6.12 Seconds – James Croft’s Harvard LGBT Bullying Speech (Video) [Story of Self, Us and Now]

6.12 Seconds – James Croft’s Harvard LGBT Bullying Speech (Video) [Story of Self, Us and Now]

James Croft

Type

Videos
Region

North America
Practice

Public narrative
Language

English

James Croft's speech at a rally in 2010 to call people to act against homophobic bullying in schools.

James was a student of Public Narrative at Harvard’s Kennedy School. His call to action was asking fellow students to join the “It Gets Better” campaign by telling their own stories of hope for teenagers who were being bullied for their sexuality. The “It Gets Better” campaign is now considered one of the largest storytelling efforts to uplift LGBTQ+ youth in the world.
This video contains descriptions of suicide by LGBTQ+ youth.

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A great example of the Story of Self, Us and Now given by James Croft at a rally in 2010 to call people to act against homophobic bullying in schools.

“What experiences shaped his values?
Whose choices were they?
Why are they stories?
Who is the “us” to whom he appeals?
What moments of choice does he recall?
What are the values?
What challenges to those values does he describe?
What’s the source of hope?
In what action does he ask us to join?
Why does James Croft begin as he does?
What challenge, choice, and outcome are at the core of each story he tells?
What details, images, moments do these stories bring alive?
What values do these stories communicate?”

Questions sourced from – Leadership, Organizing and Action: SEED Organizing Workshop Participant Guide August 7-9, 2015

Resource Information

Year: 2025
Author: James Croft
Tags: Bullying, Gay rights_LGBTQIA+, Story of Self Us Now - Case studies
Access : Public
Topics : Gender
Regions : North America

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