NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar in local We Day lineup
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This article was published 24/10/2018 (2849 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
We Day, the youth empowerment forum, will return to Winnipeg for the seventh time on Tuesday.
This year’s lineup of speakers and performers includes former basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet, 15-year-old Toronto online pop singer Johnny Orlando and American dancer, singer, model and actress Kenzie Ziegler, along with We co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger.
Abdul-Jabbar is the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer, as well as a bestselling author and columnist. Haslet is a global advocate for amputee rights as well as a dancer, blade runner and adventurer.
Local participants include two-time Olympic gold medallist Sami Jo Small, Ian Smith, an educator in Pembina Trails School Division and Ken Opaleke, executive director of West Broadway Youth Outreach and 2018 Order of Manitoba recipient.
We Day bills itself as the world’s largest youth empowerment event.
An estimated 16,000 students and educators are expected to attend the event at Bell MTS Place. We Day aims to both inspire young people to make positive change and recognizes youths who have made a difference in their community.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Updated on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 11:47 AM CDT: Photos added.