Marc Kielburger
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Born | Marc Kielburger 1977 (age 46–47) Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
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Known for | Co-founder of Me to We |
Notable work | Me To WE |
Spouse | Roxanne Joyal |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Craig Kielburger (brother) |
Awards | Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (1998) Order of Canada (2010) |
Website | www |
Marc Kielburger
Early years and education
Kielburger was born in 1977 to schoolteachers Fred and Theresa Kielburger.[3][4][5] At age 13, he became involved in environmental activism, founding clubs, starting petitions and eventually becoming the youngest person ever to receive the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship.[6] He traveled to Jamaica on a school program, where he volunteered at a hospice for teenage mothers and at a leper colony.[5][7] In 1990, Kielburger won the award for Best Junior Project at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, going on to win another CWSF award in 1992.[8]
Kielburger attended
Activism and social entrepreneurship
While Marc Kielburger was studying at Harvard, his younger brother Craig read a story in the newspaper about the murder of a former child labourer in Pakistan.
In 2008, the Kielburgers appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show where they launched a partnership with Oprah's Angel Network.[19]
Kielburger's work has been recognized through an Ashoka fellowship.[20] He was also named Most Admired CEO in Canada in the Public Sector 2015.[1]
Kielburger is a member of the board of directors of
On 9 September 2020,
On January 15, 2024,
That night, King's oldest son and former
Several weeks later, on February 5, the Cincinnati Reds announced that it, too, had joined the Realizing the Dream initiative, with Martin Luther King III appearing at the Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park for the occasion.[29]
Canada Student Service Grant program
In June 2020, the Canadian government announced it had chosen We Charity to run its new Canada Student Service Grant program.[30] The selection of We Charity led to accusations of favouritism, since the government would be outsourcing a massive federal aid program to a private organization with ties to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family.[30] In July 2020, Marc Kielburger and fellow We Charity co-founder Craig Kielburger announced they were pulling out of the grant contract due to the controversy it created.[30]
On 30 June 2020, the Canadian Press published a video of Marc Kielburger telling youth leaders earlier in the month that Trudeau's office had contacted We Charity to see if the organization would administer the student aid program. Kielburger later said that he had mistakenly referred to the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister's Office also denied direct contact with WE Charity.[31][32] Kielburger said the outreach came instead from officials at Employment and Social Development Canada.[31]
Personal life
Kielburger is married to Roxanne Joyal.[33] She is a Rhodes Scholar[34] and a fellow Member of the Order of Canada.[35][36] They have two daughters.[37]
In June 2020, Amanda Maitland, a former We Charity employee, said a speech she had written for a We Charity event about her experiences as a black woman was edited without her approval by a group of mostly white staff members.[38] Maitland said when she tried to speak up at a staff meeting about problems within the organization, Marc Kielburger quickly ended the discussion.[38] In July 2020, Marc and Craig Kielburger apologized to Maitland on their personal Instagram accounts.[38]
Publications
- Kielburger, Craig; Kielburger, Marc (2002). Take Action! A Guide to Active Citizenship. ISBN 9780471271321. OCLC51566318.
- Kielburger, Marc (2004). Take More Action. Thomson Nelson. ISBN 978-0771580352.
- Kielburger, Craig; Kielburger, Marc (2004). Me To We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head. ISBN 9780470835104. OCLC55510177.
- Kielburger, Craig; Kielburger, Marc (2006). Me To We: Finding Meaning In A Material World. Fireside. ISBN 9780743294515. OCLC71126899.
- Singh, Lekha; Kielburger, Marc (2007). The making of an activist. Friesens Corporation. ISBN 9781553831310. OCLC319758042.
- Kielburger, Craig; Kielburger, Marc (2010). Global Voices. ISBN 978-1553658016.
- Kielburger, Craig; Branson, Holly; Kielburger, Marc (2018). WEconomy: You Can Find Meaning, Make A Living, and Change the World. ISBN 978-1-119-44781-8.
Further reading
- Coleman, Linda S.; Funk, Robert W. (2005). "Take Action: Children's Rights Are Human Rights: Marc Kielburger and Craig Keilburger". Professional and Public Writing: A Rhetoric and Reader for Advanced Composition. ISBN 9780131838857.
