I had the chance to attend a screening of “He Named Me Malala” directed by Davis Guggenheim, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2015. I was so excited to see this film that I had been anticipating ever since Malala premiered the trailer on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart in the spring. […]
Carrie Hammer and her ROLE Models Rocked the Runway at New York Fashion Week 2015
New York Fashion Week was held a few weeks ago in September and it looked really cool! There were a lot of celebrities strutting their stuff on the runway modeling new designs. But there was one show in particular that really stood out and made headlines everywhere. It was the runway of Carrie Hammer and her show called Role […]
Becky G, The Vamps and Shane Harte Give Advice On Bullying
The hottest talent from around the world take centre stage in this special televised presentation of the summer’s biggest party. Fans can relive the explosive live performances that took place at Family Channel’s Big Ticket Summer Concert from Toronto’s Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on Friday, September 25 at 7:30pmET and catch exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpses and interviews […]
Quotes for Peace on Peace Day 2015
Today is Peace Day. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. This year’s theme is Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for […]
The Top 10 things I found cleaning up trash in the schoolyard
As I walked home from school on Friday, I couldn’t help but notice all the garbage that littered the yard. I was astonished by the amount of garbage that had piled up so early in the school year. This afternoon, my parents and I put on some gloves, got some garbage bags and walked over to my school […]
Honouring Terry Fox and 35 Years of the Marathon of Hope
Today, September 20th, people are coming together all over Canada to honour and continue Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. Diagnosed with cancer when he was 18, Terry’s right leg was amputated just above the knee in 1977. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children, […]
ReThink App To Prevent Cyberbullying Created By 15-Year-Old Girl
I consider myself lucky to have met some truly phenomenal people who have taken on challenges and created change in the world. I am so inspired by those who are all about finding solutions to the problems before them. Trisha Prabhu, one of these people. In 2013, Trisha was 13 years old and she set […]
Come KINDRAISING with Me!
I have just launched a new initiative and website that I am so excited about and I am so excited to share it with you!My new initiative is called Kindraising! You might be wondering what Kindraising means. The idea for this came about in June when I participated in Just Give – a weeklong campaign of […]