Dalai Lama to rock GM Place in 2009

What do you get when you pack GM Place with 16,000 like-minded youngsters and bring the Dalai Lama on stage? The seeds of social change—or at least that’s what Marc Kielburger hopes. On Sept. 28, 2009, Kielburger and his children’s rights organization, Free the Children, will bring the spiritual leader of Tibet to Vancouver to headline a one-day extravaganza he describes as a “rock concert for social good.” It will be the first Vancouver version of Free the Children’s annual Me to We Day, an event that brings Canadian students together with top leaders and activists in order to motivate them to change the world. It’s the brainchild of Marc and Craig Kielburger, brothers who began philanthropy in their youth and have since co-authored several bestselling books. Read Article

By Catherine Rolfsen