Classified announced to be part of WeDay Atlantic Canada on Nov. 27 at Halifax Metro Centre. WOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOO Martin Sheen, Hedley and Classified announced as part of We Day Atlantic Canada lineup Click to tweet: .@freethechildren announces lineup for #WeDay #AtlanticCanada incl. @Classified @Hedleyonline @DaRealSD @CraigKielburger @tylershawmusic HALIFAX, NS (September 10, 2013) – Today, international charity and educational partner Free The Children co-founder Craig Kielburger alongside Canadian singer-songwriter, Tyler Shaw, in partnership with National Co-Title Sponsors RBC and TELUS, announced the star-studded lineup for the first-ever We Day Atlantic Canada. The event is set to inspire 8,000 youth from 240 schools across the East Coast who have earned their way to attend the event, which will be held at the Halifax Metro Centre on November 27. Over 400 local students came together at Ellenvale Junior High School to hear the reveal of the highly anticipated We Day Atlantic Canada lineup. Among those announced were multi-platinum, JUNO Award winning pop group Hedley, Canadian hip-hop artist Classified, Canadian rapper and producer Kardinal Offishall, legendary actor and activist Martin Sheen, and the former Governor General of Canada, The Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean. These world-renowned speakers and performers will connect with the thousands of elementary and secondary school students and educators in an inspirational setting to learn about some of the most pressing local and global issues. In the year of the 50th anniversary of his father’s memorable I Have a Dream speech, an exciting addition to the lineup is human rights advocate Martin Luther King III, who will be speaking at all We Day events across North America in 2013. Leading the electrified crowd will be co-host Shawn Desman, Canadian award-winning recording artist, along with international activists and co-founders of Free The Children, Craig and Marc Kielburger. The full list of speakers and performers announced to date includes: • The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean – Former Governor General of Canada • Mike Savage (@mikesavageHRM) – Mayor of Halifax • Martin Sheen – Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning actor and activist • Classified (@Classified) – Canadian hip-hop artist and producer • Hedley (@Hedleyonline) – Multi-platinum, JUNO Award winning pop group • Kardinal Offishall (@KardinalO) – Award-winning Canadian rapper and record producer • Shawn Desman (@DaRealSD) – Platinum-selling, JUNO and MMVA award-winning recording artist and co-host of We Day Atlantic Canada • Tyler Shaw (@tylershawmusic) – Canadian singer-songwriter and Free The Children ambassador • Martin Luther King III – Human Rights advocate and eldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Kenyan Boys Choir (@boyschoirkenya) – Traditional African male choir, who sang at the 2009 inauguration of President Obama • Craig and Marc Kielburger (@craigkielburger) – International activists and co-founders of Free The Children • Spencer West (@spencer2thewest) – Me to We inspirational speaker, Free The Children ambassador, author and double amputee who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro on his hands and in his wheelchair in June, 2012 • Molly Burke (@mollymetowe) – Visually impaired Me to We motivational speaker who speaks out against bullying and the power of hope • Robin Wiszowaty (@robininkenya) – Me to We motivational speaker, author and Free The Children Program Director in Ghana and Kenya • Chris Tse – Me to We inspirational speaker, national spoken-word champion and humanitarian • Youth speaker – Hannah Alper • More to be announced… “With over 350 schools already involved in the We Act program on the East Coast, We Day is an opportunity to bridge students and educators across the Atlantic provinces who are working together to make the world a better place,” said Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children. “We Day Atlantic Canada will act as a foundation to inspire a year of service and help these students find their passion for local and global issues. We will be travelling from coast to coast this fall to honour the impacts youth all across Canada are making as part of the growing movement for social change, and we are thrilled that the East Coast will be a part of this celebration for the first time.” “After being part of many We Day events over the years, I’m honoured to participate in the first ever We Day Atlantic Canada,” said Classified, JUNO and MMVA award-winning artist. “I can’t wait to see the energy and passion the kids in my hometown will bring to this incredible event and what they’ll be empowered to accomplish long after.” We Day is a stadium-sized educational event and a movement of young people leading local and global change. We Day is tied to the year-long program, We Act, which supports students and educators with free educational resources, student-led campaigns and support materials to help turn the event’s inspiration into sustained activation. The 2013/2014 We Day season will be the largest season to date. We Day will see more than 160,000 in attendance, in 12 cities across North America, and internationally for the first time ever with We Day UK in spring 2014, truly making this a global movement for change. We Day Atlantic Canada will be streamed live on weday on November 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. AST. We Day is free of charge to the thousands of students and educators in attendance, thanks to the generous support of sponsors led by National Co-Title Sponsors RBC and TELUS. Stay connected: • Facebook: facebook/weday • Twitter: @craigkielburger @freethechildren #WeDay #AtlanticCanada • Visit: weday
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