It's time we make a difference.
It's time that we unite.
To change the world together.
The We Day tonight!
We Day is all about giving back.
Celebrating the good in our communities.
And proving that we are stronger together.
We are the generation.
We're working day and night.
A We Day tonight.
Whether it's with your family.
Whether it's at your school.
Even with the Muppets? Yeah.
Even with those fools.
It's time to get things started.
Why don't you get things started.
Most sensational, conversational, motivational, inspirational, this is why we have a We Day Show.
Welcome to We Day. YEAH!
Make some noise for your host of We Day Seattle, from the hit show Jane the Virgin, Jenna Ortega.
Actor and recording artist, Jordan Fisher.
Actor, author and activist, Lily Collins.
And Disney star, Skai Jackson.
We Day, are you ready?
Hello We Day… are you guys ready to have some fun today?
I can't hear you, are you ready to have some fun We Day?
Welcome to the Key Arena.
We are your hosts for the day.
And we are so excited because today is all about you!
All of you from all across Washington are showing the rest of America and the World how truly we live We.
Today we're gonna highlight four ways to live WE every day.
At home and school, in our communities, across the country and around the globe.
And throughout the day, the four of us, are gonna show you how we, live We as well.
Hey, Lily, why don't you and Jordan get things started?
Skai and I will catch up with you in a bit.
See you soon. Oh, well … bye, bye.
Ok, if you believe in a better world, we want you to make some noise.
This is a movement, moving for change, born from the idea that when we come together we can do anything.
You see, we know, that it doesn't matter, what country you were born in.
Or what neighborhood you live in.
It doesn't matter, what your parents do for a living.
It doesn't matter, the color of your skin.
Or who you love.
Each and every one of us has a place in this community.
You see, all of this started, was when I was twelve years old.
One morning I was reaching for the comics in the local newspaper,
and I read a story, about a child slave from Pakistan.
He was 12 when he was killed, I was 12 at that time, the differences in our lives shocked me,
I tore it from the newspaper and brought it to my seventh grade class.
I had no idea what to do.
I said I need your help, will you join?
11 hands went up in my class.
11 plus me, so there were 12 of us.
At the time we were all 12 year olds.
So we proudly called ourselves "The Group 12, Twelve Year olds."
It was our founding name, didn't last very long.
Today there's more than twelve of us.
But, what started with a group of students believing that we can make a difference.
You know back then, people called us dreamers all the time,
And we would just pick up that label and we would wear it with pride.
We would just own it, because the truth is, the world needs more dreamers today.
So we've grown from that Group of 12, Twelve year olds.
Organizing in our parents' basements
to now, two point three million young people in 12,000 schools that share this passion.
You know, as we grew, so did the vision.
Thank you everybody for your passion and commitments.
Happy We Day.
Cause tonight, the sun's shining bright, remind you and I, no it's not about us.
This is all about us, this is all about us.
Why are we living [inaudible]. Gotta open up our eyes.
No, it's all about us; yes, it's all about us.
It's all about us.
So let's talk about living WE at home and in school.
Life here in Seattle is great.
Easily one of my favorite cities, and there's no shortage of things to do.
Maybe you play baseball with your friends every weekend trying your best to throw heat like King Felix.
Yeah?
But after all is said and done, we spend most of our time in two places home and at school.
It's where we find our talents.
Learn about issues and causes we care about, and discover the passions that motivate us to live WE.
Yes!
Yes! Yes! Yes.!
Yes, go on…
Want to learn more about how to get involved with WE?
Visit we.org/weschools to find out.
So now, our next guest speaker, is a new friend of WE,
who made her first, media appearance, two weeks ago in New York.
Today she is here, not only to host.
But to speak to a cause close to all of us.
"Bullying" you know her as Zury Ross from Disney Channel's Jessie and Bunt.
Make some noise for Skai Jackson.
What's up WE Day?
Okay.
