We Day 2011

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Created by Craig and Marc Kielburger and Free The Children, We Day celebrates the power of young people to create positive change. More than just one day of celebration and inspiriation, We Day is a day-long event that ignites a year-long program for change, called We Schools in Action. We Day is open to any school that wants to be part of the experience. In exchange, each school group is asked to make a commitment to follow the We Schools in Action program, which includes taking local and global action throughout the year. 

In cities across Canada, the event brings inspirational speeches and performances to young leaders. Students then bring that energy home to take action on local and international issues all year long.

We Day is like a rock concert for social change, celebrating the power of young people to change the lives of others. Since 2007, We Day is a phenomenon that has reached over 50,000 youth in person at events in Toronto, Vancouver, Hamilton, Montreal and Waterloo, and more than a million across the country through the internet and TV presentations. They have gone on to volunteer more than 2 million hours to benefit over 500 charities and community groups, and raised over 10 million dollars.

The We Day events feature speeches and performances from global leaders and social activists, cultural icons and entertainers.

We Day kicked off 2011 in the Waterloo region on February 17, and will continue into the fall touring Toronto, Vancouver and then ending the year in Winnipeg on November 23, 2011.

We Day Past Speakers and Performers included:

• LGen The Hon. Roméo Dallaire (Ret)
• Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
• Rick Hansen
• The Buried Life
• Dave Williams
• Phil Fontaine
• Michael Pinball Clemons
• Alexandre Bilodeau
• Dr. Deepak Chopra
• Irshad Manji
• Spencer West
• Mark Tewksbury
• Chantal Petitclerc

Free The Children's We Day is the celebration, the inspiration and the vehicle for young people to change the world. Let the speakers from We Day bring that same energy and passion to your youth!