Bystander Revolution


Bystander Revolution is an anti-bullying organization founded in 2014 by billionaire, author, and parent MacKenzie Bezos.
Bystander Revolution offers advice about simple things individuals can do to defuse bullying. Bystander Revolution's website is an online resource that includes hundreds of unscripted videos featuring celebrities, students, experts, and others talking about their personal experiences with bullying.
Bystander Revolution provides crowdsourced solutions to bullying and suggested actions bystanders can take when they see bullying, as well as free multimedia lessons on anti-bullying topics for educators.

Contributors

Olympic athletes, Oscar-winning actors, Grammy award-winning musicians, anti-bullying experts, and others have contributed videos for Bystander Revolution including:

Celebrity Ambassadors

Actor Lily Collins became Bystander Revolution's first ambassador in 2014.
Bystander Revolution announced on June 8, 2015 that Monica Lewinsky had joined the organization as an ambassador and strategic advisor following her speeches for TED and the Forbes 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 Bystander Revolution's social media initiatives.
Notable Youth Ambassadors include Hannah Alper, a motivational speaker, blogger, and activist; Carleigh O'Connell, whose story about standing up to her body shaming bullies went viral in July 2014; and Shereen Pimentel, who was crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen in 2015 with an anti-bullying platform called "Words Hurt, Erase the Hate".

Events

On April 23, 2015, Bystander Revolution was featured at We Day Seattle 2015. Ambassador Lily Collins delivered a speech to the KeyArena 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 Twitter campaign called #standkind, a challenge to spread kindness on social media in the form of compliments.
On May 23, 2015, Bystander Revolution teamed up with Dance Free Movement for an event in honor of "Dancing Man" Sean O'Brien who received an outpouring of support after being shamed on the internet for being overweight. Moby deejayed the event, Pharrell Williams initiated a dance flash mob, Tatyana Ali served as the host, and presenters included Monica Lewinsky and Andrew W.K.
For National Bullying Prevention Month in October 2015, Bystander Revolution introduced Month of Action, a 31-day campaign inspiring individuals to help defuse bullying with simple, daily challenges. Each challenge was hosted by a Bystander Revolution ambassador, contributor, or partner organization. Salma Hayek, Olivia Wilde, Shonda Rhimes, Rashida Jones, Bradley Cooper, Lizzie Velasquez, Moby, Alan Cumming, Emmy Rossum, Tyson Chandler, Andy Cohen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael J. Fox, Drew Lynch, Melissa Joan Hart, Monica Lewinsky, and Lily Collins hosted daily challenges.

Crowdsourced solutions

Bystander Revolution is modeled on the idea that peer-to-peer advice can be uniquely encouraging and helpful for individuals seeking solutions to bullying. For this reason, the advice and resources compiled on the site were acquired by crowdsourcing the advice presented in the 300+ videos on the website, along with contributions from advisors.
Anti-bullying solutions and tips are also crowdsourced from Bystander Revolution's partners, including 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:
Experts who advised the organization on the creation of its web platform include: