Peter Yarrow (Peter,Paul & Mary) was speaking, singing and promoting his new book about Puff the Magic Dragon at the Tattered Cover in early Nov. It was great fun to relive the days of Puff, but Peter wants us to know that the song's message is about the feeling of caring for another creature. This led him to his main focus of the evening which was his anti-bullying organization he founded in 1999. It is called Operation Respect and there is a wonderful website for it called www.operationrespect.org
It is a non-profit organization working to assure each child & youth a respectful, safe and compassionate climate of learning where their academic, social and emotional development can take place free of bullying, ridicule and violence. There are several good links for parents, kids and educators with downloads for curricula files and many songs. He feels this is a wonderful for anyone who works with or cares about children as well as all of us who interact with others.
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