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Capitalization

Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters#Capitalization_of_.22The.22 Wikipeideia Manual of Style says that "the" should not generally be capitalized mid-sentence, and WP:TRADEMARK says that Wikipedia style should be followed rather than an organization's preferred style. A corproation can, for example, choose to show its anme all in capital letters to try to draw attention to itself, but Wikipedia does not follwo tht practice. So I have reverted the instances where "Free the Children" was changed to "Free The Children" because there is no particular reason to capitalize "the" beyond the organization's preference for that style. Ground Zero | t 19:06, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Advert?

It seems to me as though the article from this section is taken directly from Free the Children's website. It's not written in a very neutral manner. The section entitled "the largest network of children helping children through education," is not an objective description - it is their slogan.

Is the organization actually run by children? RickK 06:30, Oct 23, 2004 (UTC)

Yes, it's run entirely by people under 18. went to the website, seems pretty cool. Jake 11:52, Nov 3, 2004 (PST)

Well, not entirely. Craig Kielburger is now in his early twenties, and the organization has an advisory board of adults. But children are involved at all levels of decision making. --Talkingdrumm 15:36, 25 July 2005 (UTC)I

I added a section on the bottom concerning some criticisms of this organization. Hope it helps to give the article a bit more objectivity. Lindisfarnelibrary (talk) 06:10, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Nobel Peace Prize

  • Free the Children has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize and has partnered ...

Being nominated for the Peace Prize is an honor, but it is not official and not necessarily prestigious. Any national legislator or about a third of the university professors in the world can make a nomination, and there have been as many as 140 some years. Nominators are requested to keep their nominations secret, so it's only those wishing publicity who make announcements. Altogether, I see no reason to keep it. No offense to the subject, this is a general Nobel Peace Prize "nominees" issue. -Willmcw 04:01, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

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Move (rename) article?

Since it appears that this charity is now rebranded as WE Charity, and a placeholder has been created there, should this article be moved (renamed) accordingly? This will leave a redirect here so people searching for Free the Children will still find their way there. Thoughts? CrowCaw 22:36, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

It Takes a Child

During Craig Kielburger seven-week trip to South Asia to visit child labourers, Judy Jackson filmed the experience and turned it into a documentary that would later be known as "It Takes a Child". This documentary shows first hand what Mr. Kielburger saw during his trip. The documentary showcases issue of child labor, and looks at "Free The Children" an organization Mr. Kielburger and friends created.[1] The documentary was first released on November 7th, 1998 [2] Furthermore the documentary was featured in multiple film festivals including International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam [3] as well as being featured on 60 Minutes.Michalisk22 (talk) 05:24, 1 December 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michalisk22 (talk • contribs) 05:07, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ http://www.judyfilms.com/films/ittakesachild.htm
  2. ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/giving/significant-developments-in-free-the-childrens-history/article26540786/
  3. ^ https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=7e0795e3-516e-4a20-a9ea-91b104c18341&tab=dfs
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