so ever since I finished school each of my working days has begun with the same
my working days has begun with the same
my working days has begun with the same super awkward scenario a school assembly
super awkward scenario a school assembly
super awkward scenario a school assembly hall packed with a couple of hundred
hall packed with a couple of hundred
hall packed with a couple of hundred teens perched on individual chairs you
teens perched on individual chairs you
teens perched on individual chairs you know those lightweight bright blue
know those lightweight bright blue
know those lightweight bright blue plastic stackable chairs with those legs
plastic stackable chairs with those legs
plastic stackable chairs with those legs that great so loudly on the floor every
that great so loudly on the floor every
that great so loudly on the floor every time you uncross your legs or shift your
time you uncross your legs or shift your
time you uncross your legs or shift your weight or lean into Sheriff smirk at the
weight or lean into Sheriff smirk at the
weight or lean into Sheriff smirk at the front of the room stands myself beside a
front of the room stands myself beside a
front of the room stands myself beside a co-presenter and a teacher who is quite
co-presenter and a teacher who is quite
co-presenter and a teacher who is quite graciously giving that standard school
graciously giving that standard school
graciously giving that standard school speaking intro that we’re also familiar
speaking intro that we’re also familiar
speaking intro that we’re also familiar with your whole year level has been
with your whole year level has been
with your whole year level has been pulled out of class for the day for a
pulled out of class for the day for a
pulled out of class for the day for a great learning experience
great learning experience
great learning experience so put your iPads under your seats if I
so put your iPads under your seats if I
so put your iPads under your seats if I see any mobile phones they will be
see any mobile phones they will be
see any mobile phones they will be confiscated boys and without further ado
confiscated boys and without further ado
confiscated boys and without further ado I’d like to welcome our guests by now of
I’d like to welcome our guests by now of
I’d like to welcome our guests by now of course all of the audience totally know
course all of the audience totally know
course all of the audience totally know why we’re here and so you can totally
why we’re here and so you can totally
why we’re here and so you can totally imagine their reaction as soon as we
imagine their reaction as soon as we
imagine their reaction as soon as we share that announcement hi We’re from
share that announcement hi We’re from
share that announcement hi We’re from Project Rocket and we’re here to talk
Project Rocket and we’re here to talk
Project Rocket and we’re here to talk about bullying
about bullying
about bullying [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I can say that from years of doing this
I can say that from years of doing this
I can say that from years of doing this the awkwardness Peaks that first moment
the awkwardness Peaks that first moment
the awkwardness Peaks that first moment that we drop the be bomb or worse yet
that we drop the be bomb or worse yet
that we drop the be bomb or worse yet the see bomb bullying or cyberbullying I
the see bomb bullying or cyberbullying I
the see bomb bullying or cyberbullying I guess when you’re told that you’re about
guess when you’re told that you’re about
guess when you’re told that you’re about to participate in an anti-bullying
to participate in an anti-bullying
to participate in an anti-bullying workshop at your school you come to
workshop at your school you come to
workshop at your school you come to expect something really really negative
expect something really really negative
expect something really really negative judgy typically uncool I know that’s
judgy typically uncool I know that’s
judgy typically uncool I know that’s what myself and my little sister bro had
what myself and my little sister bro had
what myself and my little sister bro had come to expect when we’re in school and
come to expect when we’re in school and
come to expect when we’re in school and yeah I guess that’s why we fresh out of
yeah I guess that’s why we fresh out of
yeah I guess that’s why we fresh out of school decided to start our own effort
school decided to start our own effort
school decided to start our own effort project Rockit to tackle hate in ozzie
project Rockit to tackle hate in ozzie
project Rockit to tackle hate in ozzie schools we were motivated by a really
schools we were motivated by a really
schools we were motivated by a really simple idea that which I’m here to
simple idea that which I’m here to
simple idea that which I’m here to explore today we want to live in a world
explore today we want to live in a world
explore today we want to live in a world where kindness and respect thrive over
where kindness and respect thrive over
where kindness and respect thrive over bullying hate and Prejudice a world
bullying hate and Prejudice a world
bullying hate and Prejudice a world where all young people are free to
where all young people are free to
where all young people are free to realize their potential now that sounds