- "Young People Changing the World: An Interview with Marc Kielburger". A Human Future. L'Arche Canada. 6 (March 2007). 2007.
- Asabere-Ameyaw, Akwasi; Anamuah-Mensah, Jophus; Sefa Dei, George; Raheem, Kolawole, eds. (2014). "Me to We". Indigenist African Development and Related Issues: Towards a Transdisciplinary Perspective. Sense Publishers. p. 48. ISBN 978-94-6209-657-8 – via Google Books.
- Dutton, Jane E.; Spreitzer, Gretchen M. (2014). "Cultivate Hope". How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-62656-028-4.
- Scudamore, Brian (October 18, 2017). "WE Co-Founder Marc Kielburger On Mentors, Mandela, And Spurring Social Change At 17". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
References
- ^ a b "The World Needs More Canada".
- ^ "Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada". January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Spiering, Brenda (March 22, 2019). "Two teachers who helped their kids start a movement". Canadian Living. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Langlois, Christine (September 21, 2009). "The accidental activists: Craig and Marc Kielburger". Canadian Living. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Goddard, John (October 26, 2006). "The Kielburger crusade". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Philippa (November 1, 2008). "A one-man mission turned global crusade". The National. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Buchan, Heather (November 26, 2009). "Thornhill's Person of the Year: Marc Kielburger". trnto.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Barlow, Reni (January 8, 2017). "CWSF Alumna Stephanie Gaglione – Rhodes Scholar". Youth Science Canada. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Hanes, Tracy (September 16, 2016). "Schools benefit when charity becomes part of the curriculum". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Ash, Peter (May 5, 2014). "Brebeuf has been making men out of boys for 50 years". The Catholic Register. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Neil, Brenda (January 6, 2018). "Students step outside". Preferred. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Shields, Jennifer (December 11, 2017). "Carleton grad wins Rhodes Scholarship". The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Javed, Noor; Hinkson, Kamila (January 7, 2013). "University of Toronto students snag three Rhodes Scholars spots". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Rhodes Scholars". Loran Scholars Foundation. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Marc Kielburger, CM, OMC". One Young World. October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marc and Craig Kielburger's do-gooding social enterprise". Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Stars shine at We Day, inspire students to change the world". The Seattle Times. March 27, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Marc Kielburger and Leaders Today". charityvillage.com. August 28, 2006. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Warner, Tyrone (May 27, 2008). "Kielburgers join forces with Oprah on new campaign". CTVNews. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Marc Kielburger a 'young global leader'". January 17, 2007 – via PressReader.
- ^ Erlichman, Jon (April 4, 2019). "Freshii's top shareholder backs founder amid stock slide - BNN Bloomberg". BNN. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "Marc Kielburger". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "WE Charity winding down operations in Canada". CTVNews. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "WE Charity closing operations in Canada". Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Charity, W. E. "WE Charity Canada to wind down operations and set up endowment fund to support education and humanitarian programs". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "WE Charity Canada to wind down operations and set up endowment fund to support education and humanitarian program" (PDF). September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "WE Charity Canada to wind down operations and set up endowment fund to support education and humanitarian program" (PDF). September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Knight, Joey (January 15, 2024). "Family of Martin Luther King Jr. aligns with NFL to carry on 'dream'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Alexis (February 5, 2024). "Reds announce 'Realizing the Dream' initiative with Martin Luther King family". WXIX-TV. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c "We Charity cuts ties with Canada grant programme". BBC News. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "WE Charity co-founder said PMO 'called' to award $900M student-grant program, contradicting Trudeau". National Post. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Marc Kielburger backtracks after saying PMO contacted WE about $900M program". thestar.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Their love is built on helping others". thestar.com. March 9, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "Roxanne Joyal Profile". The Rhodes Project. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Order of Canada celebrates 50 years by welcoming new members". Toronto Sun. June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony". The Governor General of Canada. January 22, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Moving From I To We As A Family". HuffPost Canada. June 13, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c Merali, Farrah (July 7, 2020). "Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech". CBC News.
External links
- Marc Kielburger profile on Me to We Marc
- "Marc Kielburger". World Economic Forum. Marc Kielburger