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Madelaine's We Day Experience

My overall impression of we day is that its a one day event that taught me a life long lesson. It changed my perspective on the whole world. I could never imagine living the way that some children do, without a proper education, clean water, and other essentials. Its such an amazing event that brings together thousands of students that are ready to make a difference in the world. I felt so blessed to be a part of We Day, its unexplainable how I felt during the day. At We Day I got the opportunity to meet Phoebe Dykstra and Scott Willats from MuchMusic and I even got a picture with them! Something I thought was really cool were the "every drop counts" necklaces we all got, the are remote controlled and they lit up at the same time. I know that We Day made a powerful impact on me because all the speakers just made me believe that a difference can be made, but we’re just the beginning. All the musical guests were amazing and it was so great to see them live. Even Jesse Giddings and Zachary Porter, the lead singer of Allstar Weekend waved at us! Having musical guests were like the cherry on top. Everything that I learned today I will try to pass it on to  everyone who wants to learn about how to make a difference. I have to say, that overall We Day was my best life experience so far.





There were many speakers there at We Day, I might as well just say all of them impacted me because what they had to say really changed my perspective. The speakers were Marc and Craig Keilburg, Hannah Taylor, Justice Sinclair, Spencer West, Mickhail Gorbachev, and Molly Burke. Speakers who really impacted me were Spencer West, Justice Sinclair and Molly Burke. Spencer West redefined possible by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro this summer, it’s the highest point in Africa! You’d think it’d be a tough challenge, it was, but even tougher for him because he doesn’t have legs. But spencer never let the fact that he had no legs stop him from doing anything. Ever since he was a child, people have been doubting him. He never let any kind of judgement get to him. Spencer admitted that he wanted to give up more than once while trying to reach the summit, but he never did. His friends told him to keep going and not to give up because he’s already come so far to prove his point. He said that it was his friends words of encouragement that kept him from stopping. There were times when his friends would even carry him for a while. When they were getting even higher, his friends were vomiting, getting dizzy and feeling sick. Spencer watched his support system collapse. That was the one time he wish he had legs so he could be the one to help out his friends, but instead he used encouraging words to keep them going. then the finally made it to the top! Spencer mentioned that “Just because the world tells us something is impossible doesn’t mean that we have to believe it.” Everyone will tackle obstacles, be judged and be doubted somewhere in their lives but we should never give up. If Spencer West, a man with no legs can climb Mount Kilimanjaro, what more can we do? There is no can’t, there is no won't, there is only how. Justice Sinclair told us about how back then, Aboriginals were forced to go to Residential school, they couldn’t learn about their culture in anyway whatsoever. They were forced to speak the English language and forbidden to learn their own. Back then, no one cared about equality, it never mattered. Justice wants things like that to stop. He wants people to have more respect for Aboriginals. He wants the next generation to grow up properly without having to experience what the past generations have. Last but not least another speaker who impacted me was Molly Burke. Molly lost her eyesight when she was just 14. She was a victim of bullying. Once, she sprained her ankle so she was on crutches, at school the “popular girls” wanted to hang out with her. they started walking to somewhere but obviously Molly wouldn’t know. They kept walking and Molly noticed the sound of crushing leaves she felt branches in her way, the ended up in the forest. She sat down, took off her bag and laid her crutches by her side. the next thing she heard was the sound of laughter, followed by her crutches being smashed against a tree. All she could really do was cry. She was alone in the forest, she couldn’t see, walk, and they took her backpack too. Together united, we are all one strong voice. As important as it is to speak out, silence can be powerful, so on April 19th I’m choosing to be silent for those without voices. People without out clean water, an education and those who are bullied have no voice. “We are Silent” We will be silent with our voices but we can be loud with social media.


Having all the musical guests was just a blast! Lights, Justin Nozuka, Robb Nash, Shawn Desman, Allstar Weekend, Tyler Shaw, and Victoria Duffield performed. It was amazing to see all the artists sing live. I’ve never experienced anything like that before, let alone I still haven’t been to an actual concert. During most of the performances I was either screaming or singing along, thats basically what most people were doing. It would be pretty hard for me to pick a favourite because all of the artist did such a wonderful job with their performances it was truly amazing! Lights sang “Toes”, Shawn Desman sang “Nobody Does it Like You”, Allstar Weekend performed “Not Your Birthday”, Tyler Shaw sang “Kiss Goodnight” and Victoria Duffield sang “Break Your Heart”. 

