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Islamabad; Monitoring Desk – Today thousands of students and young leaders in Canada gathered to celebrate Global Dignity Day alongside one million of their peers in 80 countries on 20 Oct 2021. The keynote speakers of the day included Global Dignity Co-Founder, HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Co-Founder of the Malala Fund, Mr. Ziauddin Yusafzai and Inuk Role Model, Katelynn Herchak.<\/h3>\n\u201cAt its core, dignity is about the value of every human life. It is the key to building understanding across the things that might seem to divide us. The colour of our skin, our gender, sexual orientation, religion or where we come from,\u201d said Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in a video message. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GDD-Canada.png\")
<\/h3>\nThis year\u2019s global event, hosted by TakingITGlobal and the Queen Elizabeth Center for Global Education, linked participants from 10 sites in nine countries through a live video-conference. The participating sites included:<\/h3>\n\u2981 AlixPartners, London, United Kingdom
\n\u2981 TakingITGlobal, Toronto, Canada
\n\u2981 Agrupamento de Escolas Dr Alberto Iria, Olh\u00e3o, Portugal
\n\u2981 Dr. Binnaz Ege Dr. R\u0131dvan Ege Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey
\n\u2981 Colegio Human\u00edstico Costarricense Campus Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
\n\u2981 Col\u00e9gio Magno, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil
\n\u2981 Colegio San Nicol\u00e1s & The Global School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
\n\u2981 St. Austin\u2019s Academy, Nairobi, Kenya
\n\u2981 Government Model Secondary School Jikwoyi, Abuja, Nigeria
\n\u2981 Queen Elizabeth High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<\/h3>\n\u201cWe can\u2019t achieve the worthy goal of securing every human being\u2019s dignity without respecting their identity,\u201d said Co-founder of the Malala Fund, Mr. Ziauddin Yusafzai. \u201cIt is our governments\u2019 responsibility to introduce and implement laws that guarantee every citizen\u2019s right to equal dignity irrespective of their class, colour, faith, ethnicity and gender. More importantly, as a community we can\u2019t protect the dignity of our fellow human beings without building a strong culture of kindness and compassion.\u201d![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GDD-Canada1-e1635499436495.png\")
<\/h3>\nThe theme of the event focused on identity and kindness, with an effort to invite students to build inclusive global communities rooted in kindness. This theme builds on Global Dignity\u2019s ongoing #UniteKindness campaign, which aggregates and showcases kindness campaigns around the world.<\/h3>\nSince the launch of the #UniteKindness campaign in May of 2020, over 2 million acts of kindness have been aggregated across 40 kindness campaigns. It also includes special projects such as Time to Pause by acclaimed photographer and member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, Alistair Morrison; and KindWorlds and Quest, designed and executed by LembasWorks.<\/h3>\n\u201cKindness is the cultural fabric that enables greater dignity,\u201d said Global Dignity Board Chair and Canadian Country Chair, Giovanna Mingarelli. \u201cThis campaign shows us how easy it is to love oneself, others and the world in really simple ways, from donating food to voting on election day.\u201d<\/h3>\nThe event featured influencers and the work of creative change makers, including: international singer, song writer, Morris Hayes; internationally acclaimed entertainment for impact innovators, LembasWorks Co-Founder & Founder of Quest, Tara Baswani; visual artist, writer, filmmaker and curator, Assinajaq Weetaluktuk; Member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, human rights activist and Ms World America, Cassandra Wallace; Executive Director of the Centre for Global Education, Terry Godwaldt; and Co-founder of TakingITGlobal, Jennifer Corriero, to name a few.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GDD-Canada2.png\")
<\/h3>\n“We all have gifts and we as Indigenous youth inherently carry inter-generational strength, resiliency and knowledge,\u201d said Katelynn Herchak, an Inuk role model with expertise in justice studies, Indigenous knowledge, governance and decolonization.<\/h3>\nGenerous event sponsors included: TakingItGlobal, the Centre for Global Education, Global Groove for Peace, LembasWorks, Pondstone Digital Marketing, M&C Consulting, Hello Friday Marketing and Communications, Ard Financial Group, and MC2, Inc. AlixPartners also kindly offered their office space to host the Global Dignity Board Chair.<\/h3>\nCo-founded at the World Economic Forum by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and author and philosopher Pekka Himanen,\u00a0Global\u00a0Dignity\u00a0teaches the concept of dignity\u2014every person’s equal and inherent value\u2014to promote inclusion, equality and a greater sense of our shared humanity. Since 2006, the organization has reached over 4 million young people around the globe.<\/h3>\n—————-<\/h3>\nMore information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2981 AlixPartners, London, United Kingdom
