Cameron Kasky

Cameron Kasky is an American activist and advocate for gun control. He is a survivor of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and a current student at Columbia University.

After the shooting, Kasky created Never Again MSD, a student-led gun control advocacy group, with David Hogg, Emma González, Alex Wind, and Jaclyn Corin. Kasky also helped create the March for Our Lives rally and appeared on the cover of Time magazine along with fellow activists.

Kasky has made regular appearances across several media outlets, using his social media channels to keep the issue of gun control in the national conversation and share the life of a young American activist standing tall in the face of fear. Kasky couples lessons from the classroom with real world experiences in civics, politics and media. The tragic Parkland shooting changed the trajectory of Kasky’s life from talented student to nationally-recognized activist.

His hopeful response in the face of national tragedy has made him a voice for his generation, issuing a wake up call to those in positions of authority. It catapulted him onto the national political stage, where he speaks to all who will listen about the mechanisms of change and the tools of social justice.

Topping Fast Company’s list of the 100 Most Creative People for 2018, Kasky has appeared across multiple media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, The New Yorker, and TIME Magazine, where he and several other MSD students appeared on the March 2018 cover as part of a story entitled “The School Shooting Generation Has Had Enough.” He also submitted an Op-Ed for CNN, describing the events of the massacre and his reaction to it.