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The #UpForSchool youth rally in London was a brilliant event. Hundreds of young people, teachers and activists�� to hear the message that action is needed NOW to help the 58 million children around the world who are not in school.

The event, co-hosted by A World at School and the Overseas Development Institute, was officially titled Our Future, Our Rights �鶹APP� Youth Rising #UpForSchool. It was held on the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and also marked the UK launch of the #UpForSchool Petition �鶹APP� which calls on world leaders to keep their promise to get all children into school and learning by the end of 2015.

Inspirational speakers included the amazing Kailash Satyarthi, who has just won the Nobel Peace Prize for rescuing tens of thousands of child labourers in India. Alongside him was Gordon Brown, former British prime minister and the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. Hosting the event was TV star and Paralympian Ade Adepitan. And other well known names were there too �鶹APP� read on and find out who they were and why the rally was such a fantastic event.

1. The place was packed with young people who want to change the world

There were serious messages from the big names on stage. But this event was about young people �鶹APP� and they showed they�鶹APP�re rising #UpForSchool to help children around the world get an education.

2. He�鶹APP�s a TV and Paralympics star �鶹APP� but Ade was totally #UpForSchool

Millions of kids are unable to achieve their dreams sign petition + start change

�鶹APP� Ade Adepitan (@AdeAdepitan)

No wonder Britain loves . He�鶹APP�s won a medal at the Paralympics, he�鶹APP�s been appearing on UK television shows for 15 years now �鶹APP� and he�鶹APP�s a lovely guy. Ade was a big hit with the young people at our rally and he tweeted: �鶹APP�Loved it! Always good to be part of positive change.�鶹APP�

3. We got an IOU for ONE MILLION signatures �鶹APP� no kidding!

Those very generous people at (EAA) promised to get one million signatures for the #UpForSchool Petition. And here�鶹APP�s the proof �鶹APP� from the global initiative�鶹APP�s Desmond Bermingham. Thanks Desmond �鶹APP� we�鶹APP�re getting that note framed. We�鶹APP�ve got pledges of 12 million signatures so far �鶹APP� and we�鶹APP�re trying to break the world petition record of just over 24 million. Halfway there!

4. Malala�鶹APP�s courageous friends Shazia and Kainat were there

Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz �鶹APP� who were injured on the school bus when Malala Yousfzai was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in 2012 �鶹APP� spoke at the rally. Here they are with the amazing Amri Kaur Lohia, who sang A Change Is Gonna Come. All three are Global Youth Ambassadors for A World at School.

5. The message was getting out to millions of people on Twitter

We can send the loudest message to the world: We�鶹APP�re ! We don�鶹APP�t need sympathy, we need your signature:

�鶹APP� A World at School (@aworldatschool)

Amazing London launch for w/UK teachers & students: follow it all

�鶹APP� Sarah Brown (@SarahBrownUK)

A World at School co-founder Sarah Brown has 1.21m followers. Kailash Satyarthi has 47.8k. Ade Adepitan 20.3k. And thousands of people �鶹APP� from the school students at the event to global organisations and young activists following the action on our livestream �鶹APP� made sure Twitter was abuzz with #UpForSchool.

6. Teachers are getting in on the #UpForSchool act too

Yes, the #UpForSchool Petition is being driven by young people around the world. But teachers are desperate to get involved as well. Many of the teachers at the rally told us they�鶹APP�re now inspired to start collecting signatures at their schools and raising awareness of the obstacles stopping 58 million boys and girls going to school. We�鶹APP�ve got Teachers Toolkits, forms and graphics .

7. The venue was pretty awesome

It was absolutely jam-packed in the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre. Here�鶹APP�s Gordon Brown getting the message across to young people that there are millions of boys and girls their age who don�鶹APP�t go to school because of child labour, child marriage, conflicts, dscrimination and poverty.

8. We had a bright orange Instagram booth �鶹APP� and loads of free stuff

We love our official A World at School colours of orange and black. And loads of the students who came to our rally got their photos snapped for �����Ի�

9. The adorable Andy Akinwolere was posing for pictures

He presented Britain�鶹APP�s long-running children�鶹APP�s TV show Blue Peter for five years. Andy has also appeared on Dancing on Ice,��The Great Comic Relief British Bake Off and a host of other UK shows. The presenter also holds two world records for swimming �鶹APP���including the deepest location for an open water swim in the Pacific Ocean.

Today I joined youth & leaders to stand

�鶹APP� Andy Akinwolere (@AndyAkinwo)

10. Our founder Sarah Brown took this very vibrant Vine

Sarah took to the stage for the official UK launch of the #UpForSchool Petition. And then she took this. Nice camera work there, Sarah.

11. People were inspired to take the �鶹APP�collect 1000 signatures�鶹APP� challenge

We�鶹APP�re challenging everyone to help the out-of-school children around the world by collecting 1000 signatures for the petition.

We need 1,000 signatures to support out-of-school kids gaining their rights to education. Click here

�鶹APP� Highgate School (@highgate1565)

12. Jenny Smith from Educating The East End joined us too

Jenny �鶹APP� head teacher at Frederick Bremer School �鶹APP� became a well known face across Britain after appearing in the documentary TV series set in London�鶹APP�s Walthamstow. Jenny was at our event and we hope she�鶹APP�s taking the message back to her now-famous school.

13. Gordon Brown summed it up in one memorable phrase

The #UpForSchool youth rally was held on the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Abuses of children�鶹APP�s rights �鶹APP� such as child marriage, child labour, discrimination and forced service in miltary forces �鶹APP� all prevent children from going to school. As Gordon said at the rally, hope can lead to great things. That why you should join the cause and sign the . ��NOW!

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