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Free The Children Takes the Vow of Silence

November 8th, 2011

In 2010, over 100,000 youths from 820 schools took Free The Children’s Vow of Silence and remained silent for a combined total of 932,164 hours, equivalent to 82 years. This year’s Vow of Silence campaign begins on Wednesday, November 30 at 3:00 p.m. and runs for a 24 hour period ending Thursday, December 1, at [...]

Tags: free the children, Vow of Silence, we day
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, We Day | Posted by Allison |

Degrassi Does India – Day 1!

December 25th, 2010

Watch into MuchMusic’s special presentation of Degrassi In India on Wednesday, December 29 at 8pm ET! In August 2010, through the continued partnership with Free The Children, fourteen Degrassi cast members helped build a school for an impoverished community in Udaipur, India. When not working on the educational facility, the cast immersed themselves in the [...]

Tags: degrassi, Degrassi on Much, free the children, pics, we day
Posted in Blog, Celeb Guest Blogs, Degrassi on Much, pics | Posted by Allison |

The 2010 WE DAY is another huge success!

October 4th, 2010

After packing the Air Canada Centre with students from across the province, who were entertained and inspired by everyone from K’Naan, to Vancouver 2010 Olympian Alexandre Bilodeau, to the cast of Degrassi, and Deepak Chopra, fans, volunteers and celebs kept the positive party going in the parking lot of the MuchMusic Headquarters.

Check out pics after the jump!

Tags: Alexandre Bilodeau, degrassi, down with webster, free the children, jesse giddings, k'naan, liz trinnear, sarah taylor, the buried life, we day
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Liz Online, pics | Posted by Allison |

Hang out with celebs in celebration of WE DAY!

September 29th, 2010

Thursday September 30 is WE DAY in Canada and in celebration MuchMusic is inviting fans to visit with their favourite celebs and WE DAY supporters from 5-6pm ET in the MuchMusic headquarters parking lot at 299 Queen St. West in Toronto. MuchMusic VJs Sarah Taylor, Jesse Giddings, and Liz Trinnear will chat with Marc Kielburger from Free the Children, Down With Webster, the cast of MTV’s THE BURIED LIFE, and other WE DAY speakers while they meet fans, sign autographs, pose for photos, and talk about how youth are making a difference.

Tags: down with webster, free the children, jesse giddings, liz trinnear, Marc Kielburger, sarah taylor, the buried life, we day
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Liz Online, MuchMusic Guests | Posted by Allison |

Thursday January 21 MUCHTALKS: Haiti

January 20th, 2010

Watch MuchMusic on Thursday January 21 at 7pm to see a special presentation of MUCHTALKS: Haiti. The one-hour special will be co-hosted by Free The Children’s Craig Kielburger and MuchMusic’s Devon Soltendieck. Upon his recent return from Haiti, Craig Kielburger will be in the MuchMusic studio, sharing his thoughts and experiences from the disaster site. [...]

Tags: Craig Kielburger, devon soltendieck, free the children, me to we, MUCHTALKS: Haiti
Posted in Blog, Headlines & Current Events, MuchMusic Guests | Posted by Allison |

The 10 most important commitments you will make this year

January 19th, 2010

Free The Children Background Started in 1995 after then 12-year-old Craig Kielburger saw an article in the Toronto Star that read “Battled Child Labor, Boy, 12, Murdered.” The impact of such simple but defining words made an immediate impact on Kielburger and he knew something had to be done. Kielburger and a small group of [...]

Tags: 10 x 10 Challenge, Craig Kielburger, free the children
Posted in Blog | Posted by Aubin - Correspondent |

Jo-Bros make surprise appearance for We Day

October 5th, 2009

The Jonas Brothers were a surprise guest for We Day. Held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the Jo-Bros first appeared on screen giving a message about the importance of the Free The Children foundation. In a surprise twist, however, the brothers then came out on stage and performed their hits “SOS” and “Burnin’ [...]

Tags: free the children, hedley, jonas brothers, justin bieber, we day
Posted in News | Posted by Cam |