http://bullying-begone.livejournal.com/65145.htmlLastweekIhadanopportunitytoputonmycorrespondent'scapforandspendafewminuteswithTimDaly.YoumayknowTimasPeteWilderinABC'smedicaldrama,PrivatePractice,J.T.DolaninTheSopranos,orperhapsthevoiceoftheManofSteelinSuperman:TheAnimatedSeries.Timisalsothepresidentof,anorganizationrallyinghundredsofactors,writers,yutianshow,directors,andcreativeprofessionalsaroundimportantsocialissues.DuringmytimewithTimDaly,wetalkedaboutTheCreativeCoalition,the,andthebullyingissue.TakealookunderthecutformyconversationwithTimDaly.Mike:HowdidyouinitiallybecomeinvolvedwithTheCreativeCoalition?TimDaly:I'dbeeninterestedforawhileinpayingforwardsomeofthesuccessthatI'vehad.Itwasverydifficultformetodecidewheretoputmyenergiesbecause,althoughIcarealotaboutcancerresearch,preventingstarvation,andvariousotherdiseasesandcauses,Iwasn'tanexpertinanyofthem.ImetRobinBronkatSundanceabout6yearsagoandshestartedtalkingabouttheartsadvocacyworkthatTheCreativeCoalitiondoes.ThatreallysparkedmyinterestbecausetheartshavegivenmeeverythingthatIhave.It'ssomethingthatI'mpassionateabout,Iknowabout,andthatIhaveenoughgravitastobeabletospeakabout.Also,IlovethatTheCreativeCoalitionwouldtakeoncausesofnonpartisansocialimportanceinawaythatIthoughtwasverysmart.Inthat,itusesthepowerofthemediathatourmembersareabletogeneratetofocusattentionontheissuesandthenlettingexpertstalkaboutthemratherthanhavingtohaveourpeoplebeexpertsonthesesubjects.We[artists]couldthenfocusoureffortsonourartsadvocacy.Mike:You'renowthepresidentofTheCreativeCoalition.Whatmotivatedyoutotakeonthisleadershiprole?TimDaly:Itsortofhappenedbyaccident.TonyGoldwynand"JoeyPants"(JoePantoliano)wereco-presidents.JoeywasgoingofftopursuemorespecificadvocacyworkofhisownsoRobinaskedmetostepinandIjustgotmoreandmoreinvolved.Igotreallypassionateaboutit,especiallyduringthelastelectioncycle,whenRobinandIcameupwiththisideaforthemoviethatweproduced,calledPoliWood,thatBarryLevinsondirected.Idiscoveredmyownpassionfortheartsandparticularlyartseducation.Ienjoybeingthepresident.It'sadifficultthingtodobecausetheproblemwithanorganizationlikethisisthatpeoplehavejobs.Ourmembersareworkingfull-timedoingotherthings.It'salwaysastruggletofindthetimetodoasmuchasIwanttodo.Mike:Inthepast,celebritiesraisingawarenessofsocialissueshavebeentargetsofcriticismbecauseof,whatlookstome,likeaperceptionthatartistsarenotexpertsonsocialissuesandthereforehavenobusinessspeakingout.Whatareyourthoughts?TimDaly:Infairness,Idon'tthinkthatallcelebritiescanbelumpedtogether.Ithinktheratioofpeoplewhoshouldkeeptheirmouthsshutandnottalkaboutthingsisthesameamongstcelebritiesasitisamongstpoliticians,andlawyers,andotherpeople.Butcertainly,thereareprobablymillionsofpeopleintheworldwhowouldbefarworseoff,ifnotdead,ifpeoplelikeBonowerenotinvolvedinadvocacy.Imean,he'saguywhoknowswhathe'stalkingabout,youknow?He'sverywellrespectedaroundtheglobe.Soyoucan'tjustlumpeveryoneintogether.Mike:HereatLiveJournal,ourprimaryrelationshipwithTheCreativeCoalitionhasbeenthroughthe.isaLiveJournalcommunitystartedbyaformervictimofbullyingtohelpraiseawarenessofthebullyingissueandsupportthosebeingaffectedbyit.Withthatinmind,hasbullyingbeenaninfluentialforceinyourlife?TimDaly:Ofcourse.It'simportanttonotethattherearevaryingdegreesofbullying.Butwhattheinitiativeistalkingaboutistheseseverecasesofbullyinganditcanalwaysbeless.Thethingis,三国杀高手yutianshow,asourworldchanges,wereallyneedtoshowtoleranceforeachotherintermsofallofourdifferencesandtrytorespectthem.It'sagoodlessonfornotonlyforkidsbutalsoforparentsandteacherstowatchoutforthekindofbullyingthatisreallydestructivebecausewe'vehadsomeincidentsinthelastcoupleyearsofkidscommittingsuicideandhorriblethingslikethat.That'sobviouslynotjustkidsrippingeachotherontheplayground,itsalotdeeperandalotmorehurtful.Mike:Onepartofdealingwiththesechallengesiscreatingnewavenuesofconversationwithbullies.Approachingpeoplewhomaynotevenrealizethey'rebulliesandexposingthemtoadeeperunderstandingofthesituation.TimDaly:Ofcourse.That'soneofthethingsthatallofusasaculturehaven'tquitecometogripswith.Whenwedashoffanemailandhit'send,'sometimeswecanforgetweevendiditorwecansenditoffwhenwereinsomesortofmood.Therearealotofdifferentscenariosinwhichthatcanbehurtful,三国,dangerous,orcertainlyannoying.Weneedtohaveforourselvessomestrategyanduseourcriticalthinkingtohelpusnavigatethismiasmaoftechnologythatwedon'treallyknowyethowitwillaffectus.Mike:Doyouhaveanywordsofadviceorencouragementforourreaders?TimDaly:Idon'treallyfeelqualifiedtogiveadviceexcepttosaythatsooften,youngpeopleespecially,三国yutianshow,havetroubleseeingthatthebulkoftheirliveswillbespentasadults.Beingachild,andparticularlyateenager,canbedifficultandveryhurtfulinalotofdifferentways.Butifyoucangetthroughit,it'sgoingtobeOK!AsIlookbackonmylife,someofthethingsIthoughtweresoimportanthavejustcompletelyvanishedintermsoftheimpacttheyhadonme.Lookforward,iswhatI'dsay.Lookforwardanddon'tdwellonthepainthatyou'rein.Moveonandthingswillchange.Mike:Inclosing,whatprojectscanwelookforwardtoseeingyouin?TimDal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