BC Lions fullback Rolly Lumbala and guard T-Dre Player gave a powerful message to the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School (PSO) students on March 8.
Lumbala and Player stopped at PSO with their presentation on the 'More Than a Bystander' program, which is a discussion about preventing and ending violence and abuse against women and girls.
More Than a Bystander is intended to break the silence surrounding violence against women and girls by providing tools, language and practical ideas about how to be more than a bystander.
Lumbala and Player explained how to speak up and how to communicate that violence and abuse is not acceptable.
The Lions teammates stressed the importance of being a leader and to speak up when they witness any type of abuse against women, whether it is verbal, physical or psychological.
After the presentation, some 70 students continued the discussion with Lumbala and Player, who said it was one of the largest break-out groups they'd dealt with and they were very pleased they made the stop on the way to Williams Lake.
The Be More Than a Bystander program is an initiative between the Ending Violence Association of B.C. and the BC Lions.
For more information on the BC Lions School Programs visits, go to www.bclions.com/schoolprograms.