WE DAY

We Day is a movement that has inspired youth from across North America to join together and celebrate the positive actions they are taking to make a difference in their communities and around the world. We Day is based on the belief that young people can create change. You can visit www.weday.com to learn more about the movement and what youth are doing to make a difference. Today our class watched the first part of the We Day live feed fromthe MTS centre to learn about this important movement. We learned how Craig Kielburger began Free the Children when he was only 12 years old. Free the Children is an international charity and youth movement focused on helping children around the world. We also heard about the work being done by Mia Farrow in East Africa and the RBC Blue Water project. The We Day celebrations will be on CTV this Saturday at 7:00 pm. It was inspiring to hear how the students in our class have given donations to local charities, collected money on their birthday to donate rather than receive gifts, refrain from eating chocolate that is not Free Trade and participated in runs that raise money for various causes. We Day is about doing something, no matter how small, to change the world. Way to go class! As part of our school commitment to learn about social justice, our class will be adopting a family this Christmas and making a hamper with food and gifts for the children. A letter will go home at the beginning of December.