realize their potential now that sounds
realize their potential now that sounds like a really corny idea but we all know
like a really corny idea but we all know
like a really corny idea but we all know that bullying smothers development and
that bullying smothers development and
that bullying smothers development and extinguishes potential in some cases it
extinguishes potential in some cases it
extinguishes potential in some cases it destroys lives so from the get-go
destroys lives so from the get-go
destroys lives so from the get-go we went for a different approach instead
we went for a different approach instead
we went for a different approach instead of talking out school students we’d ask
of talking out school students we’d ask
of talking out school students we’d ask questions and really listen to their
questions and really listen to their
questions and really listen to their answers instead of trying to leverage
answers instead of trying to leverage
answers instead of trying to leverage guilt or inspiration as the reasons why
guilt or inspiration as the reasons why
guilt or inspiration as the reasons why people should stand up for everything
people should stand up for everything
people should stand up for everything all of the time we just be real and
all of the time we just be real and
all of the time we just be real and understanding about the genuine risks
understanding about the genuine risks
understanding about the genuine risks that people face in challenging
that people face in challenging
that people face in challenging prejudice we collaborate with the
prejudice we collaborate with the
prejudice we collaborate with the audience to come up with socially
audience to come up with socially
audience to come up with socially credible strategies for challenging
credible strategies for challenging
credible strategies for challenging bullying strategies we’d all be willing
bullying strategies we’d all be willing
bullying strategies we’d all be willing to use it’ll be real it’ll be fun we’d
to use it’ll be real it’ll be fun we’d
to use it’ll be real it’ll be fun we’d all laugh we’d feel connected and
all laugh we’d feel connected and
all laugh we’d feel connected and therefore more prepared to look out for
therefore more prepared to look out for
therefore more prepared to look out for each other that was the plan so what I
each other that was the plan so what I
each other that was the plan so what I didn’t know then was exactly what all of
didn’t know then was exactly what all of
didn’t know then was exactly what all of those school students would come to mean
those school students would come to mean
those school students would come to mean to me and my team that they would
to me and my team that they would
to me and my team that they would eventually become our greatest teachers
eventually become our greatest teachers
eventually become our greatest teachers our heroes that they would totally
our heroes that they would totally
our heroes that they would totally transform the entire course of my life
transform the entire course of my life
transform the entire course of my life that 11 years on project rocket would
that 11 years on project rocket would
that 11 years on project rocket would have reached hundreds of thousands of
have reached hundreds of thousands of
have reached hundreds of thousands of young people all over the country and
young people all over the country and
young people all over the country and stand as Australia’s youth driven
stand as Australia’s youth driven
stand as Australia’s youth driven movement against bullying
movement against bullying
movement against bullying so all of this is a huge surprise to me
so all of this is a huge surprise to me
so all of this is a huge surprise to me because when we started out we weren’t
because when we started out we weren’t
because when we started out we weren’t trying to launch our careers we weren’t
trying to launch our careers we weren’t
trying to launch our careers we weren’t trying to start something and not driven
trying to start something and not driven
trying to start something and not driven myself by one singular experience of
myself by one singular experience of
myself by one singular experience of severe school bullying but more by the
severe school bullying but more by the
severe school bullying but more by the general potential of a world underpinned
general potential of a world underpinned
general potential of a world underpinned by empathy and connection so I want to
by empathy and connection so I want to
by empathy and connection so I want to put a pause in my story for a moment and
put a pause in my story for a moment and
put a pause in my story for a moment and share a concept borrowed from social
share a concept borrowed from social
share a concept borrowed from social psychology known as reciprocity you’re
psychology known as reciprocity you’re
psychology known as reciprocity you’re familiar with this it’s like psych 101
familiar with this it’s like psych 101
familiar with this it’s like psych 101 this is the idea that we generally tend
this is the idea that we generally tend
this is the idea that we generally tend to feel obliged to pay back the way
to feel obliged to pay back the way
to feel obliged to pay back the way we’re treated by others it makes a lot
