My path to creating change in the world has been walked by many people. They are my role-models, my mentors, my collaborators and my friends. I have learned so much about the world through Free The Children – from campaigns like WE Create Change, WE Scare Hunger and WE Are Silent, to Take Action Camp, […]
What Gen Z Said to Elle Canada (feat. Me and some other inspiring Gen Zers you should know)
I am so honoured to be featured in the May issue of Elle Canada with 5 other inspirational activists, entrepreneurs, bloggers and YouTubers talking about our generation – Generation Z. I had such a great day at Elle Canada with the other Generation Zers, each of these young women truly inspire me. For the interview, we […]
WE Volunteer Now and My Volunteering at the Daily Bread Food Bank
April 10th – 16th is National Volunteer Week and it is a week that I am proud to honour. Across Canada more than 12 million of us are engaged in volunteering more than 2 billion hours throughout the year . Volunteerism is something that I am passionate about because I believe that we all have […]
Dear Worried About the World…
One of my favourite magazines is Girls’ Life. They have great style, reviews, interesting articles and inspiring girls’ empowerment inspiration! I was so excited to get the March-April issue because one of my role models and favourite actresses, Rowan Blanchard, is on the cover. She had some amazing things to say about young people using their voice […]
How WE CREATE CHANGE Changed me, my community and the world
There are defining moments in every change–maker’s life. For some people it is reaching a milestone or goal and for others it is an event, meeting or realization. I’m talking about those stand-out parts of your journey when you just know that you’re on the right path. When I look back, my defining moments all […]
World Water Day 2016
The issue of clean water is close to my heart. It was the first global issue that I learned about. It was the subject of the first speech that I gave, the first campaign (We Create Change) that I got involved in and the first time that I saw that I could create change. Learning […]
Earth Hour 2016 #ChangeClimateChange
Earth Hour is a global movement by the WWF that asks us to power down our electricity and power up our efforts to affect climate change. Wherever you are in the world, when your clock strikes 8:30pm on Saturday March 19th, join the global community and shut down for the hour. You might be wondering […]
Celebrating The Great 8 Women You Should Know For International Women’s Day 2016
To mark International Women’s Day 2016, I decided to shine a light on 8 women you might know, but you should. What I want you to realize, now more than ever, is this: while there are many famous women that are inspiring role models for girls like me, there are also many women among us […]