Welcome to

U R U

A magic show with an anti bullying message presented to children in Kindergarten through Grade 6 throughout the Northeast.

U R U was created  by professional magicians Sue Curran and  Bryan Lizotte, who have over 40 years combined experience entertaining children and adults.

The URU magic show, combines magic and comedy while getting across some very important messages.

1).   URU! I am me, and URU. It's OK to be me and it's OK to be U. Everyone is different. If we weren't the world would be a boring place.

2).  Don't pick on, or tease someone because they're different from U.

3).  Don't let yourself be picked on or teased. Walk away or tell someone.

4).  Bullies are unhappy people. So they pick on other people so they will be unhappy too.

5).  All a bully wants is attention - if you ignore them, hopefully they will leave you alone.

6).  Ignore the bully, walk away, tell the bully to stop, then ask others for help.

7).  'Telling' an adult about a bullying situation, is not the same as 'tattling' to get someone in trouble.

The B A N D acronym

B bullying is NEVER OK. Many bullies don't realize they are bullying and think of it as "only having a little fun." Three types of bullying: verbal, physical & social.

A ask for help, if you are being bullied, or know someone who is.

N no one deserves to be bullied. Just because someone is different, doesn't mean you can pick on them. Bullies often justify their actions by saying that the victim 'deserves' bad treatment.

D do your part. Creating a bully-free school is a team effort between bullies, victims, bystanders, parents, teachers and school staff.

The U R U anti bullying magic show, helps students and teachers identify signs of bullying.  It also helps the students feel good about themselves. All while having FUN.

 

The show is approximately 45 minutes long and at the end each student receives a URU bookmark, which helps emphasize the show's theme.

for information and scheduling call 1-866-31-MAGIC

or email bryan@bryanlizotte.com


 

(Reprinted from the New Haven Register (New Haven, CT) 1/6/2009)

Magic, fun team up in anti-bullying show

 

By Patricia Villers Register Staff
Patricia Villers can be reached at pvillers@nhregister.com.
 

Sometimes all it takes is some lighthearted fun to get a serious message across to children.
   That is the concept behind URU, an anti-bullying show launched by magician Bryan Lizotte of Shelton and Sue “Sparkles the Clown” Curran of Naugatuck.
   “I had always had a trick in my show that dealt with bullying,” Lizotte said Monday.
   But it was after a girl told him during a show that “people pick on me at school” that he was inspired to do more with the message.
   “I thought it would be nice if we could address it,” Lizotte said. “Instead of lecturing about (bullying), we could do something in a fun way.”
   The program teaches students and teachers how to identify signs of bullying.
   The URU show is meant for audiences in kindergarten through grade six.
   In December, the duo performed for fourth- and fifthgraders at a school in Waterbury, he said.
   They teach children the magic word is “URU” and talk about how each one of them is a unique individual, Lizotte said.
   “We combine magic and comedy and use audience participation.”
   Children learn the magic word and yell “URU!” back to the performers, said Curran, who has been a professional entertainer for 25 years.
   Curran said the anti-bullying message is “something you can’t reinforce enough” in children.
   She said her own children are grown, but she sees that it is more important than ever to talk about bullying.
   She said she had been a Girl Scout leader and has worked with children and was always “aware of what goes on.”
   Curran said often children will act mean toward their peers, but they “don’t intend to be mean. It’s their way of having fun.”
   Lizotte said their 45-minute show uses the song “Don’t Laugh at Me,” part of a program called “Operation Respect,” founded by singer Peter Yarrow in 1999. Yarrow is part of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary.
      Information about the program can be found at www. bryanlizotte.com.

 

Thank you to Peter Yarrow and Operation Respect for program ideas and use of the song "Don't laugh At Me"

www.operationrespect.org

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