Channel kindness : stories of kindness and community

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Channel kindness : stories of kindness and community

ISBN:

9781250245588

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

284 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Trust kindness -- The courage to be kind to yourself -- The gift of being seen and heard -- Score a friend -- The kindness of offering access -- Having cake and sharing it, too -- The art of kindness -- Kindness in sports -- Kindness creates cool -- Bicycle journeys of hope -- Kindness at The Cat House -- The Choose Love movement -- The nine-year-old hero -- Learning to heal a broken heart -- The gift of asking for help -- Memories can sometimes be the best medicine -- Poetic forms of engagement -- Helping transgender youth -- It takes a while to learn to be human -- From New York bystander to brave ally -- Only with consent -- A wake-up call to action -- International day of self-love -- Learning to live life as is -- The helping hands of yoga -- Canines for Community -- Changing the game on bullying -- The golden rule -- Kindness costs nothing -- Planting seeds of change in South Texas -- Evidence-based kindness in Indiana -- Tim Shriver and Special Olympics -- Hollaback at harassment -- Ugly food needs love -- LupusChick -- GoGirlGo! -- Starkville proud -- Woodland's historic push -- Loving Better in New York -- Beyond the pages -- More than just a blanket -- Parties with purpose -- Finding the spark -- Kind words change minds, hearts, and, sometimes, society -- A front-row seat to kindness -- The courage to be different and kind -- The power of investing in our youth -- From chaos to caring -- Creating a community through music -- The magic of kindness -- How kindness can heal our cities.

Subject Term:

Youth -- Social conditions.

Added Author:

Added Corporate Author:

Born this Way Foundation.

Local Subject:

Teen nonfiction collection.

Summary:

One small act of kindness can change the world. Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance celebrating individuality, acting with empathy, and being kind to yourself and other. She and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Within these pages you will meet young change makers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return. -- adapted from back cover

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A New York Times Bestseller

For Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind everything she says and does.

The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view one another, our communities, and even ourselves. She embodies this mission, and through her work, brings more kindness into our world every single day.

Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance of being yourself, being kind to yourself, and being kind to others, no matter who they are or where they come from. With that sentiment in mind, she and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Through the years, they've collected stories of kindness, bravery and resilience from young people all over the world, proving that kindness truly is the universal language. And now, we invite you to read these stories and follow along as each and every young author finds their voice just as Lady Gaga has found hers.

Within these pages, you'll meet young changemakers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return.

In one story, you'll read about a young person with an autoimmune disease, who after being bullied at school, learned how to practice self-love and started an organization with the mission of educating others about the importance of self-love, too; and in another story, you'll meet a young person who decided to start a movement to help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraged others to talk about their feelings openly and honestly, a reminder that kindness and mental wellness go hand in hand.

Not only were we moved by these individual acts of kindness, but we were also touched by the many stories of organizations, neighborhoods, and entire communities that fully dedicated themselves to helping those in need and found new, innovative ways to make our world a kinder and braver place.

Individually and collectively, these stories prove that kindness not only saves lives but builds community. Kindness is inclusion, it is pride, it is empathy, it is compassion, it is self-respect and it is the guiding light to love. Kindness is always transformational, and its never-ending ripples result in even more kind acts that can change our lives, our communities, and our world.

Author Notes

Lady Gaga is an Academy Award winner, a two-time Golden Globe winner, and an eleven-time Grammy Award winner. She has amassed an outstanding 35 million global album sales, 32 billion streams, and 275 million in song consumption, making her one of the bestselling musicians of all time. She has also been a trailblazer in fashion, beauty, and philanthropy. In 2012, Lady Gaga launched Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth, embracing differences, and inspiring kindness and bravery. She is also an outspoken activist, philanthropist, and supporter of many important issues including mental health issues, LGBTQ+ rights, HIV/AIDS awareness, and body image issues.

Born This Way Foundation: Led by Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, Born This Way Foundation was founded in 2012 to support the wellness of young people and empower them to create a kinder and braver world. To achieve these goals, Born This Way Foundation leverages evidence-based research and authentic partnerships in order to provide young people with kinder communities, improved connections to mental health resources, and more positive environments--online and offline.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up--Kindness is celebrated and explored in this fantastic anthology curated by Lady Gaga and her Born This Way Foundation team of reporters. Stories by and for young adults highlight inspirational, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful moments that led to personal and communal transformation. Each narrative depicts the power of an individual and what happened when they took a stand and chose kindness. Every story also features empowering messages from Lady Gaga. The entertainer's own story, "The Value of Negative Space," sets a positive, empathetic tone, which is the common thread throughout the entire book. Back matter includes a solid list of resources and a blank page that encourages readers to write their own stories of kindness and change. VERDICT A stirring collection that strongly makes the case for kindness as a formidable way to transform the world for the better. Perfect for young people starting off on their journey of change.--Traci Glass, Mesa, AZ

Booklist Review

Channel Kindness is an online initiative inspired by superstar Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, an organization she started with her mom eight years ago. The goals of the Foundation are "to make kindness cool," "to validate the emotions of young people around the world," and "to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health." Gaga's Channel Kindness project, launched in 2017, encourages participants to come up with projects that will help create a kinder, braver world. This book compiles 51 first-person accounts of home-grown initiatives that have been started to make differences in a community. Activities range from founding support groups for transgender youth to feeding the homeless with ugly food (perfectly edible produce deemed too unattractive for grocery shelves) to creating virtual communities like Hollaback!, an online forum dedicated to ending all types of harassment in public spaces. Each piece is truly inspiring, whether because of the identified need (climate change awareness, suicide prevention, grief mitigation, menstrual acceptance), the innovator (high school and college students, friends, neighbors, siblings, roommates), or the ability to recreate these initiatives in other communities. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Lady Gaga's online persona is huge, and her fans--Little Monsters--are ubiquitous, so expect lots of interest.

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