Crowd at WE Day in Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
12000 students from around Ottawa, and as far as St John’s NFLD gathered at the Canadian Tire Centre this past Wednesday for a spectacle of inspiration for change at We Day Ottawa 2017. All ages from elementary school to high school gathered to hear notable speakers like Former Secretary General of the United Nations and the Downie-Wenjack Families. Discussing a variety of issues from indigenous rights in Canada, to Canada’s impact overseas, to the ability for an individual to make a difference through organ donation or volunteering with food banks.
Downie-Wenjack Family @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Speakers were supplemented with videos from work students are doing across the country. Music featured from Shawn Hook and Brett Kissel tied together the show keeping the energy way up all day long! We Day Ottawa brought together kids who are making a difference in their communities now and will continue to make a difference in the future!
Downie Family @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Theland Kicknosway @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Silken Laumann @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Theland Kicknosway @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Shawn Hook @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Shawn Hook @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Shawn Hook @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Dancers with Shawn Hook @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Dancers with Shawn Hook @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Eugene Melnyk @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Secret Path Choir @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Rick Hansan @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Rick Hansan @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Nav Bhatia @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Marc Kielburger @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Kenyan Boys Choir @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Kenyan Boys Choir @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Olivia Holt @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Erik Karlsson @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Erik Karlsson @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Erik Karlsson @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Downie-Wenjack Family @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Crowd at WE Day in Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Craig Kielburger @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Brett Kissel @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Brett Kissel @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Brett Kissel @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Ban Ki-Moon @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Ban Ki-Moon @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)
Alexandre Trudeau @ We Day Ottawa 2017 (Canadian Tire Centre) Photo by Els Durnford (@elsdurnford)