we’re treated by others it makes a lot
we’re treated by others it makes a lot of sense it sets up many of our moral
of sense it sets up many of our moral
of sense it sets up many of our moral expectations and obviously provides a
expectations and obviously provides a
expectations and obviously provides a really strong but totally selfish
really strong but totally selfish
really strong but totally selfish argument for kindness you got to deal it
argument for kindness you got to deal it
argument for kindness you got to deal it out to get it back in return but the
out to get it back in return but the
out to get it back in return but the problem with this model is that while
problem with this model is that while
problem with this model is that while being nice boost the odds that people
being nice boost the odds that people
being nice boost the odds that people are nice back what about when they’re
are nice back what about when they’re
are nice back what about when they’re not sometimes a cruel reaction could be
not sometimes a cruel reaction could be
not sometimes a cruel reaction could be catastrophic and like so many people I
catastrophic and like so many people I
catastrophic and like so many people I grew up with these simplistic and I’ll
grew up with these simplistic and I’ll
grew up with these simplistic and I’ll admit super privileged ideas about
admit super privileged ideas about
admit super privileged ideas about kindness which was soon to be blown out
kindness which was soon to be blown out
kindness which was soon to be blown out of the water
of the water
of the water because after nearly a decade of
because after nearly a decade of
because after nearly a decade of tackling bullying in 2013 I cooked a
tackling bullying in 2013 I cooked a
tackling bullying in 2013 I cooked a full blast of hate and Prejudice myself
full blast of hate and Prejudice myself
full blast of hate and Prejudice myself I still remember the moment we met she
I still remember the moment we met she
I still remember the moment we met she was standing with a group of people and
was standing with a group of people and
was standing with a group of people and she looked back across her shoulder real
she looked back across her shoulder real
she looked back across her shoulder real Safi and she just asked do you know who
Safi and she just asked do you know who
Safi and she just asked do you know who I am
I am
I am just like that we came from totally
just like that we came from totally
just like that we came from totally different walks of life and she hadn’t
different walks of life and she hadn’t
different walks of life and she hadn’t dated a girl before but we were both
dated a girl before but we were both
dated a girl before but we were both struck by an immediate curiosity you
struck by an immediate curiosity you
struck by an immediate curiosity you know there’s connections that are
know there’s connections that are
know there’s connections that are totally extraordinary when they’re
totally extraordinary when they’re
totally extraordinary when they’re happening to you but also totally
happening to you but also totally
happening to you but also totally ordinary because they happen to people
ordinary because they happen to people
ordinary because they happen to people everywhere every day and you can kind of
everywhere every day and you can kind of
everywhere every day and you can kind of pick it sometimes when you notice the
pick it sometimes when you notice the
pick it sometimes when you notice the stranger on the train beaming at their
stranger on the train beaming at their
stranger on the train beaming at their phone and you’re like okay either you’re
phone and you’re like okay either you’re
phone and you’re like okay either you’re texting someone you’re totally into or
texting someone you’re totally into or
texting someone you’re totally into or you’re watching videos of baby hours on
you’re watching videos of baby hours on
you’re watching videos of baby hours on YouTube also a very strong possibility I
YouTube also a very strong possibility I
YouTube also a very strong possibility I know well I won’t go into great detail
know well I won’t go into great detail
know well I won’t go into great detail but after a couple of months of that
but after a couple of months of that
but after a couple of months of that undefined hanging out smashed avocado
undefined hanging out smashed avocado
undefined hanging out smashed avocado breakfasts and meeting each other’s
breakfasts and meeting each other’s
breakfasts and meeting each other’s friends she decided to sit down with her
friends she decided to sit down with her
friends she decided to sit down with her family to tell them we were dating and I
family to tell them we were dating and I
family to tell them we were dating and I guess that didn’t go very well because
guess that didn’t go very well because
guess that didn’t go very well because from the moment they knew she flatly
from the moment they knew she flatly
from the moment they knew she flatly refused to ever speak to me again and
refused to ever speak to me again and
refused to ever speak to me again and that’s where the trouble started at
that’s where the trouble started at
that’s where the trouble started at first I became the subject of some
first I became the subject of some