Being on Disney Channel, is great, and it's provided me with a lot of opportunities.
I have achieved my dream of becoming an actor,
I get to do what I love and I've interacted with so many amazing fans.
But there is a down side to having so many followers.
Cyber bullying.
It's something that so many of us have to deal with and I have too.
Kids at school used to bully me, because I was short, but I don't let it really bother me.
But it extends beyond school.
Sometimes I get up to a 1000 hate messages, on my social media post.
But, I just let it roll off my back.
And I love myself, and I have always been confident.
I also have people to talk to when I am feeling down, which really helps.
But I know that's not the case for everyone.
If you are being "Bullied" tell someone.
Whether it's a parent, guardian, teacher or friend, you do not have to go through it alone.
Even if it feels like you are all alone, there is always someone willing to have your back.
If you do have a friend that is being "Bullied" stand up for them,
when I see one of my fans, getting "Bullied" online, I always try to speak up for them.
It makes all the difference, just knowing someone does care.
And finally, Know if that you are being "Bullied" it will not last forever.
And you can get through this.
Be kind to each other.
It's as simple as that.
Thank you WE Day.
This year the blockbuster hit "Hidden Figures" told the incredible untold story
of the brilliant African-American female trio
who served as the brains behind one of the world's greatest operations in history.
NASA space launch of astronaut John Glenn, into orbit.
The mission united the nation and electrified the world,
shining light on these women, who cross lines, gender and race, inspiring generations to come to dream BIG!
And our next speaker is following in these women's footsteps
as a 22 year old engineer working with NASA herself.
Her story is absolutely, incredible, but let's hear it from her.
WE Day please welcome Tiara Gwen.
Good morning WE Day!
My name is Tiara Gwen and I'm a 22 year old rocket design and analysis engineer at the Boeing Company.
Currently I'm working on NASA's space launch system program
that will send humans to Mars as the largest rocket ever created in history.
As you can see, I'm a young woman of color.
And the Aerospace field…
And the aerospace field, that despite incredible progress makes me a triple minority.
Getting to Boeing and NASA was not easy and no dream ever is.
You, always have to fight to achieve them.
It requires focus and determination.
But, women are powerful and no one can say otherwise.
The world not only needs diversity of gender but diversity of race.
Diversity of generations and most importantly a diversity of mind.
The fight for equality isn't solely in the numbers.
It's in the small success stories like a young girl excited about math in the supermarket.
Or an engineer in the making, always looking forward to building a rocket to send humans to Mars.
Equality is in our role models, like my mother,
my colleagues and the women at Boeing and NASA that came before me.
Bravely paving the way for me to succeed and thrive.
We all have the power to change the world.
Whether that's. Yeah, clap for yourselves.
That's you.
Whether that's preparing humanity for the epic trip to Mars.
Or simply raising awareness about a cause that's close to your heart.
So empower the girls and young women and your lives to achieve their dreams.
Encourage curiosity, permeate a sense of wonder and support the aspirations of others.
And most importantly believe in yourself.
Thank you so much, WE Day.
Our next speaker is a Seattle born youth, who is doing some pretty, inventive things
to make the world a more inclusive place for everyone.
Please welcome to the stage the inspirational Thomas Pryor.
Hello WE Day, How we all doing?
Awesome.
My name is Thomas, and I am the creator of Sign Allowed.
Sign Allowed, is this pair of gloves I created,
to help improve the lives of those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Ever since I was a kid, I had a passion for technology.
A desire to create and invent.
And when I started college, I got involved in hack-a-thons.
Which was like, these 24 hour inventing competitions.
And it was at an event like this, that the first version of Sign allowed came to life.
I ended up winning that hackathon and soon after sign Allowed became to… began to gain momentum.
And I knew I wanted to grow this technology.
I started researching hearing loss and those affected by it.
And I learned something very important.
Being deaf is not a disability.
It's an identity.
And there's no problem for me to solve in the deaf community.
