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MIKEY O & THE SILENT VIGIL GIRLS
Joe was his hero. He was also his big brother. When inspirational speaker and leader Joe Opatowski is killed in a car accident, his little brother Mikey takes the stage to carry on his legacy. While two high-school seniors from BC remember Joe by saying nothing... SHOES, MEDICINES AND FRISBEES
Ultimate frisbee in Africa? Stephanie Dotto collects and sends 1200 pairs of shoes to a community in Malawi. When she's invited to visit the village she also brings $7000 worth of medical supplies - and dozens of Frisbees... IC VISIONS
Tired of hanging out aimlessly on the streets surrounded by drugs and prostitutes, and weary of the materialistic and violent image of mainstream hip-hop, at just 17 Gavin Sheppard spearheads IC Visions - the first hip-hop rec centre in the country. DYNAMITE GIRL
After discovering that over 250 million children around the globe, between the ages of 5 and 14, have to work to survive - Cheryl Perera knew she had to do something to help. So she goes to Sri Lanka hoping to expose these injustices. DAWN'S STORY
After winning a fierce battle with life on the streets, Dawn Johnson now helps others through a program called YRAP - a powerful new way of dealing with young offenders on issues of drugs, homelessness, racism and hate crimes. |