first I became the subject of some really stomach-turning homophobic
really stomach-turning homophobic
really stomach-turning homophobic comments made to my friends my family my
comments made to my friends my family my
comments made to my friends my family my staff rumors that I’d somehow managed to
staff rumors that I’d somehow managed to
staff rumors that I’d somehow managed to manipulate the straight out of her I
manipulate the straight out of her I
manipulate the straight out of her I wish I knew that kind of magic arguments
wish I knew that kind of magic arguments
wish I knew that kind of magic arguments that being the older of the two of us I
that being the older of the two of us I
that being the older of the two of us I should have known better than to think
should have known better than to think
should have known better than to think it was okay and then more serious
it was okay and then more serious
it was okay and then more serious allegations formal complaints designed
allegations formal complaints designed
allegations formal complaints designed to target my career my reputation to
to target my career my reputation to
to target my career my reputation to insinuate that project Rockit was a
insinuate that project Rockit was a
insinuate that project Rockit was a window into something seedy I was taken
window into something seedy I was taken
window into something seedy I was taken to court and when that failed
to court and when that failed
to court and when that failed intimidated by some dodgy police officer
intimidated by some dodgy police officer
intimidated by some dodgy police officer they knew and physically threatened by
they knew and physically threatened by
they knew and physically threatened by people we’re still to this day haven’t
people we’re still to this day haven’t
people we’re still to this day haven’t met I kind of had to just stand there
met I kind of had to just stand there
met I kind of had to just stand there and watch through these actions taken by
and watch through these actions taken by
and watch through these actions taken by her and her family as my own character
her and her family as my own character
her and her family as my own character was rewritten into something ugly and
was rewritten into something ugly and
was rewritten into something ugly and menacing
menacing
menacing well she remained hidden by this
well she remained hidden by this
well she remained hidden by this spectacular cloak of fiction and it felt
spectacular cloak of fiction and it felt
spectacular cloak of fiction and it felt like my life was starting to unravel I
like my life was starting to unravel I
like my life was starting to unravel I dropped out of university I moved out of
dropped out of university I moved out of
dropped out of university I moved out of the house I was living in they knew I
the house I was living in they knew I
the house I was living in they knew I lived there I stopped eating sleeping
lived there I stopped eating sleeping
lived there I stopped eating sleeping socializing I was very hesitant to
socializing I was very hesitant to
socializing I was very hesitant to defend myself because I worried that I’d
defend myself because I worried that I’d
defend myself because I worried that I’d make things worse for her and I held the
make things worse for her and I held the
make things worse for her and I held the Titanic esque mass of digital evidence
Titanic esque mass of digital evidence
Titanic esque mass of digital evidence of our true interactions but we both
of our true interactions but we both
of our true interactions but we both knew that in pulling this out she’d be
knew that in pulling this out she’d be
knew that in pulling this out she’d be really added to her family so I suppose
really added to her family so I suppose
really added to her family so I suppose my care for her became the very weapon I
my care for her became the very weapon I
my care for her became the very weapon I hold against her and I guess while I now
hold against her and I guess while I now
hold against her and I guess while I now knew the inner anarchy of having given
knew the inner anarchy of having given
knew the inner anarchy of having given kindness to someone who then tries to
kindness to someone who then tries to
kindness to someone who then tries to destroy you
destroy you
destroy you I was totally just left to imagine her
I was totally just left to imagine her
I was totally just left to imagine her torture imagine the torture of having
torture imagine the torture of having
torture imagine the torture of having tried to destroy someone who show
tried to destroy someone who show
tried to destroy someone who show you care I couldn’t imagine how she was
you care I couldn’t imagine how she was
you care I couldn’t imagine how she was living with that and so for a long time
living with that and so for a long time
living with that and so for a long time loomed the overhanging threat that this
loomed the overhanging threat that this
loomed the overhanging threat that this person I care for so deeply would try to
person I care for so deeply would try to
person I care for so deeply would try to harm herself meanwhile it wasn’t even
harm herself meanwhile it wasn’t even
harm herself meanwhile it wasn’t even safe to reach out to tell her I care
safe to reach out to tell her I care
