Lucy Thomas OAM: Young people at the centre: Empowering school students to tackle (cyber)bullying

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Lucy Thomas OAM has dedicated her life to tackling bullying and building social leadership among young people. Shortly after finishing school, she and her sister launched ‘PROJECT ROCKIT’ to effect change on issues of (cyber)bullying and put young people’s voices at the centre. PROJECT ROCKIT has since grown into Australia’s youth-driven movement against bullying, hate and prejudice, using a strengths-based approach to empower students with the skills to challenge bullying instead of standing by watching. Under Lucy’s leadership, PROJECT ROCKIT serves as an exclusive youth partner to the social media platforms we upload our lives to – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google – and advocates to government on matters of young people and digital participation.

Here Lucy shares learning drawn from hundreds of thousands of young people all over the country to explore the question: How can we empower school students to challenge (cyber)bullying in our school communities, online and beyond? This talk packs a punch with equal parts inspiration and practical strategies that are relevant to any audience

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Youth-participation
Bullying / cyberbullying
Social leadership
Making a difference
Innovation
Social media

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Online Session: Young people at the centre: Empowering school students to tackle (cyber)bullying
Lucy Thomas OAM has dedicated her life to tackling bullying and building social leadership among young people. Shortly after finishing school, she and her sister launched ‘PROJECT ROCKIT’ to effect change on issues of (cyber)bullying and put young people’s voices at the centre. PROJECT ROCKIT has since grown into Australia’s youth-driven movement against bullying, hate […]
Kindness: The ultimate rebellion against bullying
After building her career around tackling bullying after finishing high school, Lucy’s life was fundamentally changed when she herself became the target of an extended pattern of homophobic bullying a decade later in adulthood. Instead of hiding away, Lucy took this as an opportunity to connect with even more young Aussies and launch herself into […]
Challenging (cyber)bullying: Strategies for real action
1 in 4 Australian school students report being bullied, but what about the remaining 3 students who witness bullying and don’t know how to challenge it? Lucy Thomas is the cofounder and CEO of PROJECT ROCKIT, Australia’s youth-driven movement against bullying, hate and prejudice. Having dedicated her whole life to tackling (cyber)bullying, Lucy has personally […]

Lucy Thomas OAM: Young people at the centre: Empowering school students to tackle (cyber)bullying

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