What we need to do, is empower them,
to take back their language and their culture from misrepresentation.
Throughout my journey working on this project, things didn't always go so smoothly.
As an inventor you're bound to make mistakes.
But don't think of it as a failure, or a setback.
Think of it as a learning opportunity and try again.
Adapt as best as you can be proud of the progress that you've made.
Yes.
And above all, don't ever give up.
Thank you, WE Day.
Well we've learned the power our friends and family have on us.
We need to inspire and learn from one another.
These are your support systems, use them lean on them.
Absolutely, change starts at home and school.
Look around you guys, the peers that you came to WE day with
are your teammates for change making and together you're unstoppable.
And of course let's not forget about all those that aren't here with us today.
Whether it's your parents or guardians, siblings and other classmates.
We need to bring our leadership and today's knowledge back to our homes and schools.
Yes.
The second stop on our journey towards living WE Is stepping beyond the home and school
and stepping out into the community.
Yeah and that means.
You are enthusiastic down there!
Wow!
Wow! Thank you!
And that means using our free time to do something meaningful.
Even if it's just an hour here or there taking the initiative to make a difference is so powerful.
Yes.
All right, now, despite the circumstances,
our next speaker has never let life hardships dampen her spirit.
Instead she's using her experiences to educate and empower other young women.
WE Day, give it up for Keisha Brandon.
I want you, to picture something for me.
I want you to imagine yourself. You're a senior in high school.
You're getting ready for college, starting a new job
or maybe you're taking some time to figure things out.
It can be scary but exciting too.
As long as you have a strong support system around you.
What if you didn't have that strong support system?
What if you went home to a family that didn't love you?
A family that made you feel worthless or unwelcome.
Or wonder if you didn't have a home at all.
That was me, a few years ago.
I grew up in a traumatic abusive home.
I wasn't living, I was surviving.
So the day I graduated high school, at just seventeen years old, I left the only home I knew.
Except I had nowhere to go.
Nowhere to sleep and I was homeless.
In fact, I still am.
And it's hard.
Every single day, I worry about where I'll sleep and what my future holds?
I learned to stay positive by focusing on activities I'm passionate about, like writing and poetry.
And whenever, I feel myself getting down,
I just pick up a pen and paper turn up the reggae tune and use my emotions to create art.
I spend most of my…
Thank, you.
I spend most of my days, building community with youth and young adults
who grew up in abusive homes, or in foster care.
I learned that a lot of them have stories similar to mine.
That our caregivers gave us food and a roof over our heads.
But, that's all, no love, no support, we're just doing our best to get through each day.
YEAH!
I'm currently in the process of trying to get housing so that I can pursue my dreams.
And not worry about where I'll sleep each night.
My dream is to build my YouTube channel.
So that I can spread the message of love and acceptance
by sharing my passions and goals to other kids that might need it.
I want all of…
I want all of you to know that if you ever feel alone, I promise you're not alone.
There's someone out there who cares about you and who loves you.
And I don't know you, but I care and I want all of you to feel love and support it.
YEAH!
If you're in a place...
If you're in a place, where you feel like you have nowhere left to turn
no matter how dark things may seem, find that one thing that drives you to keep going.
And I promise you, it'll light path forward.
Thank you, WE Day.
Now our next guest has overcome the challenges and hardships of "Bullying"
by embracing his passion of dance.
An incredibly talented and beautiful ballet dancer from right here in Seattle.
Please welcome our boy, Johnathan Poretto.
Hi, WE Day!
Hi!
This is amazing.
My name is Jonathan and I'm a ballet dancer.
When asked one word to describe myself I always say loud!
Yeah! YEAH!
And I've expressed myself through dance, since I was a young seven year old, in New Jersey.
I went on to the School of American ballet and dance my way from East to West Coast.
finally reaching Seattle and joining the Pacific Northwest Ballet.
At 18 years old, through dance, I have found my own family.
A community, where eccentricities are celebrated and uniqueness admired.
