COURAGEOUS
VOICES
Aedan as:
Oprah Winfrey
Inspirational Speaker, Producer, Philanthropist
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
"How am I to be, how are we to be in relation to the suffering of others?"
Kate as:
James Orbinski
Canadian Doctors Without Borders in Rwanda
"It does not matter how long you live for, but what you live for, what you stand for and what you are willing to die for."
Alexander as:
Paul Watson
Canadian Environmentalist Activist
"When the whole world is silent even one voice becomes powerful."
Zoe as:
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani Education Activist and Youngest Nobel Prize Laureate
Mason as:
Malcolm X
African American Freedom Fighter
"Respect me or put me to death."
"When one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
Anusha as:
Rosa Parks
African-American Civil Rights Activist
Meet the heroes and heroines...
Learn more about the hero or heroine chosen by each student for the 2017 Courageous Voices production. In addition to researching and building a performance around their hero/ines words the students create a unique art piece using cross-hatching. These "busts" are used throughout the production to great effect!
Charlie as:
Michael Moore
Progressive Filmmaker
"White people scare the crap out of me."
"We have to retreat into our own cocoons and come face-to-face with who we are."
Leia as:
Julia Butterfly Hill
American Environmentalist
Rianna as:
Helen Keller
Deaf-blind author and disability activist
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
"I believe freedom is on the other side of truth-telling"
Joelle as:
Dr. Naila Keleta-Mai
Mental Health and LGBTQ Activist
Devin as:
Steven Biko
South African Anti-Apartheid Activist
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Dominic as:
Winston Churchill
Second World War Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Ella as:
Stephen Hawking
Disability Rights and World Visionary
"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."
"For evil to flourish it only requires good men to do nothing."
Taylor as:
Simon Wiesenthal
Austrian Nazi Hunter
Ava as:
Emmanuel Jal
Child Soldier, Rapper
"I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease."
"Are all humans human or are some more human than others?"
Theo as:
Romeo Dallaire
Canadian Humanitarian, Child Soldier Activist
Naomi as:
Audre Lorde
American Feminist, Black Activist, LGBT Activist
"Your silence will not protect you."
"I have witnessed the decimation of shark populations within my lifetime."
Luke as:
Madison Stewart
Shark Girl, Environmental Activist
Lyra as:
Sojourner Truth
African American Women’s Rights Activist
"Truth is powerful and it prevails."
"Speak softly but carry a big can of paint.."
Ethan as:
Banksy
Activism through Graffiti
Yukina as:
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan Environmental, Political Activist and Nobel Laureate
"We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment."
"Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us."
Abigail as:
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
Palestinian Doctor in Gaza
Emmett as:
Shane Koyczan
Spoken Word Poet
"This is my voice. There are many like it, but this is mine."
"The greatest way to defend democracy is to make it work."
Zoriana as:
Tommy Douglas
Canadian Health Care Activist
"Our world doesn't need a small change, it needs a massive change."
Kate as:
Rachel Lauren Clarke
Transgender Rights Activist
Trinity as:
Mavis Staples
American Gospel Musician and Civil Rights Activist
"Every concert I do today, I’m still singing freedom songs."
"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.."
Luke as:
David Susuki
Canadian Environmental Activist
Jesse as:
Ishmael Beah
Sierra Leonean Child Soldier, Author and Activist
"How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?"
Aura as:
Mariatu Kamara
Civil War Survivor and Activist
"I may not have hands, but I have a voice."
Daniel as:
Oskar Schindler
German Industrialist, Protector and Saviour of Jews in the Holocaust
"I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system."
Rhys as:
Dr. Peter Bryce
Canadian Doctor, Worked to Stop Abuse in Residential Schools
"The mortality rate in the schools often exceeds fifty percent. This is a national crime."
Hartley as:
Kristen Worley
Transgendered Olympian
"I had to sit in front of a panel and I had to tell them why I was relevant and why I should have the opportunity to compete."
Trinity as:
Brent Hawkes
Canadian LGBT Activist
"I thought I was the only person like this."