We Vow, a new national youth campaign, has officially launched with a mission to inspire, engage and empower young people taking action against social injustice – intolerance, racism, poverty and bullying – in their communities.
The We Vow campaign, which began with a song written by a father and daughter, asks young people to re-imagine the world as it could be, and act on it. From a place of love, We Vow urges all of us towards a higher version of ourselves.
The campaign's website, WeVow.ca, invites young people to commit to specific actions – vows – designed to improve their schools, families, neighbourhoods and communities. From raising money for local social service agencies to volunteering with breakfast programs to shoveling snow for neighbours in need, young people are asked to make a difference, share their acts of love with WeVow.ca, spread the word and inspire others.
Stories and images of the most creative and impactful "vows" will be profiled on WeVow.ca each month and earn a "heart" on the Canadian map of We Vow contributions.
We Vow also invites creative expressions – songs, short stories, poems, videos and visual art -- of the campaign's central message: choosing love.
Young artists of all kinds are asked to submit their work at WeVow.ca. Distinguished panels of artists will review each submission for possible profile online each month. The artists and their work will form a growing repository of creative expression around youth positivity in action.
The best of the stories, art and inspirations will be featured in a We Vow event in Toronto in April 2018.
21 March 2017
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/vow-youth-social-justice-campaign-153500483.html
