Millie Bobby Brown, Karamo Brown, Jameela Jamil, Liza Koshy and WE Charity's Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger unite at WE... (2024)

–WE Day UN lineup of speakers andperformers announced today–
–Click hereto applyfor media accreditation to attend WE DayUN–
–WE Day UN is freeto thousands of students in the Tri-State area thanks to partnersled by Co-Title Sponsors The AllstateFoundation, UnileverandWalgreens–
– WE Day UN is held in partnership with UNAIDS, UN Global Compact,and UN Women –

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -WE Day, aninspiring youth empowerment event and celebration of social good,returns to New York to celebratethousands of extraordinary youth and educators from across theTri-State area for the third annual WE Day UN on September 25, 2019 at BarclaysCenter.Taking place during the 74th United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA), WE Day UN is held in partnership with UNAIDS, UNGlobal Compact and UN Women.

Students can't buy a ticket to WE Day—they earn their way bytaking action on one local and one global cause that they arepassionate about. WE Day is a celebration of these year-round actsof service. The event is free of charge to students and teachersacross the U.S. thanks to the generous support of partners, led byCo-Title Sponsors The AllstateFoundation,UnileverandWalgreens. Together thesechangemakers will enjoy a day of unforgettable performances andmotivational speeches with WE Charityco-foundersCraig KielburgerandMarc Kielburger, alongsideAlly Brooke, Millie Bobby Brown, Karamo Brown, Monique Coleman, Amber Heard, Jameela Jamil, Liza Koshy, KYLE, Nick Kristof, Sadie Sink, GraceVanderWaal and more still to be announced.

"The young people at WE Day are using their voice, drive andresilience to build a better tomorrow for themselves and others.These students are encouraging each other to be the best they canbe, focusing on the positive impact they can make everyday," saysculture expert, equality advocate and television personality,Karamo Brown. "It'sincredibly inspiring to see their determination to give back andempower others to do the same. We need more positivity in ourworld, that's why I'm so grateful and excited to celebrate them,once again, at WE Day UN."

The initial list of WE Day UN presenters, speakers andperformers in alphabetical order, announced to date,includes:

• Appearances by: Bronx Envision Academy, Ornella Barra, KaramoBrown, Millie Bobby Brown,Jean Case, Monique Coleman, EmilioEstevez, Everybody Dance Now, Carlos Andrés Gómez,Amber Heard, Skai Jackson, JameelaJamil, Craig Kielburger,Marc Kielburger, Liza Koshy, NickKristof, Ally Love,Angie Martinez, James Orbinski, AaronPhilip, Holland Roden, SadieSink, Margaret Trudeau,Alexandria Villaseñor, Spencer West,Isaiah Woods
• Performers: Ally Brooke,Grace VanderWaal, KYLE, Yuna

This academic year, WE joins forces with UNAIDS, UN GlobalCompact, and UN Women to incorporate the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs)into more than 20,000 schools across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, promoting Goal #4 (Quality Education)through WE Schools,WE's service learning program. As the UNGeneral Assembly brings together 195 countries to debate pressingworld issues, WE Day UN will motivate the next generation of globalleaders to achieve the SDGs including eliminating poverty,promoting gender equality, ensuring access to clean water andending hunger. Together WE and the UN agencies believe that youngpeople are powerful active agents for change.

"The youth at WE Day are at the forefront of change. They arecommitted to tackling some of the largest issues the world has everfaced; including youth violence, climate change, and well-being, toname a few," said WE Charity Co-Founder, Craig Kielburger. "WE Day demonstrates howimportant it is to empower our youth to be leaders of change byproviding them with the tools and resources they need to chasetheir dreams—both in the classroom and out in their communities. Weare honored to celebrate the efforts of the next generation and wecan't wait to once again commemorate their incredible achievementsat WE Day UN."

More than a one-day event, WE Day is connected to the free,yearlong service learning program WE Schools. Designed to enhance aschool or community's existing social initiatives or spark newones, WE Schools provides teachers with educational resources andaction campaigns to encourage students to further their curricularlearning and develop social and emotional skills to succeed beyondthe classroom. In the 2018/2019 school year, over 960 school groupsfrom the Tri-State area participated in WE Schools, creatingsocially innovative solutions to today's pressing issues and takingaction in support of global and local causes including hunger,poverty, bullying, well-being, access to education and access toclean water in communities across the globe.

The WE Day inspiration continues beyond the live event throughWE Day Connect, a free 90-minute interactive online event takingplace on October 8, 2019.

WE Day is supported in the Tri-State area byco-chairsOrnella Barra, Co-Chief Operating Officer, WalgreensBoots Alliance; Alan Jope, ChiefExecutive Officer, Unilever; CarolynEverson, Vice President, Global Marketing Solutions,Facebook and Dean Phillips,Congressman, Minnesota's 3rdCongressional District. WE Day is supported nationally by co-chairsTom Wilson, Chair, President andChief Executive Officer of The Allstate Corporation; Steve Robinson, Founder, Brewery X, and Officer,LAPD; Janet Crown, CEO/Founder, Burn60 Studiosand Jane Francisco,Editorial Director, Hearst Lifestyle Group.

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About WE

WE Dayis part of WE—a family of organizations that makesdoing good, doable. WE is made up of WE Charity, empoweringdomestic and international change, ME to WE, a social enterprisethat creates socially conscious products and experiences to helpsupport the charity, and WE Day, filling stadiums around the worldwith the greatest celebration of social good.

WE Charitywas founded by New YorkTimesBestselling authors CraigKielburger and MarcKielburger, in 1995, with a mission to fight child labor. WEhas since grown andevolved to address the root cause of childlabor - extreme poverty. Inthe past 24years, WE'sprograms have empowered over 1 million people with clean water,built 1,500 schools and schoolrooms overseas, and empowered morethan 200,000 children with access to education.

WEenables youth and families to better theworld—supporting 7,200+ local and global causes by volunteeringmillions of hours of service, shopping daily with an impact, andraising millions of dollars that directly benefit their localcommunities and the world.

WE's headquarters is based in downtown Toronto at the WE Global Learning Center, aservice and social innovation accelerator for young people, leadingthem to become the next generation of leaders and towards abrighter future.

Join the movement today atWE.org.

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