Happy New Year!
On Saturday, January 12th the Toronto MOBilizers kicked 2013 off right by hosting an Aboriginal Awareness event at the Me To We Store in order to launch Free The Children's We Stand Together campaign. It was a great afternoon to bring the community together to learn more about the issues facing Canada's Aboriginal community.
The event kicked off with an excellent presentation by MOBilizer Nobu who spoke about the Ipperwash Crisis and continued with the screening of CBC's 8th Fire documentary Indigenous In The City which discusses the many issues that are facing Aboriginals living in urban areas today due to the lasting effects of historical injustices like residential schooling and land claims. We ended the afternoon feeling informed and inspired to learn more after hearing MOBilizer Jordan's amazing performance of the Ed Sheeran song Lego House.
The event was a great time despite some technical difficulties and we were able to raise money for our MOB village of Llullin Totoras, Ecuador through a raffle of prizes generously donated by the Me To We Store and Starbucks!
Thanks to everyone who worked on this event and came out to enjoy it!
To learn more about Free The Children's commitment to Aboriginal issues please visit http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/campaigns/we-stand-together/
We'll see you next month for our We Are Love Campaign!
MAD MOB LOVE
Alice, Daniela, Dylan and Julia
