi&amp;#039; petition and sent me mean texts. There were girls who stood outside my house and yelled things from across the street! It was the &amp;#039;popular&amp;#039; girls who did it-they had all the power and wanted to make sure no one took it away. It got so bad, I kind of went into a depression. The only friend I had was Selena [Gomez], who always stood up for me. But being bullied scarred me for life. That&amp;#039;s why I got involved with Love Our Children USA. I don&amp;#039;t want anyone to suffer like I did.&amp;quot; -DEMI LOVATO  Make it YOUR Mission! CHECK OUT DEMI! Watch Demi&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;STOMP Out Bullying&amp;quot; PSA at loveourchildrenusa.org. And join Love Our Children USA&amp;#039;s Facebook group to find other easy tips for ending bullying. REMEMBER MEGAN! Megan Meier was a 13-year-old girl who was bullied online so relentlessly that it could have contributed to her suicide. You can take a stand against online bullying today by signing the Megan Pledge at myyearbook.com/meganpledge.  Demi says, Stick up for your friends if they&amp;#039;re being bullied \u2014 like Selena did for her!  How I made it my Mission!  &amp;quot;My whole life, I&amp;#039;ve been teased for being small, which really hurt. But what made me finally take a stand against bullying was watching my best friend get cyberbullied. She was so embarrassed, and she felt so alone-I realized how fast bullying can spiral out of control. So I started visiting schools and Boys &amp;amp;amp; Girls Clubs to talk about ending bullying. Last year, I started an antibullying week in my town and asked everyone to wear a  blue shirt to show their support. And this year, I brought Bullying Awareness Month to my whole state!&amp;quot; -JORDON, 16, CONWAY, AR Check out Jordon&amp;#039;s tips at jordonfonville.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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