Bystander Revolution is an anti-bullying organization founded in 2014 by billionaire and author

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, which offers advice about things individuals can do to defuse bullying. Its website includes hundreds of unscripted videos of people talking about their personal experiences with bullying. Bystander Revolution provides

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advice and potential actions to take against bullying, as well as free

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lessons on anti-bullying topics for educators.

Ambassadors

Celebrity Ambassadors

Actor

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became Bystander Revolution's first ambassador in 2014. The organization announced on June 8, 2015 that

Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American activist. Lewinsky became internationally known in the late 1990s after U.S. President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an affair with her during her days as a White House intern ...

had joined the organization as an ambassador and strategic advisor following her speeches for TED and the

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Under 30 Summit.

Youth Ambassador Program

The Youth Ambassador Program is a select group of student leaders who help Bystander Revolution reflect a youthful perspective and remain relatable and helpful for students. In addition to providing feedback and advice, the Youth Ambassadors promote the organization's

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initiatives. Notable Youth Ambassadors include

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, a

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, blogger, and activist; Carleigh O'Connell, whose story about standing up to her

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bullies went

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in 2014; and Shereen Pimentel, who was crowned

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(New Jersey) in 2015 with the anti-bullying platform "Words Hurt, Erase the Hate".

Events

On April 23, 2015, Bystander Revolution was featured at We Day Seattle 2015. Ambassador

delivered a speech to the

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audience about the power of consistent, simple actions to effect change and shift the culture of bullying toward kindness. Coinciding with We Day Seattle 2015, Bystander Revolution launched a

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campaign called #standkind, in which users participate to compliment someone by Tweets. On May 23, 2015, Bystander Revolution teamed up with Dance Free Movement for an event in honor of "Dancing Man". Sean O'Brien received support after being shamed on the internet for being overweight.

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delayed the event,

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initiated a dance

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served as the host, and Monica Lewinsky and Andrew W.K. as the presenters. For National Bullying Prevention Month in October 2015, Bystander Revolution introduced Month of Action, a 31-day campaign taking individuals to defuse bullying with daily challenges. Each challenge was hosted by a Bystander Revolution ambassador, contributor, or partner organization. Lewinsky, Collins,

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Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn, , March 10, 1984) is an American actress and director. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' (2007–2012), and appeared ...

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, Lizzie Velasquez, Moby,

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, Drew Lynch, and

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hosted the daily challenges.

Crowdsourced solutions

Bystander Revolution is modeled on the idea that

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advice can be uniquely encouraging and helpful for individuals seeking solutions to bullying. For this reason, the advice and resources compiled on its site were acquired by

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and by contributions from advisors presented in more than 300 videos on the website. The anti-bullying tips are crowdsourced from the organization's partners, such as Common Sense Media, MTV's Look Different, No Bully, and PACER's National Bullying Prevention center.

Partners

Various non-profit organizations, corporations, and government entities have partnered with Bystander Revolution, including: *

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an American nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

Crisis Text Line Crisis Text Line is a global nonprofit organization providing free and confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by texting HOME to 741741. The organization launched in 2013, and its services are available 24 hours a ...

We Day We Day (stylized as WE Day) was an annual series of stadium-sized youth empowerment events organized by We Charity (formerly known as Free The Children), a Canadian charity founded by brothers Marc and Craig Kielburger. WE Day events host ten ...

* The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders * The Bully Project *

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* The Sikh Coalition *

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* The Heroic Imagination Project *

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* The Tyler Clementi Foundation *PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center *No Bully *

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's Look Different *Anti-Bullying Pro (UK) *P.S.-I Made This... *Community Matters *

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for Good *Dance Free Movement *Safer Internet Day (USA)

Advisors

Experts who advised the organization on the creation of its web platform include: *

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, expert on the prediction and management of violence *

Philip Zimbardo Philip George Zimbardo (; March 23, 1933 – October 14, 2024) was an American psychologist and a professor at Stanford University. He was an internationally known educator, researcher, author and media personality in psychology who authored mo ...

, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at

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* Dorothy Espelage, Professor of Child Development in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign * Nicholas Carlisle, Founder and CEO of No Bully * James McGee, author of ''The Classroom Avenger'', the first forensic study of rampage

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incidents across the United States * Richard Lieberman, coordinator of the Suicide Prevention Services of Los Angeles Unified School District * Roxana Marachi, Associate Professor of Education in the Lurie College of Education at San Jose State University

References

External links

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