{"id":1036,"date":"2011-10-08T14:46:19","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T19:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2011-10-08T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T19:46:19","slug":"we-day-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allenbyparents.com\/blog2\/we-day-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"We Day 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>On Tuesday September 27th, a group of 11 Grade 6 students went with  Mrs. Segal, Mrs. Ucar and Paula Riczker to the Air Canada Centre for <strong>We  Day 2011<\/strong>. It was an inspiring day. Schools are invited and given  tickets based on their contributions to Free the Children Projects. Here is  <strong>Taylor Clapham&#8217;s<\/strong> account of her day.<\/p>\n<table width=\"204\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"204\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ih.constantcontact.com\/fs014\/1102236947408\/img\/133.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Laura Seidelin and Craig Keilberger, We Day 2011\" vspace=\"5\" width=\"196\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Laura Seidelin and Craig  Keilberger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We Day 2011 was a day of  inspiring personal stories and speeches. We Day is a stadium full of young  people who want to make a difference. People who believe that one person can  start a global fundraiser or inspire global awareness. I was lucky enough to  attend We Day expecting to see superstars sing or sit and watch half interesting  speeches. What happened to me was something completely different. Something  better. Something more moving than I have the words to explain. I came out  inspired, empowered, and moved in an incredible way to truly make a difference.  I came out wanting to be the one to help make that difference. I came out with a  dream, a dream to change the world, a dream to end poverty and the horrible  reality of child labour. Of course, everyone has this dream, don&#8217;t they? Doesn&#8217;t  everyone want to fix the world? They should! No one should be saying to  themselves &#8220;I can&#8217;t do anything, I&#8217;m just one person.&#8221; The words that go through  those people&#8217;s heads are &#8220;impossible&#8221;, &#8220;never&#8221;, &#8220;too hard&#8221; and &#8220;powerless&#8221;. But  after going to We Day, those words are now replaced by great and magical words  like &#8220;possible.&#8221; &#8220;I can&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m not alone.&#8221; and &#8220;We are powerful.&#8221; In the stadium  that day one of the speakers said &#8220;Look around, see those thousands of faces?  All of those faces are with you, all of those faces want to make a difference in  the world!&#8221; &#8220;We Day is not just a day, it&#8217;s a movement.&#8221; This was without doubt  the most incredible day of my life. A day that has changed me  forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Taylor  Clapham<\/p>\n<p>We Day  2011 will be broadcast on Much Music Sunday October 30th at 7  p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday September 27th, a group of 11 Grade 6 students went with Mrs. Segal, Mrs. Ucar and Paula Riczker to the Air Canada Centre for We Day 2011. It was an inspiring day. Schools are invited and given tickets based on their contributions to Free the Children Projects. 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