My We Day Experience

My Overall Impression about We Day was it was an inspirational event for me. On October 30, 2012 I got the chance to go to the Mts Center to listen to many people's life stories. I learned about many people around the world. It was fun to listen to all the singers that preformed. I took lots of pictures and videos of the speakers and most of the performers. The people at we day taught us how to do the " We Day Dance ". I liked how they let us use our phones for taking pictures/videos, texting and to tweet. People from Much Music were there and they let us take pictures with them and get their autographs. Their names were Phoebe Dykstra and Scott Willats. We Day was a really memorable day for me and to help me remember the experience, I bought a We Day shirt. Also, they gave us bags with things in it that tell us about We Day. Two of my favorite things in the bag were the We Day book and this cool Water Drop Necklace from RBC. At first everyone thought it was broken until they turned them on all at the same time. Then when I got home, Selena tweeted that she found out that the necklace turns on by using a television remote, I tried it and I was so amazed because it worked!! We Day was a really fun day because I got to spend it with a lot of my friends and my teachers Mr. Dawson, Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Harbeck! I liked it when Jesse Giddings said Hi to us!!!!!!!!! It was really fun to be at We Day and I'm really glad that I was one of the people that got to experience it!

 

Speakers that impacted me the most were Mikhail Gorbachev, Molly Burke, Justice Sinclair, Spencer West, and Marc and Craig Kielburger. They impacted me because of their stories. Mikhail Gorbachev inspired me because of how he helped stop the Cold War. Mikhail Grobachev was the President of Russia, and all he wanted was peace. He didn't just stop the war in Russia but, he stopped the war in many parts of the world. He wanted to stop all the nuclear weapons in the war. After hearing about what he's done, it just amazed me so much how just even one person can make the biggest change. The next person who inspired me was Molly Burke. When she came on the stage she talked to us about how when she went to school, the "popular girls" asked her to hang out with them. At that time she was using crutches because of an injury. The girls brought her to the forest. They started laughing and then they took her crutches and broke them. Molly was left on the ground and she couldn't help herself up. After that story, they turned off the lights and she told us that she was blind. She said that she felt alone when she got bullied. I was surprised because she made it seem like nothing was wrong when she was talking to us. After she finished with her speech we got to see her guard dog. I like Molly because she is a very strong lady, and I also like how she is standing up for herself and others who are victims of bullying. The third person that has inspired me was Justice Sinclair. He inspired me because he was standing up for the Aboriginal People. He told us about how schools were before and how they made you forget about who you are. They made you forget about your cultures and religion. I learned that Justice Sinclair was the first Aboriginal judge. I like Justice Sinclair because he wasn't just standing up for himself, but he was standing up for his people and he was trying to change the perspective in how people see the Aboriginal People. The fourth person that inspired me was Spencer West. It's truly amazing how even though he lost his legs, he has done so many great things. I like how he told us about him climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, he said that some people doubted him, but that didn't stop him from trying to reach his goal. He ended up reaching the top of the mountain. I think that he was trying to tell us that you should never give up on what you want to do even if people tell you that you can't do it. You should always believe in your self and fight for what you believe in. Last but not least were Marc and Craig Kielburger. They're the one's who started the organization " Free The Children ", they're also the founders of We Day. They've helped so many children and people around the world. Marc and Craig Kielburger inspired me to make a change. They were only kids when they started and they've gone so far. I like Marc and Craig because they took a stand and fought for what they believed. The Kielburger brothers are hero's to so many people around the world, including me!

I thought that the music at We Day was really good too. There were performers many performers, like Shawn Desman, Lights, Justin Nozuka, All Star Weekend, Victoria Duffield and more. It was fun listening to them. I didn't know all of the people preforming, but they we're still really good. It was like having mini concerts. My favorite song that played was " Nobody Does It Like You ".I took lots of pictures and videos of them performing. I was mostly screaming the whole time especially when Shawn Desman came on. I thought it was really funny when Lights came on because Selena was screaming so much, she was like Lights' biggest fan in the Mts Center!

 Marc and Craig Kielburger also talked about rights. They told us about how women barely had any rights. Only men were aloud to vote and people thought it would be silly to have a vote from a women. But there was a woman named Nellie McClung who thought it wasn't fair. She started the " Women's Suffrage Movement ". For 20 years, she has been trying to get women to have the same rights as men. I like how Nellie McClung tried to make people see that we're all equal, and we should have the same rights whether men or women. One of her quotes were " Never retreat, Never explain, Never apologize. " I really like how she tried to show that girls can do what boys can do too. After they talked about Nellie McClung, they told us about the Laws. The laws were; Law of We, Law of Will ,Law of Few.