We Day Blog

Minnesota Vikings join the “Super Bowl for Service”

We are so excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with the Minnesota Vikings to support We Day Minnesota, coming to the Xcel Energy Center for the first time on October 8!

Apr 29

National We Day ‘Caps’ Off the Year

What an amazing way to wrap up the We Day season! National We Day was our first We Day in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, and it couldn’t have been more inspiring! From speakers like Martin Sheen, Rob Stewart and Helene Campbell, to rocking performances by Neverest, Kardinal Offishall, Tyler Shaw and Shawn Desman, the crowd of 4000 shameless idealists left the Robert Guertin Centre pumped up and ready to take action!

Apr 22

We Day is coming to the UK!

Free The Children is excited to announce that the first We Day UK is happening on 7 March 2014! Up to 10,000 people from all over the country will have the chance to attend this incredible event at Wembley Arena. Co-Chaired by Holly Branson and Rumi Verjee, We Day UK is set to be the biggest highlight of the school calendar next year!

Apr 11

The Road to We Day

Feel the We Day excitement by catching the upcoming special, The Road to We Day , on JOEtv on Friday April 12 at 8 p.m. PST or on Q13 FOX Sunday, April 14 at 5 p.m.

Apr 3

National We Day Talent Announced

Our first National We Day in the Ottawa-Gatineau region is coming up on Monday April 29th and we’re thrilled to share the list of speakers and performers with you!

Apr 3

Sydney’s Story: From Take Action Camp to the We Day Stage

Amidst deafening cheers, 12-year-old Sydney Brouillard-Coyle took the stage at We Day Toronto last fall, and, taking a deep breath, she began: “My name is Sydney and I am 12-years-old. I have a dream that in 40 years I will be elected to be Prime Minister of Canada.”

Apr 2

We Day Spotlight: The Tenors

It’s been almost a week since our first U.S. We Day in Seattle, but we’re still buzzing with excitement! The event brought together 15,000 young people to celebrate the power of youth to create positive change, and we can’t wait to see what they’ll do with their inspiration from the day.

Mar 28

We-attle Shakes Things Up!

Wow! What an amazing We Day kickoff in the USA! Inspiring speeches from the likes of Magic Johnson, Martin Sheen and J.R. Martinez combined with powerful performances from Nelly Furtado, Jennifer Hudson and our special guest performer Macklemore made the first We Day Seattle one we’ll never forget.

Mar 26

Sheppard P.S. is a We School

Written by Anna Lucas, Educator at Sheppard P.S. Teaching affords one many joys but witnessing the passion and commitment of our Me to We Club at Sheppard P.S. in Kitchener has afforded me one of the greatest joys in 23 years of teaching. Inspired by We Day Waterloo Region, we kicked off Me to We at Sheppard with our own Mini We Day.