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How Many More Youth Suicides Do We Need to Act?
— By Lynne Azarchi, Kidsbridge Director Friday, October 29, 2010 By now you know the tragic story of Tyler Clementi, the college student who committed suicide on the George Washington Bridge to escape humiliation and embarrassment from a videotape of his sexual encounter. Likely the two Rutgers students who broadcasted his private moments on the…
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Fostering More Peaceful Classrooms, Lunchrooms & Playgrounds
The Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum in Ewing teaches the important precepts of nonviolence, diversity appreciation and service to others. — NJEA Review, October 2010 Bullying, cyber-bullying, stereotyping, name-calling, and violent behavior are among the many issues confronting students today. Most young people need guidance on how to deal effectively with negative emotional and physical assaults. Some…
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When you see danger, blow the whistle
— By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Friday, July 16, 2010 Experts are advocating that risk assessment and technical systems be improved to prevent oil-rig explosions in the future. Agreed. We have to improve the systems. But systems are ultimately managed by individuals, and the individuals we cultivate within our organizational and…
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When someone’s getting hurt, whose business is it?
— By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Saturday, March 20, 2010 On Jan. 28, a 15-year-old female was seen brutally beating another girl in the Seattle bus tunnel. The incident was captured on video by surveillance cameras. As shocking as this vicious attack was, the camera also revealed a different sort of…
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Changing bystanders to ‘upstanders
—By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 On Oct. 12, 15-year-old Michael Brewer of Deerfield Beach, Fla., was set on fire by five of his peers. The five teens were subsequently arrested for the assault on Michael, which resulted in second-degree burns that covered 80 percent of his body.…
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Inaugurate change very close to home
— By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, January 10, 2009
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Film abets intolerance
— By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Saturday, September 27, 2008 “Retard. Imbecile. Moron. Idiot.” A top- grossing movie, “Tropic Thunder,” still in some theaters after its release more than six weeks ago, is the pop culture vehicle that perpetuates cruelty, stereotypes and disrespect for persons with developmental and mental disabilities. The…
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What we can learn from
— By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Saturday, May 17, 2008 Miley Cyrus’s topless photos (but for a satin bed sheet) appear in an up coming issue of Vanity Fair. Britney Spears is addicted to drugs and lost custody of her children. Jamie Lynn Spears, a child, is pregnant with a child,…
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Humanitarians recognized in Princeton
Lynne Azarchi, Edith Savage Jennings and Jeff Perlman receive awards — By Lisa Rich, Staff Writer, The Times of Trenton, Thursday, May 01, 2008 They spend much of their lives promoting tolerance and diversity. Three Mercer County residents last night received humanitarian awards at the Trenton Country Club for their local efforts to cross cultures…
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A world of real role models
—By Lynne Azarchi, Special to the Times of Trenton, Friday, January 11, 2008 Recent headlines about famous baseball figures and their performanceenhancing drug abuse should not come as a shock to us. The challenge facing parents and fans alike is dealing with yet another wakeup call regarding values, celebrity and what it means to be…
