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Globalization (Part 1)

Learn about the impacts and effects of globalization with Dr. Jonathan White.

Globalization Part 2
Globalization (Part 1)
Child Soldiers
Child Labour
Education
How To Get Involved as a High School Student
How to Create Change Using a Skill You're Good At
How to Start a Club
How to Plan a Walk-A-Thon
How to Plan a Used Book Sale
How to Determine an Effective Fundraising Goal
How to Organize a Vow of Silence Campaign
How to Determine an Effective Awareness Raising Goal
How to Plan a Poster Contest
How to Write a Speech
How to Research
How to Talk About Our Focus Countries
How to Run an Effective Meeting
How to Get Support From Your Teacher
How to Create an Action Plan
How to Fundraise Ethically
How to Get Your School Involved
How to Plan a Treat Sale
Cherie Blair
Jesse Jackson
Betty Williams
Al Gore
Jacob Hoggard
Martin Sheen
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
K'naan
The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Craig Kielburger
The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Craig Kielburger pt. 1
The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Craig Kielburger pt. 2
The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Craig Kielburger pt. 3
The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Craig Kielburger pt. 4
Al Gore is a fan of Craig Kielburger
Al Gore on his inspiring science teacher
Al Gore on persistance
Betty Williams on resisting apathy
Betty Williams on the movement of mothers
Cherie Blair offers words of advice for young people
Cherie Blair describes women
Reverend Jesse Jackson remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reverend Jesse Jackson offers words of advice for young people
Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks about his famous speech, "I am som
Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard speaks about education
Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard on giving a goat to a family in Ke
Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard on legacy
K'naan on his struggles when he first moved to Canada
K'naan on the meaning of his song "Fatima"
K'naan on Somalia
Martin Sheen on Mother Teresa
Martin Sheen on Activism
Martin Sheen on Valuing Others
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Facing Challenges
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Africa Progress
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Female Leadership
Craig and Marc Kielburger on CBC's The Hour
Eco-Friendly Paints
Buy in Season
Greenwashing
Sewing Studio
Call Your Folks
Ethical Investing
Holding Doors
Car Recycling
No Cells Allowed
Ethical Shoes
Zip Cars
Bike Co-ops
Food Waste
Good Food Box
MTV Presents Degrassi in Ecuador
MTV Presents Degrassi in Kenya
Haiti - A Year After the Quake
MTV Presents Degrassi in India
MTV Presents Jessi goes to India
Jessi in India - A Blessing in India
Jessi in India - Field Work in India
Jessi in India - School Building
Jessi in India - Child Labour
Jessi in India - Free The Children School Visit in Udaipur
Jessi in Kenya - Water Walk with Maasai Women
Jessi in Kenya - Family Gathering
Jessi in Kenya - Conversation with a Maasai friend
Jessi in Kenya - Maasai Ceremony
Jessi in Kenya - Maasai Name
Jessi in India - Coming Home
Degrassi in Ecuador - Building a New Kitchen
Degrassi in Ecuador - Learning to do Laundry
Degrassi in Ecuador - Learning about Health Care
Degrassi in India - Water Walk
Degrassi in India - Way of Life
Degrassi in India - Child Labour
Degrassi in India - Indian Children
Degrassi in Kenya - The Old School House
Degrassi in Kenya - Building a School
Degrassi in Kenya - Water Walk
Degrassi in Kenya - A Degrassi School
Jessi in Kenya
Welcome To My World - Wilson and Jackson
Growing up in India
The Unknown China
Harambee
Crossing Borders
Hedley and the Goat
The Barenaked Ladies - Four Seconds - Live at We Day 2010
The Barenaked Ladies - If I Had a Million Dollars - Live at We Day 2011
Colbie Caillat - Bubbly - Live at We Day 2010
Down With Webster - Whoa is Me - Live at We Day 2010
Hedley - Perfect - Live at We Day 2010
K'naan - Take a Minute - Live at We Day 2010
K'naan - Wavin' Flag - Live at We Day 2010
Down With Webster - Your Man - Live at We Day 2010
Greyson Chance - Fire - Live at We Day 2010
Hedley - Hands Up - Live at We Day 2010
Elie Wiesel on hope, compassion, and the power of youth
Jeff Skoll on taking part in social change
Jeff Skoll on what jolted him out of complacency and into changing the world
Jessi Cruickshank on her transformation story
Paul Martin on making change in Canada
Mike "Pinball" Clemons on what makes heroes
Pinball Clemons on the paradox of our time in history
Pinball Clemons on the story of Tyler Perry
Robert Kennedy Jr. on the value of community
Olympian Alexandre Bilodeau on the three things that helped him
Cherie Blair on how one person can make a difference
Cherie Blair on the impact of our choices
Cherie Blair on the challenges faced by girls and women around the world
Deepak Chopra on the energy and idealism that will change the world
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish on ignorance
Jacob Hoggard on how Free The Children has changed his life
Jacob Hoggard on how to make your voice heard
The We Day Peace Panel: Dr. Abuelaish, Betty Williams, Michel Chikwanine
Robin Wiszowaty on her journey to Kenya
Betty Williams on the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Children
The Dalai Lama challenges the next generation at We Day
Jacob Hoggard on We Thinking, We Acting
Dr. Jane Goodall on the lessons of peace
Jane Goodall on hope
Mia Farrow on Darfur
Mia Farrow on taking action
Michaelle Jean
Al Gore at We Day 2010
Al Gore's challenge to the youngest generation
The Dalai Lama Speaks at We Day 2009
Craig and Marc

A safe space to learn

February 20th, 2012

By Craig & Marc Kielburger


Robert Genaille was not a big fan of teachers.

His mother would talk about the scars the Kamloops Indian Residential School had left on his grandfather, how he refused to teach her his native language because his own experiences made him fear it would get her hurt. 

Living on his mother’s Stó:l? Nation reserve., Genaille was bussed to a public high school in nearby Hope, B.C. It was not a happy time. The school was not a welcoming place for aboriginal students and their culture. Teachers did nothing to break down the barriers between aboriginal and non-aboriginal students.

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