Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
At Tom Tom 2019, Jaclyn Corin described the experience of transforming tragedy into social action. A student from Parkland, Florida, Corin survived a mass shooting that killed 17 of her classmates and teachers. Immediately, she—and the entire Parkland community—was tasked with defining a new normal.
Less than a week after the shooting, Corin mobilized 100 of her classmates and brought them on a lobbying trip to their State Capital. Soon after, she continued her advocacy and became a lead organizer of the March For Our Lives, "one of the largest youth-led protests in U.S. history, where about 1 million people joined…[the] fight.” Recently accepted to Harvard, Corin remains in constant contact with student leaders from around the country, organizing local events and voter registration pushes.
At Tom Tom 2019, Jaclyn Corin described the experience of transforming tragedy into social action. A student from Parkland, Florida, Corin survived a mass shooting that killed 17 of her classmates and teachers. Immediately, she—and the entire Parkland community—was tasked with defining a new normal.
Less than a week after the shooting, Corin mobilized 100 of her classmates and brought them on a lobbying trip to their State Capital. Soon after, she continued her advocacy and became a lead organizer of the March For Our Lives, "one of the largest youth-led protests in U.S. history, where about 1 million people joined…[the] fight.” Recently accepted to Harvard, Corin remains in constant contact with student leaders from around the country, organizing local events and voter registration pushes.
