Mark your calendar: Pink Shirt Day is February 28th, 2024

(Artwork by Corey Bulpitt, from the Haida Na7ikun-Raven Clan)

“We believe everyone – young and old – has the power to create change!”

“This Pink Shirt Day, let’s do what we can to elevate the voices of all, and take a stand against bullying. We can show others that we advocate for kindness and inclusivity by wearing our Pink Shirt Day apparel. We encourage you to help spread awareness for this important cause not only in February, but throughout the entire year. Net proceeds from sales go directly to helping children in British Columbia and Western Canada build healthy self-esteem and access the supports they need.”  (https://www.pinkshirtday.ca/)

Where did Pink Shirt Day come from?

In 2007 in Nova Scotia, Grade 12 students David Shepherd, Travis Price and a few friends saw that a grade 9 student was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school.

They knew they had to do something to show that this kind of behavior was not okay.

They decided to go out and buy pink shirts and hand them out to other students to wear.

By the end of that week, most of the students in the school were wearing pink shirts to show support for the grade 9 student who was bullied.

On February 23rd, wear something pink to show that we are all working together to erase bullying in our community.

Resources:

• Resource: “What is Pink Shirt Day?” (Kids CBC article)
• Activity: Think about this prompt:

Book recommendations:

(Educator/Family guide also available.)