safe to reach out to tell her I care eventually I did realize that
eventually I did realize that
eventually I did realize that sacrificing myself would not protect her
sacrificing myself would not protect her
sacrificing myself would not protect her from the reality of who she is but it’s
from the reality of who she is but it’s
from the reality of who she is but it’s not kind to shield someone from their
not kind to shield someone from their
not kind to shield someone from their denial it’s enabling and I got help to
denial it’s enabling and I got help to
denial it’s enabling and I got help to stand up for myself for the truth for
stand up for myself for the truth for
stand up for myself for the truth for everything I believe in and not without
everything I believe in and not without
everything I believe in and not without struggle I can’t quite explain the
struggle I can’t quite explain the
struggle I can’t quite explain the confusion of scrolling through our old
confusion of scrolling through our old
confusion of scrolling through our old text messages that once brought me joy
text messages that once brought me joy
text messages that once brought me joy screenshotting the excited exchanges of
screenshotting the excited exchanges of
screenshotting the excited exchanges of two people just getting to know each
two people just getting to know each
two people just getting to know each other to file them into a folder marked
other to file them into a folder marked
other to file them into a folder marked evidence the humiliation of sitting my
evidence the humiliation of sitting my
evidence the humiliation of sitting my own lovely hetero solicitor’s office
own lovely hetero solicitor’s office
own lovely hetero solicitor’s office photos of his beautiful wife and kids
photos of his beautiful wife and kids
photos of his beautiful wife and kids beaming brightly at me across the desk
beaming brightly at me across the desk
beaming brightly at me across the desk while I hand over my vulnerable private
while I hand over my vulnerable private
while I hand over my vulnerable private intimate communications with another
intimate communications with another
intimate communications with another woman to be scrutinized you know working
woman to be scrutinized you know working
woman to be scrutinized you know working to combat bullying didn’t make it easier
to combat bullying didn’t make it easier
to combat bullying didn’t make it easier when it was directed at me but it
when it was directed at me but it
when it was directed at me but it provided so much meaning
provided so much meaning
provided so much meaning I kept showing off at school and running
I kept showing off at school and running
I kept showing off at school and running workshops and I found myself feeling
workshops and I found myself feeling
workshops and I found myself feeling some next-level connection to the work
some next-level connection to the work
some next-level connection to the work that I’ve never felt before because now
that I’ve never felt before because now
that I’ve never felt before because now I had to think really deeply about what
I had to think really deeply about what
I had to think really deeply about what it’s like to be bullied about the
it’s like to be bullied about the
it’s like to be bullied about the different ways that people inflict
different ways that people inflict
different ways that people inflict cruelty on others on communities and
cruelty on others on communities and
cruelty on others on communities and sometimes whole cultures more
sometimes whole cultures more
sometimes whole cultures more systematically and ultimately themselves
systematically and ultimately themselves
systematically and ultimately themselves because well terrorizing people doesn’t
because well terrorizing people doesn’t
because well terrorizing people doesn’t do you any good in the long run
do you any good in the long run
do you any good in the long run I found myself thrashing out the ideas
I found myself thrashing out the ideas
I found myself thrashing out the ideas behind project Rockets struggling to
behind project Rockets struggling to
behind project Rockets struggling to grow my worldview to somehow accommodate
grow my worldview to somehow accommodate
grow my worldview to somehow accommodate the reality that some people just can’t
the reality that some people just can’t
the reality that some people just can’t tolerate kindness for whatever of so
tolerate kindness for whatever of so
tolerate kindness for whatever of so many possible reasons they try to
many possible reasons they try to
many possible reasons they try to destroy it it was around that time that
destroy it it was around that time that
destroy it it was around that time that I was invited to speak at a huge summit
I was invited to speak at a huge summit
I was invited to speak at a huge summit here in Sydney the National young
here in Sydney the National young
here in Sydney the National young leaders day the breakfast to show up and
leaders day the breakfast to show up and
leaders day the breakfast to show up and share your ideas
share your ideas
share your ideas you know how the hell you’ve been tested
you know how the hell you’ve been tested
you know how the hell you’ve been tested the risks you’ve taken in your failures
the risks you’ve taken in your failures