\n\u2981 TakingITGlobal, Toronto, Canada
\n\u2981 Agrupamento de Escolas Dr Alberto Iria, Olh\u00e3o, Portugal
\n\u2981 Dr. Binnaz Ege Dr. R\u0131dvan Ege Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey
\n\u2981 Colegio Human\u00edstico Costarricense Campus Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
\n\u2981 Col\u00e9gio Magno, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil
\n\u2981 Colegio San Nicol\u00e1s & The Global School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
\n\u2981 St. Austin\u2019s Academy, Nairobi, Kenya
\n\u2981 Government Model Secondary School Jikwoyi, Abuja, Nigeria
\n\u2981 Queen Elizabeth High School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<\/h3>\n\u201cWe can\u2019t achieve the worthy goal of securing every human being\u2019s dignity without respecting their identity,\u201d said Co-founder of the Malala Fund, Mr. Ziauddin Yusafzai. \u201cIt is our governments\u2019 responsibility to introduce and implement laws that guarantee every citizen\u2019s right to equal dignity irrespective of their class, colour, faith, ethnicity and gender. More importantly, as a community we can\u2019t protect the dignity of our fellow human beings without building a strong culture of kindness and compassion.\u201d<\/h3>\nThe theme of the event focused on identity and kindness, with an effort to invite students to build inclusive global communities rooted in kindness. This theme builds on Global Dignity\u2019s ongoing #UniteKindness campaign, which aggregates and showcases kindness campaigns around the world.<\/h3>\nSince the launch of the #UniteKindness campaign in May of 2020, over 2 million acts of kindness have been aggregated across 40 kindness campaigns. It also includes special projects such as Time to Pause by acclaimed photographer and member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, Alistair Morrison; and KindWorlds and Quest, designed and executed by LembasWorks.<\/h3>\n\u201cKindness is the cultural fabric that enables greater dignity,\u201d said Global Dignity Board Chair and Canadian Country Chair, Giovanna Mingarelli. \u201cThis campaign shows us how easy it is to love oneself, others and the world in really simple ways, from donating food to voting on election day.\u201d<\/h3>\nThe event featured influencers and the work of creative change makers, including: international singer, song writer, Morris Hayes; internationally acclaimed entertainment for impact innovators, LembasWorks Co-Founder & Founder of Quest, Tara Baswani; visual artist, writer, filmmaker and curator, Assinajaq Weetaluktuk; Member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, human rights activist and Ms World America, Cassandra Wallace; Executive Director of the Centre for Global Education, Terry Godwaldt; and Co-founder of TakingITGlobal, Jennifer Corriero, to name a few.<\/h3>\n“We all have gifts and we as Indigenous youth inherently carry inter-generational strength, resiliency and knowledge,\u201d said Katelynn Herchak, an Inuk role model with expertise in justice studies, Indigenous knowledge, governance and decolonization.<\/h3>\nGenerous event sponsors included: TakingItGlobal, the Centre for Global Education, Global Groove for Peace, LembasWorks, Pondstone Digital Marketing, M&C Consulting, Hello Friday Marketing and Communications, Ard Financial Group, and MC2, Inc. AlixPartners also kindly offered their office space to host the Global Dignity Board Chair.<\/h3>\nCo-founded at the World Economic Forum by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and author and philosopher Pekka Himanen,\u00a0Global\u00a0Dignity\u00a0teaches the concept of dignity\u2014every person’s equal and inherent value\u2014to promote inclusion, equality and a greater sense of our shared humanity. Since 2006, the organization has reached over 4 million young people around the globe.<\/h3>\n—————-<\/h3>\nMore information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/h3>\nThe theme of the event focused on identity and kindness, with an effort to invite students to build inclusive global communities rooted in kindness. This theme builds on Global Dignity\u2019s ongoing #UniteKindness campaign, which aggregates and showcases kindness campaigns around the world.<\/h3>\nSince the launch of the #UniteKindness campaign in May of 2020, over 2 million acts of kindness have been aggregated across 40 kindness campaigns. It also includes special projects such as Time to Pause by acclaimed photographer and member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, Alistair Morrison; and KindWorlds and Quest, designed and executed by LembasWorks.<\/h3>\n\u201cKindness is the cultural fabric that enables greater dignity,\u201d said Global Dignity Board Chair and Canadian Country Chair, Giovanna Mingarelli. \u201cThis campaign shows us how easy it is to love oneself, others and the world in really simple ways, from donating food to voting on election day.\u201d<\/h3>\nThe event featured influencers and the work of creative change makers, including: international singer, song writer, Morris Hayes; internationally acclaimed entertainment for impact innovators, LembasWorks Co-Founder & Founder of Quest, Tara Baswani; visual artist, writer, filmmaker and curator, Assinajaq Weetaluktuk; Member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, human rights activist and Ms World America, Cassandra Wallace; Executive Director of the Centre for Global Education, Terry Godwaldt; and Co-founder of TakingITGlobal, Jennifer Corriero, to name a few.