YEAH!
I am wholeheartedly, accepted, for being me.
"I like to be in America. Okay by me in America.
Everything's free in America.
For a small fee in Amer-i-ca.
I love the city of San Juan.
I know a place you can get up."
Hundreds of flowers in full bloom.
Hundreds of people in each room.
Our next speaker is proof of what you're all capable of,
just making an incredible impact.
She went from being bullied to being bestselling author
with her book Survival Guide to Bullying
and she's working to empower young people to use their voices for good.
Make some noise for Aija Mayrock.
I'm gonna tell you a story about the power of words,
about your own voice and being heard.
The power to heal,
the power to hurt.
On Halloween of my freshmen year
a girl I had never met who attended my own school
dressed up as me as her costume.
And suddenly it was like someone pressed resume,
I was consumed by cyberbullying, harassment and my past.
You see, I'd spent 8 years being bullied.
Crowds were the mass to telecast hate,
trying to obliterate their very own classmate.
And so when this happened I sunk into my chair
defeated with this blank stare and my eye thinking
"This is it! I can't keep trying to get by".
A few weeks later my life would change.
I read the news about a boy.
Sixteen years old, he couldn't hold on any longer,
couldn't be any stronger. It said
"suicide due to bullying".
And something said to me
"Aija, you cannot wait any longer."
You see, I know what it's like to lose your fight
and I know what it's like to take back your life.
But how could I let kids struggle every day
without showing them that it's gonna be okay?
I couldn't find the answer.
How do you help kids around the world?
What is the answer?
Do I have a voice?
I didn't know.
Do I have the power? I won't let go.
But I'm not gonna lie, I was hesitant from head to toe.
And then my mom said to me
"Aija, you gotta be brave.
Tell your story.
If not you, who will tell the story of the 13 million American kids
bullied every single year?"
And suddenly it all became clear.
And she said to me
"Who do you want to be?
What do you want to achieve?
What do you believe?"
I wanted to be who I needed when I was younger.
I want to achieve more than I ever thought was possible.
I believe in standing up.
Standing up. I'm not backing up, easing up or shutting up.
I'm gonna make a change.
So I put pen to paper, rearranging the thoughts that pouring through my brain
and created a book that goes by the name
'The survival Guide to Bullying'.
The book Aija needed when she was ten, twelve, fifteen
and just came a few years late.
But hopefully it will show everybody else how to communicate,
love your weight, your sexual orientation or your growth rate.
Because it doesn't matter what anyone says to you.
Whether you are gay, straight, trans,
lost, found, alone, sad, scared or different.
We are all different, unfinished, sufficient.
So I'll leave you with this and say,
I promised myself I would take a stand,
try to save others by holding out my hand,
but I cannot fix this problem on my own.
I need you to get up,
hold your head high, raise your hand and say
"I will not let another kid feel like someone else's prey".
Whether you are the bully,
the bullied or the bystander,
today is a new day.
WE Day Seattle stand up!
Don't back down and be brave!
Alright, we've reached the end of our second stop of the day.
Living WE in the community. And I think we've learned a lot.
Absolutely.
Living WE in the community means dedicating your free time
to something meaningful.
Yeah.
And the best way to do this is to take a step back from our own lives
and try and make a difference in the community.
Whether it's promoting equality
or being a voice for people in need.
Every small impact is powerful.
I don't know my name.
I don't play by the rules of the game.
So you say I'm just trying.
Just trying.
Welcome everybody.
Skai and I are so excited to be back to take you through our
final two stops for the day.
And now we've reached our third and arguably the time has stopped.
Living WE nationally.
With our countries social climate and unrest,
lots of Americans feel overwhelmed.
And at times defeated,
but not us.
We're all gathered here today because we're different,
united by an important common goal,
we want to make the world a better place.
Absolutely!
Yeah you guys, come on.
Living WE nationally is our toolbox for real transformative change.
