Wear Pink and Say No to Bullying

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.

The bullies were never heard from again.”

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Christy Clark
CKNW
The Globe and Mail