National Culture Week | STOMP Out Bullying™

Change The Culture

The focus of National Culture Week is to spark a conversation among youth about the need to change the culture from one of cruelty and exclusion to one of kindness and inclusivity.

National Culture Week provides an opportunity for youths to share and learn from each other’s diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences ...not judge them because they look different.

National Culture Week™: April 24 - 28, 2023.
The 5th Annual Culture Shock Event: April 25, 2023.

Participate in National Culture Week™!

You can look forward to more schools and celebrities to make our National Culture Week and "Culture Shock" event even more impactful!

• Ask your School to register for National Culture Week
• Watch the Culture Shock live stream panel on April 25th.
• Have discussions with your classmates and friends to raise awareness.

How National Culture Week™ Began

" Founder and CEO Ross Ellis was walking down the street when she heard teenage boys talking about a terrorist in their class, She asked them about this and they said their classmate was a terrorist because he wore a turban. She explained to them that people wear turbans because of their culture and that did not mean they were a terrorist."

That's when Ross Ellis developed National Culture Week.

Participate in Culture Shock™!

Registered schools are invited to participate in
our "Culture Shock" livestream Culture Week Panel.

The goal of the Culture Shock livestream panel is to be the catalyst for an online conversation as well as calling on schools and communities throughout the country to not only join the live stream discussion, but to continue the discussion throughout the week.

Students view our livestream panel
The panel provides a template for types of conversations that we encourage schools to initiate and discuss through Culture Week.
All participating schools receive a guide for the week
Registered participants will be emailed additional details about the livestream event, how to connect, the week's guide and influential speakers

Culture Shock™ 2023

Details about the 2023 Culture Shock Event are coming soon!
Check back for more information about the event
and this years top celebrity panelists!

Culture Shock™ 2022

Moderator

Melissa Joan Hart (Actor, Producer, STOMP Out Bullying Global Ambassador),

Panel

Corbin Bleu (Film/TV/Broadway Actor & recording artist), Arden Cho (Actor), Garrett Clayton (Actor), Laurie Hernandez (Two-time Olympic Medalist, DWTS Champion, STOMP Out Bullying Global Ambassador), Alex Newell (Singer, Actor), Hudson Yang (Actor, "Fresh Off The Boat", upcoming “The Ray”, STOMP Out Bullying Global Ambassador)

Livestream
April 26th, 2022

Melissa Joan Hart
Moderator
Actor, Producer, STOMP Out Bullying Global Ambassador

Corbin Bleu
Panelist
Actor, Recording Artist

Laurie Hernandez
Panelist
Olympic Medalist, STOMP Out Bullying Global Ambassador

Arden Cho
Panelist
Actor

Alex Newell
Panelist
Singer, Actor

Garrett Clayton
Panelist
Actor

Hudson Yang
Panelist
Actor, STOMP Out Bullying
Global Ambassador

STOMP Out Bullying kicks-off National Culture Week by hosting Culture Shock, a livestream Culture Week Panel discussion facilitated by celebrity influencers from the media, sports, entertainment and social media worlds. 500,000+ students worldwide attend the livestream each year.

The Culture Week 2021 panel included:

Logan Browning (Actress, "Dear White People") Moderator. Panelists include: Katherine McNamara (Actress, currently stars in the CW’s “Arrow” as ‘Mia Smoak (aka Blackstar)’), Michaela Jaé Rodriquez (Actress, "Pose"), Jordan Fisher (Actor and singer "To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” & “Work It”, soon to be on The CW’s “The Flash"), Hudson Yang (Actor, "Fresh Off The Boat", upcoming “The Ray”)

Logan Browning
Moderator
Actress
'Dear White People'

Jordan Fisher
Panelist
Actor & Singer
'To All The Boys:
P.S. I Still Love You'

Katherine McNamara
Panelist
Actress, The CW’s 'Arrow'

Michaela Jaé
Rodriquez
Panelist
Actress 'Pose'

Hudson Yang
Panelist
Actor
upcoming 'The Ray'

Previous livestream panels have included: Actress Stephanie Hsu. Actor Mark Indelicato, Actress Alyson Stoner, Actor Rohan Chand, Actress Logan Browning, Actress Josie Totah and LGBTQ activist Sarah McBride.