Across the country connected by WE,
we're empowered to rally and band together as likeminded activists.
We show our strength in numbers.
We're powerful beyond measure and with power comes responsibility.
We need to use it wisely.
Channeling our passion to take action on our cause.
All eyes are on us.
America is looking to our generation to take that chance.
So, let's get to work.
Woo!
Everybody please welcome Yara Shahidi.
Hi.
Oh my god!
Hello WE day.
Okay.
This is the coolest. I'm so happy to be here.
But okay, I wanted to first start by taking a quick survey.
Raise your hand if over the past week you've used Snapchat,
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Instastory, Tumblr, any of it.
Wow there's a lot of you!
Okay. That looks like everyone.
You can lower your hand.
Now that question was pretty easy, right?
But what truly matters isn't where we post
or how often we post,
it's what we post.
The content of what we share with the world reflects
the purpose and meaning behind everything we do.
There's something I've noticed lately that's really starting to pick up momentum
and I'm pretty sure our generation is what's gonna just push it over the edge.
It's our ability to lean on each other no matter what.
It's all of us coming together
under the cause of protecting and loving one another.
Rather than dividing our issues by ethnicity, race, gender or orientation.
We're now using our identities and the many layers that
make up each and every one of us
to rally in a way that's inclusive of all people.
It's one human being looking out for another
and it's you and me standing up as one.
It's like each of us are one in a million,
but imagine what we can accomplish if we acted if we are one of a million.
All of us coming together to make something real happen.
Something that people can see and feel and share with the world.
Thank you, I love you guys too.
And I know what I'm saying seems pretty big, right?
But there's some personal steps that I take
and it may seem super simple,
but I mean
it works wonders
and it's the fact that I personally no longer measure my activism.
Because in these times it may feel as though only large actions count,
big things count.
But everything we do is valid.
There's no criteria for being a true activist,
for being a humanitarian, for being a philanthropist.
We can do anything and everything.
And whether it's sharing a message that's important to you on social media,
reaching out and researching how to take action
and getting in touch with your favorite organizations,
finding someone on Twitter that's doing good for the world
and letting them know "Hey I see you."
And more importantly, "How can I help you?"
Yeah,
it's these little moments that take on a life of their own.
And our work in the digital world translates into real-world progress.
Each and every one of us is helping to shape the society we wish to live in.
And we're gonna change the world.
So thank you WE Day.
I love you guys.
I need you to know that you're not alone.
I can let it rock but you'll be my stone.
Forever in my heart you will be my stone,
you're my stone.
All the problems in the world couldn't tear us apart.
You're my heart.
Mom, you're my heart.
Hello, I just introduced myself in my language, Lakota.
My Lakota name is... which means "walks with young people".
I also go by Frank Wahn and I'm Sicangu Lakota pop artist.
The song you just heard tells my story
and the story of where I come from through music.
Most of that story wasn't pretty or easy.
But now I'm telling that story to the world and I want you to hear it too.
I was born and raised in the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota.
One of the poorest and most underrepresented places in the country.
I was living in somewhat of a bubble. In 2011,
I left the Rosebud Reservation to go to school in Chicago.
It was a culture shock not only for me,
but as it turns out it was a culture shock for others as well.
I remember one day in the elevator of the dorm I lived in,
a young lady skipped the typical elevator small talk
and she asked, "Your hair is really pretty. What are you?"
And I said "Thank you. I'm Lakota. I'm native American."
She looked at me confused and she said "Aren't you guys extinct?"
Stories are important. They shape our views and how others perceive us.
We're either a part of the national conversation
or a long lost figment of history books.
To the woman in the elevator I was extinct.
But back home where I'm from our story would say otherwise.
Our story is overflowing with culture, passion and life.
Our story is so much more than a paragraph and a textbook
or a torqued role in some movie.
We're more than a box to check off or a note in history.
I'm proud to be a voice for native people.
