Hamjambo wanamapinduzi wenzangu! In Swahili, this means “hello fellow changemakers”! Last June, I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya for the first time with my mom to experience first hand the issues and impacts that I have been focused on throughout my journey with WE. I came home filled with inspiration and so proud to be […]
The Story of Chanie Wenjack. WE Heard You, Gord Downie. My Interview with Mike Downie.
WE Day Toronto was last week and it was amazing! There were so many inspiring speakers and performers that made the day awesome for the 20,000 change makers that filled the Air Canada Centre. It was my 26th WE Day and there was a moment that was, without doubt, the most powerful moment I’ve experienced […]
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 […]
WE Day Ottawa Is Here!
The 2015/16 WE Day season is already underway and it has looked amazing! So far, you’ve seen so many inspiring speakers including Henry Winkler, Marlee Matlin, Demi Lovato and Silken Laumann, and cool performers like Hozier, Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes and Carly Rae Jepsen. Coming up next is National WE Day in Ottawa on November 10, […]
Planet In Focus Film Review: After The Last River
I am so happy to be working with Planet In Focus’ 16th Annual Environmental Film Festival. The film festival will take place in Toronto October 21-25, 2015. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be sharing my reviews for a selection of films that I have been given the opportunity to screen in advance. The first […]
Planet In Focus Film Review: Puffin Patrol
I’ve been taking a look at several movies showing at this year’s Planet In Focus Film Festival, and the first review I did was Return to Ryan’s Well, which was has a great message. The second film I reviewed was The Little Things, and it was really inspirational. After The Last River told the story about the […]
Who’s ready to change the world? WE are!
There have been many milestones in Free The Children’s since Craig Kielburger founded it in his grade 7 classroom in 1995. To date Free the Children has: Built more than 650 schools Provided clean water to more than 1 million people Donated more than 16 million dollars of medical supplies Inspired and empowered a generation […]
My Appearance On CTV News Channel For Bystander Revolution – Here It Is!
I’m really proud to add my voice to Bystander Revolution as an Ambassador working toward the goal of taking the power out of bullying. Big thank you to CTV News Channel for helping to amplify my voice and my message.