We Day returning to Winnipeg in October
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We Day will return to Winnipeg this fall, organizers announced today.
Details such as the lineup of speakers will be revealed in the weeks leading up to the Oct. 25 event.
Last year, We Day events were held in 14 cities across North America and the United Kingdom. We Day usually draws more than 200,000 students and educators to its annual youth empowerment events.
Co-founded in 1995 by Canadian brothers Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger, We Day involves students raising money for We projects and meeting in various cities one day a year for arena-size extravaganza pep rallies.
Tickets are not available for purchase; students earn them with work during the year. Since its founding, students and educators have raised more than $45 million for more than 1,000 projects.
We Day is a celebration of youth making a difference in their local and global communities, its website states, and We Schools is the year-long program that nurtures compassion in young people and gives them the tools to create transformational social change.
Last year, We Day in Winnipeg saw appearances by former star Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, singer and former American Idol judge Paula Abdul, disability activist Chris Hansen and bipolar disorder advocate Margaret Trudeau. About 16,000 students from more than 800 schools across the province attended.