I'm ever prouder to take the WE Day stage and speak on behalf of the Lakota nation.
But like every other changemaker in this room,
I wouldn't be here without a strong support system.
As they say it takes a village and not to brag,
but I think the village behind me rivals the best.
My mother, my grandmother, my aunties they're the reason I'm on this stage.
And when I left home to study in Chicago,
there was one more woman who helped me tell my story.
I was in a culture race and media class at the University of Columba in Chicago
and I was much too shy to say anything in class.
But the professor Claudette Roper refused to let me stay silent.
And week after week she would chip away and encourage me to share a little more.
And she would make space for me.
I was the only native American in class to share who I am.
And by the end of the class it was the first time I felt represented,
like I had back home.
To the teachers out there, you do make a difference in your students' lives.
Thank you for hearing my story. Thank you for hearing my truth today.
Never be afraid to raise your voice
and share your story with the world. Thank you WE Day.
Make some noise for the host of Two Stools with Spencer. It's Spencer West!
What's up, WE Day?
Now I'm so excited to welcome back to the stage
13-year-old Americas got Talent winner, Grace Vanderwall.
-Hi. -I thought I was gonna be late and like…
-You weren't late, you were right on time. -Great.
Everybody give it up for Grace.
Hi.
Also, I love your dress.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
Now obviously you're into music
and I want to sort of know where that passion for music came?
And also, why you chose the ukulele?
Cause it's a very interesting choice when it comes to instruments.
Yeah. Well I've always loved music all my life
and we had a friend from Brazil stay over and the uke is pretty popular in Brazil
and I just liked it and then I got myself one.
Awesome. Now was there one sort of song
or onething in particular that you were like "Oh I wanna do music"?
No, no. But I went through phases where I was like I don't wanna sing,
I wanna be a dancer.
Or like I wanna be a chef. And then like Americas Got Talent like helped me know.
Awesome. Yeah.
Now…
I've never done anything like this where it's like people. So…
You're doing great. Yeah, just take a minute, take a minute.
Now you've described your music as trying to hold someone's hand.
I really like that, I think that's so nice. What is that all about?
Thank you.
Well my main goal in music is just for people to be able to disconnect for a second
and the crazy things in the world. Oh my god, it's so hard to focus!
You've got this, you've got this.
And yeah, just to be able to disconnect and just only enjoy the music
just for like the three minutes of a song.
Absolutely! Cause the worlds in a bit of an interesting time, right?
Yeah. So it's nice to be able to unplug, that's awesome.
Now speaking of music and yours in particular, you've got a couple songs.
But Gossip Girl in particular is about bullies.
Do you want to tell us a little bit about why you chose to write that song in particular?
Well I was just really… like I couldn't let go of this memory that was like years ago.
And I was just always thinking about him.
Like I couldn't get over this.
Like everyone's moved on, but I haven't.
So I just like wrote it all out and then Gossip Girl was born.
Awesome. So is this based on something that happened to you in school?
Yeah. Oh god. Do you wanna elaborate on that?
Oh god. We can move past that then.
Why is it important for you then, having that experience, why is it important now to talk about anti bullying?
Because I know how it feels.
Like you always need to know that you're not alone even though as if you feel as you are.
And there's always people out there for support.
Yeah. Oh my god! Thank you.
No, you doing such a great job. Speaking of support, let's give her some support, come on!
Yes.
Okay. So what advice would you give to someone who is facing bullying at school right now?
You're not alone. I know everyone says that and it's just kind of like really… you're like okay.
Everyone says you're not alone.
But it's so true, there's so many people out there that are for you and it's not gonna last forever.
It's gonna end and like before you know it.
So you should never feel like I'm trapped because there's always a way out.
Alright Skai, time flies. We've reached the end of our third stop, Living WE Nationally. What have we learned?
Everything that we do together as a country is reflected on the world stage.
People see what we do. They notice.
Absolutely. So let's take on that responsibility proudly.
