Category results for: AExME COUNCIL
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The Buddy Project
THE BUDDY PROJECT This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re shining a light on the Buddy Project, a suicide and self-harm prevention nonprofit created by AExME Council member Gabby Frost. As Gabby says, “1 in 5 people have a mental illness, but 5 in 5 people have mental health. Mental health matters for everyone.” Whether you’re dealing […] SEE MORE Details
Schuyler Bailar
A recent graduate of Harvard University and tireless advocate for inclusion, Schuyler is the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. By 15, he was one of the nation’s top-20 15-year-old breast-strokers and by 17, he set a national age-group record. Follow Schuyler: “When we ask companies for […] SEE MORE Details
Peyton Klein
A high school student in Pittsburgh, Pa., Peyton is founder of the Global Minds Initiative – a for-youth, by-youth organization that combats cultural intolerance and discrimination in schools internationally. It is now in 25 schools in two countries, and impacts 2,600 students. Follow Peyton: “Our generation is in search of community. We are striving for […] SEE MORE Details
Edith Cruz
A digital and mass communications student, Edith is a DACA recipient who has lived in Kentucky since she was 6 years old. Originally from Aguascalientes, Mexico, she serves as co-director of Latinx Leadership and College Experience Camp and is passionate about immigrant rights. Follow Edith: “I don’t want to be the voice of everyone, I […] SEE MORE Details
Maya Penn
A three-time TED Speaker, activist, filmmaker, and award-winning founder and CEO of sustainable fashion brand Maya’s Ideas, Maya was hand-chosen by Oprah Winfrey as her youngest SuperSoul 100 entrepreneur, change maker, and thought leader. Follow Maya: “We need to make our voices heard to what kind of world we want to be able to live in and […] SEE MORE Details
Delaney Tarr
A student at the University of Georgia, Delaney graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and helped co-found the March for Our Lives movement. She uses storytelling in an effort to end hate and violence. Follow Delaney: “We can’t only focus on school shootings. Urban and low-income communities have always been hit with gun violence.” […] SEE MORE Details
Samuel Getachew
A 17-year old poet, writer, and peer educator from Oakland, Ca., Samuel’s poetry has garnered more than 1 million views online. He is the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Champion, and is passionate about using art to create change and uplift the voices of marginalized people. Follow Samuel: “The fact is that […] SEE MORE Details