We thought it would be a good idea to do a quick "station identification" and give our supporters and YOU an updated "About Us".... as our website, www.beyondlabelz.com, undergoes a fresh and exciting makeover.
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BEYONDLABELZ™.COM is designed to engage teen visitors in an innovative, fun and interactive experience that will inspire self-love, courage, and quest for learning. It aims to evoke healthy and appropriate action over labels and stereotypes teens face in their daily lives. Our definition of the term “label” is: a word or phrase used to describe or identify the recipient with the intention to harm the recipient.
Quelyn Purdie, entrepreneur, educator, author and producer, founded BEYONDLABELZ™ in 2007 in response to the alarming increase in bullying and fatality amongst youth.
The mission of BEYONDLABELZ™ is to inspire teenagers to develop an individual and collective intention to 1) be judged by how they handle adversity and not by their physical appearance and 2) become highly innovative contributors to the advancement of humanity and our planet through their passion or talent.
Quelyn’s work as an educator for over 20 years includes teaching at The Bridges Juvenile Center (formerly known as Spofford Juvenile Detention) in Bronx, New York, substitute teaching in New York City schools and serving as a caseworker for teens living in foster care. She was also volunteer advocate with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for youth in foster care) New York City.
As an entrepreneur, author and producer Quelyn provides tutoring for at-risk students in her community. She wrote her memoir, Validation Denied, Grace Bestowed:somewhere between the ghetto and God was something called foster care… which is a portrait about a teenager's struggle to defy the labels and stereotypes of living in foster care. Quelyn also executive produced and directed The Task, a short film that won Best Short at the 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival.
Quelyn holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from SUNY at Oswego and will pursue an MBA in New York City.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read the update. We will keep you posted on our exciting progress! Now back to our regularly scheduled May Blog, below.
~ Quelyn
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