Being an American is a duty and an honor.
Let's show the world that living WE is the American thing to do.
Alright WE Day, it's time for us to live as WE as big as possible. Globally.
So Seattle, how do we take our passion for change and make it a global movement?
We can show the world that we believe in equality and acceptance.
And that we're capable of global change.
And when we get involved in social movements and campaigns like WE Schools, we make global connections.
There are 7.5 billion people in world. But the movement needs every single one of you.
Now our next speaker truly understands the power of taking leadership to the global stage.
WE Day, please welcome Michel Chikwanine! Woo
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So they put us into a truck and we drove this village.
And when we arrived there the rebel commander gave a signal for all the kids to attack.
Back to my right I saw a clearing of trees and I took a deep breath and I ran towards the clearing as fast as I could.
And for three days and three nights I ran through a jungle having no idea where I was going.
But somehow miraculously I ended up in a town called Butembo,
where I ended up meeting a man who reunited me back with my family.
But I also stand up here because of two incredible people, my mother and my father.
My mother, who was a… my father who was a human rights activist,
who taught me the importance of overcoming fear and having courage.
My mother on the other hand taught me the importance of having courage even in the moments of adversity.
When I was ten years old my family became refugees in Uganda.
And when you're a refugee you don't exist, you're not a human being.
In order for you to be recognized you needed a refugee number.
So my mother would walk on the streets in Uganda
every single day for three hours to go to the United Nations office for four years
until we're finally given a refugee number.
And if it wasn't for my mother having courage and persisting every single day,
to walk in one of the most dangerous streets for women, I would not be here in front of you today.
My father on the other hand was a human rights activist,
was one of the very first people to link the warn Congo with conflict minerals.
And my father was killed for his work.
But every time he would go and work I always asked him, "Aren't you afraid of dying?"
To which he'd always reply to me with, "At some point all of us will die.
But the thing that we have to be worried about in our lives is not us dying or anything in between,
but the legacy we leave for our family, our community and the world."
That's what defines us as human beings.
So Seattle, my question to you is what legacy are you gonna leave for your family, for your community and the world?
And for every moment that everyone in this room in Seattle
or anywhere around the world thinks they're too small to make a difference,
well try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.
Thank you so much WE Day and I hope you guys have an incredible day. Thank you.
Hello WE Day.
We are proud to join you today
representing the learners and educators from Kisaruni Schools in Kenya.
We are here… thank you. We are here today to talk to you about
the power of global change through programs like WE Villages.
As an educator, it has been a privilege to be part of the growth of so many young women back in Kenya.
They have overcome so much just like Wilter has.
At first, my father was not supportive of me getting secondary school education.
I was not allowed to go to school, but I wanted it more than anything else.
So after I graduated grade eight I ran away from home.
I lived in the forest for two months figuring out what to do next.
It was a very difficult time for me.
Eventually our final tests were posted and I saw that my grades were very high for secondary school.
That's when an educator took notice of Wilter and told her about Millennial Compass.
One of the schools that I oversee. I met with Wilter and immediately I knew she belonged there.
And after years of studying and hard work, Wilter Ntoli became one of our top learners,
but Wilters father came to her graduation.
Now my father tells other community members on how important school is for young girls.
It's time for young women worldwide to have access to resources to develop their leadership skills.
Now I have a dream to become a politician because it's time for representation of women.
And because it's time to see women in power.
So from Wilter and I, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Please continue to take action on a global level by participating in WE Villages
and empowering the next generation to change the world.
Oh my god!
Thank you and thank you so much WE Day, we love you so much!
-Thank you WE Day!
This is Buzz Aldrin, make some noise!
We are the greatest world in the solar system,
in space, the universe, infinity and beyond.
Believe it or not,
I was once a kid who dreamed big dreams.
You can say pioneering was my destiny because you see,
my mother's maiden name was Marion Moon.
I took an oath when I was the age of seventeen at WestPoint to serve my country.
