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Don't Miss the "End Bullying" Panel this Friday at New York Comic Con

Learn how to convert kryptonite into your own personal strength with Pop Culture Anti-Bullying Coalition’s powerful End Bullying panel, back at New York Comic Con (NYCC) by popular demand! Topics of discussion will include geek, cyber, and LGBT-bullying, becoming a hero IRL, and analyzing how media affects our attitudes toward bullying and aggression. End Bullying! Responding to Cruelty... Read more »

By Carrie Goldman,
October 6, 2014 at 2:39 pm • 

Anti-Bullying Coalition Brings United Nations Association to San Diego Comic-Con

Press Release: Anti-Bullying Coalition Brings United Nations Association to San Diego Comic-Con San Diego, CA, July 28, 2014 – In a ground-breaking event, Pop Culture Anti-Bullying Coalition brought the United Nations Association to San Diego Comic-Con, the first-ever pop culture panel event for the global organization. “We all love superheroes — so why not be... Read more »

By Carrie Goldman,
July 29, 2014 at 9:43 am • 

Star Wars Celebration VI - the MOST Fun Part of the Bullied Book Tour!!!

What a pleasure it was to attend Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando!  I was only able to be there on Thursday, but it was long enough to see that the event was a huge success. The costumes were stunning; the attendees were enthusiastic, and the Force was everywhere. I spoke on a panel with... Read more »

By Carrie Goldman,
August 25, 2012 at 9:37 pm • 

Wear Star Wars, Share Star Wars Day

Last year, when first-grader Katie Goldman was taunted for being a girl who loved Star Wars, the Internet held a day of support for her and all the little geek girls who have had similar experiences. Katie’s own school marked the day by calling it “Proud To Be Me Day”, where all children were invited... Read more »

By Carrie Goldman,
December 4, 2011 at 4:35 pm • 

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  For the seventh straight year, in honor of November being National Adoption Awareness Month, Portrait of an Adoption is running a special series called 30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days. Designed to give a voice to the many different perspectives of adoption, this series will feature guest posts by adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, waiting adoptive parents, and foster parents-turned-adoptive parents. Painful and beautiful, these stories will bring you a deeper understanding of what adoption looks like, allowing you to appreciate the many brushstrokes that comprise a family portrait.
  
  DAY 1: Rising From Loss: I Am Unwanted And Wanted
  DAY 2: I Have a Piece of My Daughter in Them
  DAY 3: I Would Not Give Up Until I Learned The Truth About My Life
  DAY 4: Adoption Is Not A Fairy Tale; It Is Real Life
  DAY 5: My Transracial Testimony
  DAY 6: If I Had Done A Collage Of Me When I Was Young
  DAY 7: It's Our Normal; It's How We Became A Family
  DAY 8: 13 Life Lessons About Love And Adoption That I Learned From My Mom
  DAY 9: If They Could See My Boys Now
  DAY 10: Reading With Clark, Or The Case Of The Missing Parents
  DAY 11: Chase Is My Brother; I Love Him And Protect Him Like A Big Brother Should
  DAY 11: Being Adopted and Inept Parenting: A Lethal Combination
  DAY 13: She Is Free To Be Who Her Mind And Heart Truly Know She Is
  DAY 14: A Letter To My Father
  DAY 15: I Kiss This Boy's Cheeks In Twos
  DAY 16: On Destiny and Complexity
  DAY 17: What Do Hairstyles Have To Do With Adoption?
  DAY 18: 184 Days With You
  DAY 19: This Amazing Young Person Brought Together Young, Old, Black, White, Jews, Christians
  DAY 20: Adopting Never Gets Easier But It Does Get Sweeter
  DAY 21: My Birthplace Became A Reality
  DAY 22: Everyone Has Their Puzzle Completed Except Me
  DAY 23: Faithful In The Process
  DAY 24: I Had Successfully And Safely Brought Him Into This World
  DAY 25: The Kindness Of Strangers
  DAY 26: The Birth Of Adoption At The Movies
  DAY 27: It Is Okay To Be Okay
  DAY 28: What Adoption Means To Me
  DAY 29: A Family Meant To Be
  DAY 30: A Nine Year Old Transracial Adoptee Shares Her Insights And Wisdom

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  Carrie Goldman

  I am a writer, artist, wife and mother of three fantastic girls! My new children's adoption book is Jazzy's Quest: Adopted and Amazing, and my adult nonfiction book is Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs To Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear. And I LOVE chocolate!

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