We Day UK 2014
We Day is an annual, global event taking place in many different stadiums. It brings over 160,000 people together along with many famous speakers and well known people, including cultural icons, social activists and musicians to celebrate the collective power young people have to make a change.
On the 7th March, a group of CFS students, drawn from years 10 and 12, attended the inaugural UK We Day, which took place at a Wembley stadium full of thousands of eager students and teachers.
The show opened with an amazing dance performance by Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity. Other artists performing for the cause and calling for change included Birdy, Jennifer Hudson and Ellie Goulding, who closed the event and had the audience up on its collective feet.
Many well-known people gave inspirational speeches to encourage change. Among these was Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, who said that ‘everyone wants to be in a position to make a difference and if one is in a position to do so, he should not hesitate to come forward.’ Other speakers included Prince Harry, who said that ‘the internet, today, is an integral part of our everyday lives and the social media has changed the way we think, react and communicate and provides an opportunity to effect changes on a global scale.’
Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who in 2012, because of her passionate, public support of women’s education, was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, also gave an incredibly moving speech. Her message was that our voice is our most powerful tool; she encouraged everyone to never keep quiet about wanting a change for the better.
Overall, the day was an uplifting and inspiring event, which left us all, in the spirit of We Day, hoping in some way to be the change.
On the 7th March, a group of CFS students, drawn from years 10 and 12, attended the inaugural UK We Day, which took place at a Wembley stadium full of thousands of eager students and teachers.
The show opened with an amazing dance performance by Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity. Other artists performing for the cause and calling for change included Birdy, Jennifer Hudson and Ellie Goulding, who closed the event and had the audience up on its collective feet.
Many well-known people gave inspirational speeches to encourage change. Among these was Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, who said that ‘everyone wants to be in a position to make a difference and if one is in a position to do so, he should not hesitate to come forward.’ Other speakers included Prince Harry, who said that ‘the internet, today, is an integral part of our everyday lives and the social media has changed the way we think, react and communicate and provides an opportunity to effect changes on a global scale.’
Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who in 2012, because of her passionate, public support of women’s education, was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, also gave an incredibly moving speech. Her message was that our voice is our most powerful tool; she encouraged everyone to never keep quiet about wanting a change for the better.
Overall, the day was an uplifting and inspiring event, which left us all, in the spirit of We Day, hoping in some way to be the change.
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