the risks you’ve taken in your failures so I stood in stage in front of 3,000
so I stood in stage in front of 3,000
so I stood in stage in front of 3,000 students at Olympic Park and I just
students at Olympic Park and I just
students at Olympic Park and I just blurted out my story for the first time
blurted out my story for the first time
blurted out my story for the first time and just something so strange happened
and just something so strange happened
and just something so strange happened that crowd of teens in a hall managed to
that crowd of teens in a hall managed to
that crowd of teens in a hall managed to see past my warbling trembling voice and
see past my warbling trembling voice and
see past my warbling trembling voice and the terrible nervous jokes that I told
the terrible nervous jokes that I told
the terrible nervous jokes that I told to lighten my story they just embraced
to lighten my story they just embraced
to lighten my story they just embraced me with this sincere group empathy kind
me with this sincere group empathy kind
me with this sincere group empathy kind of like you guys are doing now for the
of like you guys are doing now for the
of like you guys are doing now for the first time ever I felt the collective
first time ever I felt the collective
first time ever I felt the collective weight of this movement we created
weight of this movement we created
weight of this movement we created behind me the power of people truly
behind me the power of people truly
behind me the power of people truly connecting over a single idea that very
connecting over a single idea that very
connecting over a single idea that very same idea behind project rocket you know
same idea behind project rocket you know
same idea behind project rocket you know being bullied shattered my view of
being bullied shattered my view of
being bullied shattered my view of kindness but then kindness the kindness
kindness but then kindness the kindness
kindness but then kindness the kindness of the thousands of teens I’ve only just
of the thousands of teens I’ve only just
of the thousands of teens I’ve only just met over the years ultimately put me
met over the years ultimately put me
met over the years ultimately put me back together again
back together again
back together again it dawned on me that all of the years of
it dawned on me that all of the years of
it dawned on me that all of the years of awkward intros the times had
awkward intros the times had
awkward intros the times had accidentally spat on the front row their
accidentally spat on the front row their
accidentally spat on the front row their individual expressions of Revelation of
individual expressions of Revelation of
individual expressions of Revelation of a commitment to change to diversity to
a commitment to change to diversity to
a commitment to change to diversity to generosity the bold and ever complex
generosity the bold and ever complex
generosity the bold and ever complex beliefs of countless fifteen year olds
beliefs of countless fifteen year olds
beliefs of countless fifteen year olds coerced into action by their peers had
coerced into action by their peers had
coerced into action by their peers had amounted to this you know I really think
amounted to this you know I really think
amounted to this you know I really think that the ultimate act of rebellion
that the ultimate act of rebellion
that the ultimate act of rebellion against bullying is survival and I’m not
against bullying is survival and I’m not
against bullying is survival and I’m not just talking about life and death
just talking about life and death
just talking about life and death survival I also mean the survival of
survival I also mean the survival of
survival I also mean the survival of ideas that drive you who you are who you
ideas that drive you who you are who you
ideas that drive you who you are who you love your culture what makes you stand
love your culture what makes you stand
love your culture what makes you stand out which can be brutal because that
out which can be brutal because that
out which can be brutal because that might just be the very reason you were
might just be the very reason you were
might just be the very reason you were targeted sadly we do is still live in a
targeted sadly we do is still live in a
targeted sadly we do is still live in a world where those who knock down others
world where those who knock down others
world where those who knock down others on the basis of our differences can
on the basis of our differences can
on the basis of our differences can still lean back on many social legal
still lean back on many social legal
still lean back on many social legal political structures that are
political structures that are
political structures that are systematically aligned with their
systematically aligned with their
systematically aligned with their prejudice and this is why we must repeal
prejudice and this is why we must repeal
prejudice and this is why we must repeal I chose to rebel against the most
I chose to rebel against the most
I chose to rebel against the most bizarre and awful cruelty I’ve ever
bizarre and awful cruelty I’ve ever
bizarre and awful cruelty I’ve ever known by surviving it and if you’re
known by surviving it and if you’re
known by surviving it and if you’re battling your own personal Death Eaters
