Anti-Bullying Activist

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Tyler Clementi was a young man who killed himself after he was the victim of vicious cyber-bullying. Unfortunately, although awareness is growing, bullying remains prevalent in many communities. Join as a Youth Ambassador to the Tyler Clementi Foundation and start an anti-bullying campaign in your community.

“As a Youth Ambassador (YA), you will join a diverse group of students from across the country to plan anti-bullying actions in your community. You will learn and discuss issues such as discrimination, power dynamics, abusive behaviors, cyberbullying, microaggressions, and more. Working together with your peers, you will identify how and why bullying or harassment is an issue in your school or community. Then, you will work to end all forms of bullying by developing a change-making campaign, organizing fundraisers, or leading online or offline actions offline.

At the Tyler Clementi Foundation, we believe that achieving our goal of ending bullying in schools should be led by ambitious, talented, and compassionate youth across the country. That is why we started our Youth Ambassador Program: to highlight young leaders across America who are working to end all forms of bullying. We welcome applications from High School and College-aged youth (13-20) who are interested in being change-makers in their local communities. Please contact ryan@tylerclementi.org with any questions related to the program. “

How do I get started? Click here. For more helpful tips, download our PDF - Stand Out From The Pack - Campaign.

How do I expand this narrative arc? Do you want to learn more about the ways that you can make an impact on your community?

  • Engage with local leaders at a Youth Town Hall

  • For a teen that is interested in student government, politics and policy, this would be a great project to combine with Rock the Vote.

  • Launch a Speaker’s Corner at your school to provide a forum for discussion and debate of issues that are important to fellow students.

  • Pick an issue that you care deeply about and start an in person or online information campaign at your school.

  • Consider one of the many summer programs run by The New York Times Summer Academy, includingWhistleblower Journalism in D.C.

HOT TIP: Community activism is a great way to show leadership, create change and engage with adults in your community. Just make sure that you do something with it. Launching a club is a great start, but you’ll get more out of it if you really do something with it.

Unique Extra-Curricular, LeadershipPhilippa FreemanActivism and Community Engagement