<\/h3>\n“We all have gifts and we as Indigenous youth inherently carry inter-generational strength, resiliency and knowledge,\u201d said Katelynn Herchak, an Inuk role model with expertise in justice studies, Indigenous knowledge, governance and decolonization.<\/h3>\nGenerous event sponsors included: TakingItGlobal, the Centre for Global Education, Global Groove for Peace, LembasWorks, Pondstone Digital Marketing, M&C Consulting, Hello Friday Marketing and Communications, Ard Financial Group, and MC2, Inc. AlixPartners also kindly offered their office space to host the Global Dignity Board Chair.<\/h3>\nCo-founded at the World Economic Forum by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and author and philosopher Pekka Himanen,\u00a0Global\u00a0Dignity\u00a0teaches the concept of dignity\u2014every person’s equal and inherent value\u2014to promote inclusion, equality and a greater sense of our shared humanity. Since 2006, the organization has reached over 4 million young people around the globe.<\/h3>\n—————-<\/h3>\nMore information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cKindness is the cultural fabric that enables greater dignity,\u201d said Global Dignity Board Chair and Canadian Country Chair, Giovanna Mingarelli. \u201cThis campaign shows us how easy it is to love oneself, others and the world in really simple ways, from donating food to voting on election day.\u201d<\/h3>\nThe event featured influencers and the work of creative change makers, including: international singer, song writer, Morris Hayes; internationally acclaimed entertainment for impact innovators, LembasWorks Co-Founder & Founder of Quest, Tara Baswani; visual artist, writer, filmmaker and curator, Assinajaq Weetaluktuk; Member of Global Dignity\u2019s International Council of Advisors, human rights activist and Ms World America, Cassandra Wallace; Executive Director of the Centre for Global Education, Terry Godwaldt; and Co-founder of TakingITGlobal, Jennifer Corriero, to name a few.<\/h3>\n“We all have gifts and we as Indigenous youth inherently carry inter-generational strength, resiliency and knowledge,\u201d said Katelynn Herchak, an Inuk role model with expertise in justice studies, Indigenous knowledge, governance and decolonization.<\/h3>\nGenerous event sponsors included: TakingItGlobal, the Centre for Global Education, Global Groove for Peace, LembasWorks, Pondstone Digital Marketing, M&C Consulting, Hello Friday Marketing and Communications, Ard Financial Group, and MC2, Inc. AlixPartners also kindly offered their office space to host the Global Dignity Board Chair.<\/h3>\nCo-founded at the World Economic Forum by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and author and philosopher Pekka Himanen,\u00a0Global\u00a0Dignity\u00a0teaches the concept of dignity\u2014every person’s equal and inherent value\u2014to promote inclusion, equality and a greater sense of our shared humanity. Since 2006, the organization has reached over 4 million young people around the globe.<\/h3>\n—————-<\/h3>\nMore information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/h3>\n“We all have gifts and we as Indigenous youth inherently carry inter-generational strength, resiliency and knowledge,\u201d said Katelynn Herchak, an Inuk role model with expertise in justice studies, Indigenous knowledge, governance and decolonization.<\/h3>\nGenerous event sponsors included: TakingItGlobal, the Centre for Global Education, Global Groove for Peace, LembasWorks, Pondstone Digital Marketing, M&C Consulting, Hello Friday Marketing and Communications, Ard Financial Group, and MC2, Inc. AlixPartners also kindly offered their office space to host the Global Dignity Board Chair.<\/h3>\nCo-founded at the World Economic Forum by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and author and philosopher Pekka Himanen,\u00a0Global\u00a0Dignity\u00a0teaches the concept of dignity\u2014every person’s equal and inherent value\u2014to promote inclusion, equality and a greater sense of our shared humanity. Since 2006, the organization has reached over 4 million young people around the globe.<\/h3>\n—————-<\/h3>\nMore information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Co-founded at the World Economic Forum by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant and author and philosopher Pekka Himanen,\u00a0Global\u00a0Dignity\u00a0teaches the concept of dignity\u2014every person’s equal and inherent value\u2014to promote inclusion, equality and a greater sense of our shared humanity. Since 2006, the organization has reached over 4 million young people around the globe.<\/h3>\n—————-<\/h3>\nMore information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More information and details of the international celebration live stream can be found at: www.globaldignity.ca.
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XANH2iZTjUo<\/h3>\nOlivia Bechthold
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nExecutive Director
\nGlobal Dignity Canada
\nmedia@globaldignity.ca
\n613-539-5489<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"