We Day Seattle was awesome. At every We Day there are always a few moments that stand out as extra special for me. In Seattle it was sharing the We Day stage with my co-host, Lily Collins. Lily is an actor (Love Rosie, Mirror Mirror and Mortal Instruments), but more importantly, she is a true […]
Celebrating 20 years of Free The Children
Whenever I encounter people who are skeptics or people that are surprised at my passion, interest and my age, I think about my friend, Craig Kielburger. 20 years ago, today, on April 19, 1995 Craig was searching through the newspaper for the comic section on a Saturday morning when he stumbled across an article that […]
Montreal – Get Ready For We Day This Week!
Montreal, are you ready for world-changers & positive-thinkers to invade your city?! Your favourite youth empowerment event – We Day – is coming to you March 24 at the Théâtre St-Denis. Get pumped. This is your We Day Montreal lineup! Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire – Retired lieutenant-general, Senator, and celebrated humanitarian Alexandre Despatie – Two-time Canadian […]
National We Day 2015 Here We Come!
Here we go to Ottawa! Today, We Day and National Co-Title Sponsors RBC and TELUS announce the star-studded lineup of speakers and performers for National We Day taking place on April 1, 2015 at the Canadian Tire Centre. National We Day will bring together 16,000 students and teachers in an inspirational setting celebrating the commitment […]
We Day California Is Announced – And I’ll Be There!
Today, We Day announce the star-studded lineup of speakers and performers for We Day California taking place on February 25, 2015 at the SAP Center….and I’ll be there! We Day California will bring together 16,000 students and teachers in an inspirational setting celebrating the commitment they have made to take action locally and globally. Taking […]
My Year In Review (It was EPIC)
It is officially 2015! Happy New Year! At the beginning of a new year, we all start thinking about the things we did in the past year. I have been reminiscing about my year and if I may say so myself – I had a really GREAT year. I’ve chosen 5 events of the past […]
How Shawn Mendes Is Changing The World, One Note At A Time
One of my favourite moments at We Day was that Shawn Mendes was there to perform! I am a fan of his music, for sure. But it’s more than that – he has a great story about how he was discovered and the success that came after that. But even beyond that, I love what […]
What you need to do BEFORE We Day – A guide for first-timers
The week of We Day is always exciting – especially if it’s your first time. I put together 14 things that you need to do BEFORE your first We Day. And for those of you lucky enough that this is not your first We Day, here’s a refresher. 1. Get a good night’s sleep. I […]