Bullying is a major problem in our schools, workplaces,
homes, and over the Internet.
On February 27th I encourage all of you to wear
something pink to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate
bullying anywhere.
I wish I could take credit for this idea but it
comes from two incredible Nova Scotia high school students.
Here is a snippet of the Globe & Mail article that talks
about it:
“David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage
friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy
with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied…[They] took a stand against
bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new rade
9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their
school.
‘I learned that two people can come up with an
idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,’ says Mr. Price, 17, who
organized the pink protest. ‘Finally, someone stood up for a weaker
kid.’
So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a
discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message
to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the
shirts to school in a plastic bag. As they stood in the foyer handing
out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes.
‘It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,’ Mr.
Price recalled.