Craig Kielburger believes in “Education for All”

I was fortunate to have been able to attend one of his conferences at The University of Calgary, and I had a chance to catch him after his motivational speech of transforming our perspective from “Me” to “We”. The sign was rather a slapdash last minute idea, but he didn’t mind the unconventional sign- a sign is a sign in the end.  He politely nodded as I hurriedly explained our campaign with him, and his face lit up and was humbly surprised when I professed that after watching a video of him speaking for child rights at the age of 12, that he was one of my “sparks”, or one of the callings to social activism that brought me to action. He is an inspirational and internationally renown child rights activist, and was more than happy to take me up on my request! One of the most memorable moments of the conference was when he introduced the formula, “spark” + “gift” = A better world, indeed I believe that the calling that compels us to action and using our own talents to contribute, makes for a better world.

Craig Kielburger is the founder of the youth empowerment and child right’s organization, “Free the Children”, helping to develop and provide communities with access to healthcare, education, clean water and alternative incomes. He said at the conference to find a cause you are passionate about, and I have, with the Canadian Red Cross.

Craig Kielburger holding the sign, "I Believe in Education for All"

A Call to Action

                                                                                                                            Dear Agents of Change,

Essentially, we (WeiJia Qin and Lisa Bui) had decided we wanted to create a fundraiser in order to raise money to help promote Red Cross’s CAR program in Liberia. How we were planning to run our fundraiser is that people collected pledges for taking pictures. These pictures will consist of the participant with the sign, “I believe in education for all”, with another person or people. The goal of picture taking is to be a collaborative goal, as people will be taking picture that will be turned into a huge collage. WeiJia and I are hoping to invite celebrities to take their own pictures with their own handmade sign, “I Believe In Education for All”, “For Healthier, Stronger and more Resilient Communities”, or “I Believe Education is a Right”. The point is to “picture the future” and to raise money and awareness for the cause. Ask for a pledge and then take the picture(s).

I would really love it if I could gain your help, in raising the awareness of this campaign and rallying people to participate!

I will provide more information if you great people decides to become involved! Thanks so much for helping out! Please contact picturethefuturemovement@gmail.com for more information or to get involved!

Sincerely,
Picture The Future Movement, Lisa Bui and WeiJia Qin

Join the Movement!

 

Children learning masonry at a CAR Centre

Without educations and skills, whole communities will never have the chance or knowledge to break the cycle of poverty and violence. Join the movement and picture the future yourself.