We Day Comes to Vancouver

We Day, a Free The Children initiative, is coming to Vancouver September 29th at GM Place. This event for young people and school-aged children brings together professional speakers activists and entertainers who share their stories to inspire and motivate young people. “We Day is an annual celebration of the power of young people to change the world,” — “a rock concert for social change.”

If the idea behind the event isn’t impressive enough, check out this year’s lineup: Louise Kent, W Brett Wilson, Spencer West, Michel Chikwanine, Jason Mraz, the Canadian Tenors, Mia Farrow, Dr Jane Goodall, Free The Children co-founders Craig and Marc Keilburger, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Free The Children programs include engaging youth through outreach initiatives such as this, across North America. The organization runs a type of Adopt a Village program, helping families and communities break out of their poverty cycle. They currently run programs in six countries, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, India , China and Ecuador.

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Schools across the Lower Mainland have been allocated spots for this event which will pack GM Place at the end of the month. For more information they can download the Schools Logistics Package, email wedayvancouver [at] freethechildren.com, check out Free the Children on Facebook, or follow co-founder Craig Kielburger on Twitter.

Even if your class cannot attend you can still check out the “We Generation” initiatives online and CTV will have a live streaming broadcast on the day of the event.