And I am proud to have served in the US air force and the Apollo program.
If space was going to be the next frontier,
I wanted to be part of it
getting there.
But the first time
I applied to be an astronaut, I was turned down,
because I was not a test pilot.
But I was determined and applied again.
Because of my perseverance,
NASA eventually accepted me into the third groups of astronauts
and what a sight it was to behold outside the capsule.
By the way,
did you know that this was the first selfie?
Now in order to be a real selfie the camera has to be attached to a spacecraft in orbit.
That is the most expensive selfie stick ever made.
So much of what we have today wouldn't be possible
without the investments in this space program.
Humanity needs to explore to push beyond current limits just like we did in 1969.
No dream is too high.
I know
because I'm living proof
and I believe the possible can be done.
Once again, through the service and team work of WE, let's go for it!
Thank you very much.
Russell Wilson!
Hey!
WE Day!
WE Day! WE Day! WE Day! WE Day! WE Day! We Day!
WE Day! We Day! We Day! WE Day! We Day!
Nice!
Good to see you all.
Yeah I love it, I love it.
First of all, it's an honor to be here with you all.
Once again, this is my fifth year doing this and to be y'alls coach here.
I believe y'all saw my beautiful wife, Sierras video earlier.
And she's a coach here too.
And today you've learnt so much about passion, about energy, about life
and living your life the right way.
You guys being leaders in the world,
that's what really matters, right?
And I remember when I was 14 years old,
my dad asked me this fundamental question
and it's a fundamental question I think we all need to ask ourselves,
from young kids to adults is, "Why not you?"
Why not you?
Can you guys say why not me?
Why not me?
Why not you?
Say "Why not you?" for me.
Why not you?
There you go!
And so, when I was a young kid my dad saw
I was a smaller guy.
I was the guy that was... you know,
I'm on 5"11 now and people said that I couldn't play in the national football league.
People told me that I couldn't graduate early in three years.
People told me that I couldn't do this, couldn't do that.
And a lot of that was asking that
fundamental question that my dad always used to ask me.
I love you guys too.
And it was asking that fundamental question about why couldn't it be me.
I had the work ethic.
I wanted to do everything that I had ever dreamed of.
I used to write out goals.
I hope that everybody in this room is writing out their goals
and what they want to do in life.
And once you set those goals out, you'll achieve them.
But you can't achieve them alone.
You gotta achieve them with other people.
You gotta achieve them with your friends, your family
and even those who you feel don't need to achieve them with.
You gotta believe in those people too as well.
And so that's one of the biggest things that I've learnt about why not me, why not you.
And one of the things that we ask
obviously there's some Sierra Seahawks fans in here.
And one of the things that we ask is
"Why not you? Why not us?"
a few years ago when we won the Super Bowl and we're still asking the question
and let's do it again this year.
We wanna go to Minnesota and win the Super bowl again, right?
So that's really been a thing that has empowered me
and one of the things that we've been doing with the Why Not You Foundation.
It's the idea of youth empowerment to be able to empower young kids
to change the world one individual at a time,one person at a time
and to make an effect on the world.
So let's change the world together, right?
Alright, we've reached the end of our final stop of the day.
Living WE globally.
So Skai, what have we learned?
We've learned that all of our actions, no matter how small impact hundreds, thousands,
maybe even millions of people around the world.
Yeah and that anyone can make a difference.
When we all come together, that's how we truly become a movement.
Alright Seattle, that's it for today.
We can't wait to do it all again next year.
Yes!
We hope that you've been inspired today and continue to be changemakers.
Let's keep the movement going strong by using the hashtag WE Day
and sharing your favorite moments with us over social media @WeMovement.
Don't forget to check out the WE Day recap when you get home
to relive the day with your friends, parents or guardian.
Just head over to aka.ms/wedayrecap to watch our best of highlights.
See you next year WE Day!
Bye!
Thank you!
Bye, guys!
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