battling your own personal Death Eaters
battling your own personal Death Eaters so can you I told myself I’m proud to
so can you I told myself I’m proud to
so can you I told myself I’m proud to exist in the face of this hatred
exist in the face of this hatred
exist in the face of this hatred I’m not defined by other people’s
I’m not defined by other people’s
I’m not defined by other people’s ignorance I am still here and I’m still
ignorance I am still here and I’m still
ignorance I am still here and I’m still kind so of course I still believe that
kind so of course I still believe that
kind so of course I still believe that kindness breeds kindness but just
kindness breeds kindness but just
kindness breeds kindness but just perhaps not through that simple model of
perhaps not through that simple model of
perhaps not through that simple model of reciprocity I spoke to you before the
reciprocity I spoke to you before the
reciprocity I spoke to you before the truth is there is not one simple set of
truth is there is not one simple set of
truth is there is not one simple set of steps to ensure that kindness rise over
steps to ensure that kindness rise over
steps to ensure that kindness rise over bullying hate and Prejudice it’s a
bullying hate and Prejudice it’s a
bullying hate and Prejudice it’s a practice a really tough discipline for
practice a really tough discipline for
practice a really tough discipline for all of us to blunder out and stumble
all of us to blunder out and stumble
all of us to blunder out and stumble through everyday and still that doesn’t
through everyday and still that doesn’t
through everyday and still that doesn’t take away the power of kindness even if
take away the power of kindness even if
take away the power of kindness even if unseen we can never know the power of
unseen we can never know the power of
unseen we can never know the power of these gestures now in 11 years time like
these gestures now in 11 years time like
these gestures now in 11 years time like project rocket or well after we’re gone
project rocket or well after we’re gone
project rocket or well after we’re gone it may be your intention to carry others
it may be your intention to carry others
it may be your intention to carry others but it could just be the very thing that
but it could just be the very thing that
but it could just be the very thing that carries you through your own blackest
carries you through your own blackest
carries you through your own blackest song when we’re kind to people we’re
song when we’re kind to people we’re
song when we’re kind to people we’re paying it back to ourselves and them in
paying it back to ourselves and them in
paying it back to ourselves and them in ways we don’t yet know and if you can
ways we don’t yet know and if you can
ways we don’t yet know and if you can exercise compassion for somebody who
exercise compassion for somebody who
exercise compassion for somebody who can’t or won’t do the same for you the
can’t or won’t do the same for you the
can’t or won’t do the same for you the hardest sort of kindness then I really
hardest sort of kindness then I really
hardest sort of kindness then I really believe you’ll have so much more to
believe you’ll have so much more to
believe you’ll have so much more to offer to this troubled messy world we
offer to this troubled messy world we
offer to this troubled messy world we face right now ever since I finished
face right now ever since I finished
face right now ever since I finished school each of my working days has begun
school each of my working days has begun
school each of my working days has begun with the same awkward introduction hi
with the same awkward introduction hi
with the same awkward introduction hi I’m Lucy I’m from project rocket and I’m
I’m Lucy I’m from project rocket and I’m
I’m Lucy I’m from project rocket and I’m here to talk about bullying and so much
here to talk about bullying and so much
here to talk about bullying and so much has changed over the past 11 years but
has changed over the past 11 years but
has changed over the past 11 years but that conversation still needs to happen
that conversation still needs to happen
that conversation still needs to happen and now more than ever with every person
and now more than ever with every person
and now more than ever with every person I meet every tiny but valuable piece of
I meet every tiny but valuable piece of
I meet every tiny but valuable piece of this massive puzzle of humanity I’m
this massive puzzle of humanity I’m
this massive puzzle of humanity I’m reminded that every one of us really
reminded that every one of us really
reminded that every one of us really does have a role to play in creating
does have a role to play in creating
does have a role to play in creating this a world where kindness and respect
this a world where kindness and respect
this a world where kindness and respect thrive over bullying hate and Prejudice
thrive over bullying hate and Prejudice
thrive over bullying hate and Prejudice and all young people are free to realize
and all young people are free to realize
and all young people are free to realize their potential thank you
their potential thank you
their potential thank you you
you
you [Applause]
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