/R E P E A T -- Invite: We Day Montreal - Join 2,000 students celebrating local and global change/

- Over 120 schools from across Quebec currently active in We Act Program -
- We Day empowers Quebec's young global citizens through an inspirational event -

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MONTREAL, Nov. 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Join international activists Craig and Marc Kielburger, inspiring speakers and chart-topping musicians with an electrified crowd of 2,000 youth, educators and supporters, when they come together to kick off a year-long movement for local and global change at We Day Montreal on Monday, November 25 at Théâtre St-Denis. The lineup for the event includes:

• Les Soeurs Boulay - Quebec based Canadian folk music group
• Sam Roberts - Montreal native and JUNO Award-winning Canadian rock singer/songwriter
• Martin Luther King III - Human rights advocate and eldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Neverest - Chart-topping, MMVA nominated Canadian pop-rock band
• Malik Shaheed - artist, television host, youth and community advocate and host of We Day Montreal
• Craig and Marc Kielburger - International activists and co-founders of Free The Children
• Kenyan Boys Choir - Traditional African male choir, who sang at the 2009 inauguration of President Obama
• And many other motivational speaker and humanitarian. See details at : http://www.weday.com/we-day-events/we-day-cities/montreal.

Youth in attendance can't buy a ticket to We Day; they earn it by committing to take action on at least one local and one global initiative of their choice to better the world as part of Free The Children's year-long educational program, We Act, which inspires young Quebecers to care about social issues.

Monday, November 25, 2013
Théâtre St-Denis, 1594, rue St-Denis, Montreal

8:30 a.m.	Media Registration
9:00 a.m.	Show start time. Audio feeds will be available to plug in to, as no wireless is permitted for ENG cameras)
11:00 a.m.	Interview opportunities with Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children, speaker/performers from the show and local youth in attendance

An initiative of international charity and educational partner, Free The Children, We Day is a stadium-sized educational event and movement of young people leading local and global change. Thanks to the generous support of sponsors led by National Co-Title Sponsors RBC and TELUS, We Day is free for the thousands of students and educators in attendance.

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SOURCE: Free The Children

André Beaulieu Communication
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