Matthew Bryan Deitsch (born October 4, 1997) is an American writer,
gun control advocate and political advisor. Before entering politics,
he worked in broadcast media and was a freelance photographer, film
director and music producer. After the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High
School shooting in which his siblings witnessed, Deitsch became chief
stagiest for the March For Our Lives protests and began advocating for
gun control and reform. He is the older brother of activist Ryan
Deitsch.Deitsch was born Matthew Bryan Deitsch on October 4, 1997 and
grew up in Parkland, Florida. He is the older brother of activists Sam
and Ryan Deitsch and is a practicing Jew. He attended Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School from 2012 until he graduated in 2016. During his
high school career, Deitsch was into television production and
filmmaking. After graduating from high school, he moved to the Los
Angeles metropolitan area and attended Santa Monica College,
graduating with honors in 2017 with an associate of arts degree.
During his career at Santa Monica College, Deitsch entered his early
political career and organized for environmental causes, including
beach cleanup, with his biology class. In a podcast interview hosted
by CommonAlly, Deitsch credited taking a black feminism class with
helping him become more educated about current affairs and politics in
turn helping him participate in community organizing. After attending
community college, he transferred to California State University,
Northridge. Deitsch dropped out of Cal State Northridge after the
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. He currently attends The New
School since 2019 and is working on a master's degree.According to his
LinkedIn profile, Deitsch started his early career as a freelance
music producer as early as 2011, producing instrumental music for R&B
and hip-hop artists with Audacity. During his high school career, he
worked in filmmaking and was an assistant director for a 2016 film
titled B.F.F. produced by RinkyDink Productions in the West Palm
Beach, Florida area. Deitsch also co-created promotional videos for
the city government of Parkland, Florida throughout high school and
was an intern for television channel HBO in New York City after
graduating. After moving to the Los Angeles metropolitan area to
attend college, he became a photographer for VICE Media and was a
brand ambassador for Toms Shoes.While visiting his family on a college
break in Parkland, Deitsch's sister Sam and brother Ryan were
attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his alma mater; a
freshman and senior, respectively. His siblings were at the school
during the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 while his
brother filmed from inside the school. Deitsch was buying cake for his
sister because it was her birthday that day when he received a call
from his mother saying there was an incident at the school. After the
shooting, Deitsch, along with his siblings and Emma Gonzalez and David
Hogg, brainstormed to come with a grassroots platform which eventually
became March For Our Lives and Never Again MSD, the former in which he
became director of strategy and ran day-to-day operations with Jaclyn
Corin.
gun control advocate and political advisor. Before entering politics,
he worked in broadcast media and was a freelance photographer, film
director and music producer. After the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High
School shooting in which his siblings witnessed, Deitsch became chief
stagiest for the March For Our Lives protests and began advocating for
gun control and reform. He is the older brother of activist Ryan
Deitsch.Deitsch was born Matthew Bryan Deitsch on October 4, 1997 and
grew up in Parkland, Florida. He is the older brother of activists Sam
and Ryan Deitsch and is a practicing Jew. He attended Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School from 2012 until he graduated in 2016. During his
high school career, Deitsch was into television production and
filmmaking. After graduating from high school, he moved to the Los
Angeles metropolitan area and attended Santa Monica College,
graduating with honors in 2017 with an associate of arts degree.
During his career at Santa Monica College, Deitsch entered his early
political career and organized for environmental causes, including
beach cleanup, with his biology class. In a podcast interview hosted
by CommonAlly, Deitsch credited taking a black feminism class with
helping him become more educated about current affairs and politics in
turn helping him participate in community organizing. After attending
community college, he transferred to California State University,
Northridge. Deitsch dropped out of Cal State Northridge after the
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. He currently attends The New
School since 2019 and is working on a master's degree.According to his
LinkedIn profile, Deitsch started his early career as a freelance
music producer as early as 2011, producing instrumental music for R&B
and hip-hop artists with Audacity. During his high school career, he
worked in filmmaking and was an assistant director for a 2016 film
titled B.F.F. produced by RinkyDink Productions in the West Palm
Beach, Florida area. Deitsch also co-created promotional videos for
the city government of Parkland, Florida throughout high school and
was an intern for television channel HBO in New York City after
graduating. After moving to the Los Angeles metropolitan area to
attend college, he became a photographer for VICE Media and was a
brand ambassador for Toms Shoes.While visiting his family on a college
break in Parkland, Deitsch's sister Sam and brother Ryan were
attending Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his alma mater; a
freshman and senior, respectively. His siblings were at the school
during the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 while his
brother filmed from inside the school. Deitsch was buying cake for his
sister because it was her birthday that day when he received a call
from his mother saying there was an incident at the school. After the
shooting, Deitsch, along with his siblings and Emma Gonzalez and David
Hogg, brainstormed to come with a grassroots platform which eventually
became March For Our Lives and Never Again MSD, the former in which he
became director of strategy and ran day-to-day operations with Jaclyn
Corin.
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