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We Day 2011

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

More than 16,000 students from 400 schools across Manitoba participated in Winnipeg's first ever We Day on Nov.23, 2011. We Day, an initiative by Free The Children, aims to bring awareness and engage young people to be more active in social justice issues. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

Free The Children founder Craig Kielburger motivates the crowd during Winnipeg's first ever We Day on Nov.23, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

The crowd holds up signs celebrating We Day in Winnipeg on Nov.23, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

Actress and activist Mia Farrow shares her story of working with children in Africa during Winnipeg's first ever We Day on Nov.23, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

Michel Chikwanine, who had taken a 24-hour vow of silence, holds up a sign declaring he was a child solider in the Democratic Republic of Congo during We Day in Winnipeg, Nov. 24, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore tells the crowd they can make a difference and they can change the world during Winnipeg's first ever We Day on Nov.23, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

Sean Desmond sings one of his songs during Winnipeg's first ever We Day on Nov.23, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

We Day 2011

We Day 2011

Students hold up signs celebrating We Day in Winnipeg on Nov.23, 2011. (Svjetlana Mlinarevic/Metro Winnipeg)

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