Dearest Friends, THANK YOU! Two words to first off express my ABSOLUTE DEEP APPRECIATION for really helping us surpass the 1,500 mark and getting close now to the 1,600 mark as we speak, IN FACT we surpassed the 1,500 MARK by over 130+ signatures! That my friends is a testament that YOU SO DESIRE TO SEEK JUSTICE AND CHANGE for our youth not just across the country, but around the world and to absolutely end the nightmare of Bullying and Bullycide and to call for tougher laws for the people who do bully anyone regarding Gender Preference, Religion, Nationality, etc. anywhere and online causing great physical and emotional harm, and the final result, Bullycide and to tell our leaders that Bullying isn't just a passing fade, it is a violation of civil, moral, and universal human rights everywhere. As I write this e-mail, I am still trying to calm down from the historic 24 hours that was the March for our Lives that took place all over the country and the world, especially in my hometown of Englewood, New Jersey where I have grown up for the past 3 decades of my life. To see the mass sea of humanity, it was powerful and the call has been giving unto all of us "RISE UP!" Today, I officially call unto you, my friends who have supported my petition in the past and those who just joined the mission, with a lion roar's: "WE, THE PEOPLE ARE READY TO RISE UP AND CALL FOR A END TO NOT JUST VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS, BUT VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BULLYING AND BULLYCIDE!" We are going to march on and stand up big time, the youth who are calling for a end to violence in schools across the country, just announced that another walkout from school is set for April 20th, 2018, the 19th anniversary of the tragic massacre in Littleton, Colorado at Columbine high school. And I encourage everyone across the country to all walk off in the name of our youth and in memorial of the 13 lives that were lost. We also must do this walkout for another reason, to call for a end to bullying of all kind against our youth who love the same gender, worship a different faith, come from another nation and so forth and to also remind people of what happens when bullying reaches devastating, tragic, consequences including the worst one of all...BULLYCIDE (Suicide or homicide due to the influence of Bullying and Cyberbullying). Because of your determination and the spirit that you should of the week that the march occurred and before, we doubled on our efforts to make the voices of our youth NOT BE SILENCED ANY MORE nor the families of the lives lost to bullying/bullycide be lost anymore or in vain. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AND I MEAN A LOT OF WORK TO DO to make the one billion signatures a reality. And so, I would like to ask you to please do 3 things for me from the 25th towards April 20th: 1) Promote the petition "Give the youth the rights for justice against bullies" on the social media pages including twitter, facebook, instagram, snapchat, linkedin, any kind of social media pages and make it trend using the #'s: #RiseUp #OneBillionStrong #OneBillionRising #NotOneMore #EnoughIsEnough #JusticeForOurYouth #INSPIRECHANGE by promoting this cause and this petition, we can address this crisis that has reached unprecedented crisis not just on a national scale but on a global scale. 2) Tell others about this petition and the campaign by way of newspapers, tv, radio, etc. let the world know that someone with special needs is on a major campaign to save the lives of our most precious treasure, our youth, who are the future leaders not just of our country, but our world as a whole. I cannot say this enough, our youth are in a desperate fight for survival and they suffer in silence because of being tormented, teased, bullied because of their body size, nationality, gender, loving the same gender, religion, etc. and we are losing our youth in such a tragic manner by bullycide. The urgency of this mission has never, ever, ever, been more important to me now than ever, after yesterday, WE CANNOT LET THIS MOMENTUM STOP, it has to go on, it has to move forward with rapid accelerated speed than ever before. 3) If you know anyone who has a advertising business and wants to promote this petition sincerely, please share this campaign, let them know why this is vital, let them know from your life why bullying/bullycide must be addressed sincerely, share your own personal story if you were bullied, do not be afraid anymore, you now have the power and the voice to inspire change so we can set forth to make our world a place that is inclusive for all people no matter what preference of gender, nationality, etc. and that our youth can go to school anywhere without fear, and more. I cannot do this alone, this cause is too profound for me as a person with special needs who too, was bullied at a young age because of the fact that I was born with Autism, and given a zero chance for survival in the world, today I am living proof because of people who cared for me, loved me and fought to see that I had a chance, NOW IT IS MY TURN to help others, and we all can too! NOW IS OUR TIME to truly RISE UP and indeed Give the youth the rights for justice against bullies and violence! Onward, Upward, Forward, and Beyond Sincerely, Christopher C. Gagliardi Petition Founder Give The Youth The Rights for Justice Against Bullies!