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 29 - May 3, 2024.
Join The 6th Annual Culture Shock Event: April 30, 2024

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 30th.
• 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

The 6th Annual Culture Shock™ Event - April 30th 2024!

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.

Moderator

Francia Raísa (How I Met Your Father, Bring It On: All or Nothing)

Panel

Darren Barnet (Never Have I Ever, Family Reunion), Bre-Z (CW All American, Empire), Mark Indelicato (Ugly Betty, With Love, Hacks), Willow Shields (The Hunger Games, In Fidelity)

Francia Raísa
Moderator, Actress
How I Met Your Father, Bring It On: All or Nothing

April 30th
2024

Darren Barnet
Panelist, Actor
Never Have I Ever,
Family Reunion

Bre-Z
Panelist, Actress, Rapper
CW All American,
Empire

Mark Indelicato
Panelist, Actor
Ugly Betty, Hacks,
With Love

Willow Shields
Panelist, Actress
The Hunger Games,
In Fidelity

The 3rd Annual Culture Shock™ Event - Livestreamed to Schools on April 26th 2022!

Watch The 3rd Annual Culture Shock

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)