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Youth leading global change is the movement of our time. WeDay.com is where the movement lives. | An initiative of
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Youth leading global change is the movement of our time. WeDay.com is where the movement lives. | An initiative of
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Free The Children’s We Day is more than just one day of celebration and inspiration. We Day is the movement of our time – a movement of young people leading local and global change.
Created by Free The Children to celebrate the power of young people to create positive change, We Day is a day-long event that ignites a year-long educational program for change, called We Schools in Action.
Young people from across North America come together to celebrate the positive actions they are taking and to launch a movement of youth working for social change. Through messages from world-renowned celebrities, speakers and musicians, young people not only learn about a diverse range of current issues, they gain the inspiration and knowledge needed to act.
We Day events are completely free of charge to students and educators. To gain access, each student must commit to take the knowledge and inspiration of We Day and turn it into tangible local and global actions.
We Day is part of the We Schools in Action program. To apply for the We Schools program and an opportunity to attend We Day, click here.
We Day is part of the We Schools in Action program. As a school-focused program, we don't provide tickets to the general public. However we do offer the opportunity to volunteer. Click here to learn more.
If you have registered for tickets, logistical information will be emailed to you before the event.
Yes. Go to www.muchmusic.com/weday on September 27 to watch the live webcast for We Day Toronto and on October 13 to watch the live webcast for We Day Vancouver.
Even if you’re unable to witness We Day in person, don’t forget: you can watch the live feed of the event at MuchMusic. To get involved in the commitment to change, please e-mail youth@freethechildren.com and find out how you can join the movement!
We Day is an initiative of Free the Children. Learn more about the youth empowerment organization and international children's charity here.
Free The Children believes in a world where all young people are free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. We are a charity and educational partner that empowers youth to remove barriers that prevent them from being active local and global citizens.
We Day is a way for young people to come together and celebrate their power to change the world, learn about new issues, and gain the motivation to take action. It creates a community of young activists who know they are not alone in their journey to make a difference.
We Day is made possible by our generous sponsors. Because of their support, the events are free of charge for tens of thousands of youth. To see who is sponsoring We Day this year, please click here.
Details about the CTV broadcast will be released in the Fall of 2011.
Contact Melani McLeod-Woloshyn, Associate Director of We Day Corporate Sponsorship, at melani@freethechildren.com to find out how your company can get involved.
Check out the Events Section for details about the individual events, including speakers and performers.
We Day is part of the We Schools in Action program. As a school-focused program, we don't provide tickets to the general public. However we do offer the opportunity to volunteer. Click here to learn more.
Check out the Learn section of Weday.com. At We Day U, you'll learn about issues and be inspired to make a positive change in the world.
Check out the Change 101 section of Weday.com to explore ways you can change the world.
We Day is part of the We Schools in Action program. To apply for the We Schools program and an opportunity to attend We Day, click here.
Free The Children’s We Schools in Action program inspires a generation to care about social justice and provides the practical tools needed to turn that inspiration into action.Launched by the energy of We Day, We Schools puts students at the forefront of active global citizenship by educating them on social issues and action planning, developing leadership skills, and engaging them in world-changing action.
We Schools commit to taking one local action and one global action, and to sharing their action plans and accomplishments with the community of We schools. Through their activities, and with the support of Free The Children, students are given the opportunity to participate in student-led campaigns, explore and develop their capacity for leadership, and to engage with the world in new ways. In turn, their efforts provide tangible benefits for local communities and around the world. Participation in the We Schools in Action program is not mandatory to attend We Day. However, schools that make the commitment to take action through the program will get first priority to attend the event.
The program unfolds throughout the year in five steps:
Participation in the program is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. If you choose not to participate in the full program, we invite you to still apply for tickets to We Day, though schools that do commit to the full program will receive priority for We Day tickets.
You can learn more about these points in our We Day Ticket and Event Policies document found at www.freethechildren.com/weschools.
To encourage and reward fulfillment of the program elements, most notably taking action and reporting back, we will be informing participating schools about a new incentive structure. Schools who complete Reports 1 and 2 and who take local and global action will be eligible for the full 15 tickets in the following year. Schools who do not complete these elements will only be eligible for 10 tickets.
In the current year, we are looking only at Report 2 (not Report 1) and their record of action in order to determine their eligibility. This will be communicated to schools at every stage so that they are well aware and can take action accordingly.
Through this change, we hope to see even greater rates of program completion and, in turn, greater impacts for communities locally and globally and in the schools themselves. We will also be better able to share the impacts of the program with our partners and stakeholders, as well as with the community of schools participating in the program.
Educator resources and teaching tools on Weday.com are designed so you can easily bring them into your classroom. You can stream videos, download and print full lesson plans, and search items by key word to help you bring global education alive in your classroom. Visit the Teach section of the website to get started.
Weday.com offers resources on a variety of social justice issues. Try a key word search to find resources on the issue you are exploring in your classroom.
 
Youth leading global change is the movement of our time. We Day is the manifestation of this movement. 
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