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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: How Hedley Became Honourary Maasai Warriors

2013-05-02T12:22:07Z

When we first met the guys from Hedley, the band wanted to embark on a Me to We Trip to Kenya. When their tattooed limbs touched down in the rural Maasai Mara, we wondered how the community would react to the Canadian rockers. Turns out the local chiefs were fascinated by the band's markings.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Change Maker: Victor Chan's Voyage Of Compassion With The Dalai Lama

2013-04-25T12:48:36Z

If there is one person in this world we truly envy, it's Victor Chan. For more than 40 years, Chan has had the incredible opportunity to accompany one of our heroes--His Holiness the Dalai Lama--on his world travels. In a new book, Chan shares stories about the Dalai Lama's encounters with world leaders, children living in poverty, activists, and scientists, among others.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: ChangeMaker: An Aboriginal Using Sports to Heal Her Traumatic Past

2013-04-22T12:08:42Z

In 1990 when Quebec Mohawks were protesting plans by the community of Oka to build a golf course on traditional Mohawk burial grounds, a Canadian soldier thrust his bayonet into the chest of Mohawk teenager named Waneek Horn-Miller, nearly killing her. In the years that followed, Horn-Miller used sports to help overcome her trauma and anger.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: We Day 2013: Larry King and Roméo Dallaire Give Advice to Their High School Selves

2013-04-03T07:00:00Z

"Never give up when things look the bleakest. There will always be a tomorrow and when I look back, the biggest worries I had weren't that test on Monday, that girl who didn't return my phone call, that sad day my team lost."

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Maasai Warriors In The New World

2013-03-18T16:53:27Z

Friends Wilson Meikuaya and Jackson Ntirkana are both from the Maasai nation in Eastern Africa. The Maasai are traditionally a semi-nomadic people fro...

Craig and Marc Kielburger: Seattle Seahawks' Coach Pete Carroll Has a Game Plan for LA's Kids

2013-03-14T12:26:17Z

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has shown us that his football philosophy changes lives. Earlier in his career, Carroll couldn't sit back and watch as kids in L.A.'s inner-city schools succumbed to pressure to join gangs. He created A Better LA in 2003, an organization that works to reduce gang violence by offering skills training and resources for people looking to get off the streets.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: Mikhail Gorbachev Has a Courage From Within

2013-03-08T12:16:42Z

Mikhail Gorbachev initiated the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War. At the heart of all his actions has been compassion for his fellow human beings. We had a chance recently to sit down with Gorbachev.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Behind the Headlines: Bullied For Being Blind

2013-02-25T09:28:09Z

As Molly Burke went blind, her world shrunk. Her best friends were supposed to walk her to her lunch period, but instead eight girls led her into a wooded area behind the school, snatched her crutches and smashed them against a tree. They laughed, taunted her, then left her in the woods, disoriented and scared.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: The Hero's Hero, Archbishop Desmond Tutu

2013-02-21T12:47:54Z

The Archbishop is a South African social rights activist. He rose to worldwide prominence in the 1980s as a staunch opponent of his country's policy of apartheid. He was also the first black South African Archbishop of Cape Town. His irrepressible spirit is particularly awe-inspiring when you consider the South Africa from which he emerged.

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Exploring Passions In The Mudholes of Africa

2013-02-18T07:23:45Z

Robin Wiszowaty, motivational speaker and partner of Me to We, uses her unique life to encourage young people to explore all opportunities as they may...

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Spencer West: Without Legs But Standing Tall

2013-01-21T15:41:43Z

Spencer West, motivational speaker and partner of Me to We, uses his personal struggles to encourage young people to look beyond their own circumstanc...

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: Martin Sheen's Fight for Justice

2013-01-10T12:22:50Z

Martin Sheen is truly a living Hollywood legend. Yet despite his accomplishments as an artist, acting is not where his true passions lie. As a pacifist, humanitarian and tireless activist for peace and social justice, Martin has been arrested more than 60 times for public protests and acts of civil disobedience. We caught up with him at We Day Alberta.

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Russell C. Smith: A Timely Interview With Jon Ramer About Creating Collective Compassion (Part 2)

2013-01-09T13:34:26Z

Jon Ramer is a software entrepreneur turned social engineer, a civic leader, a community organizer, an inventor, and a musician. He is the designer an...

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Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' Semi-Secret Songwriting Connection

2013-01-07T10:21:39Z

2012 will be remembered for countless things, but most of these memories will be soundtracked by Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," a song that prett...

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: This Olympian Thinks Outside the Box

2012-12-06T12:42:42Z

Certain people have such boundless inner energy that it seems the whole global deficit might be solved, if only we could tap into their power reserves. Sylvie Fréchette is one of those people. It's not hard to see how this vivacious Québécoise helped Canada bring home the Olympic gold for solo synchronized swimming. We managed to pin down the bubbly Fréchette just long enough for a quick chat in Montreal.

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: Nelly Furtado Is More Than a Role Model

2012-11-22T08:56:00Z

When we asked Grammy-winning Canadian singer Nelly Furtado to travel with us to Kenya a few years back, we had no idea it would lead to an amazing friendship. Now an ambassador for Free The Children, she launched a matching fund to support the construction of a new all girls' high school in rural Kenya.

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Pop Star Was Bullied As A Teen, Offers Advice For The Amanda Todd Generation

2012-11-18T12:39:23Z

Lights is a pretty and successful pop star. But that's now. Back when she was known as Valerie Poxleitner, she was just another teenage girl whose own...

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Watch: Marc And Craig Kielburger Say It's Time To Make Some Change (Literally)

2012-11-11T12:15:00Z

So, what are you going to do with all those pennies that are filling up your change jars and piggy banks? Craig and Marc Kielburger have an idea for y...

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Bush And Blair Guilty Of War Crimes, Nobel Winner Says

2012-11-10T13:26:02Z

Barack Obama may not have been born in Kenya (honest, guys), but his presidency has certainly given his father’s home continent no end of pride in h...

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Lauren Toyota: How We Day Inspired Me

2012-11-09T08:14:25Z

Have you ever felt the energy of 20,000 inspired young people vibrating through your veins? Probably not. I hadn't either, until last month, when I got to attend my first We Day. The Kielburger brothers have a presence and energy like no others. The tools to act local and think global are really just a mouse click away, so there are no excuses to not participate in the movement.

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Pop Star Says He's Cyberbullied 'Everyday'

2012-11-08T17:03:46Z

Cody Simpson has it pretty sweet, right? The 15-year-old pop star from Australia's Gold Coast was an award-winning swimmer before his music career too...

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Craig and Marc Kielburger: Star Power: OneRepublic is Living the Good Life

2012-11-08T00:00:44Z

OneRepublic, the pop-rock quintet from Denver, Colorado, has been together since 2002, since they were in high school, or in the band's words, "since forever." They finish each other's sentences like siblings and cite each other as role models. We caught up with Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher and Brent Kutzle at We Day Vancouver last month.

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Larry King: Two-Party System Isn't Working

2012-11-03T12:40:34Z

Legendary newsman Larry King may not be helming CNN's go-to program for politicians anymore, but that's not keeping him out of the fray this election ...

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Kathryne Grisim: An Amazing We Day in Manitoba

2012-11-01T12:06:40Z

I had a spectacular day at my second We Day event in Winnipeg which took place this past Tuesday, October 30, 2012. I was awed and humbled to be in the room with one of the greatest men who has ever lived: Former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Larry King Not A Fan Of Morgan's Style

2012-11-01T09:25:29Z

Legendary TV interviewer Larry King may like Piers Morgan the man, but he has little appreciation for his CNN replacement’s self-centred interviewin...

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