NOTE: Information on this year’s – 2009 – Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day can be found at www.PinkShirtDay.ca.  Below is a review of last year’s event.
Bullying is a major problem in our schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. Over the next few weeks on The Christy Clark Show, I will be helping raise awareness on these issues and my guests will hopefully give us all the tools needed to stand up against bullies and step in when we see it happening.

Then on February 27th, 2008 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 which inspired me:

“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 Grade 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.”

Here is a quick 30 second video summary of what took place:

Will you join in by wearing pink on February 27th? Do you have a story about being bullied, how you stopped a bully or about how bullying has affected a loved one? Share your experiences here by leaving a comment or calling me direct at (604) 331-2714.

If you are a student, print off THIS LETTER and give to your Principal / Headmaster / etc. so that your school can get involved. Also, drop me an email to let me know who you are and which school you attend.

More information and details about this project will be posted here soon. Please join in! Also, join the Facebook Group by clicking the image below.

Here are some posters in PDF format you can print off and post at your school or workplace:

- Letter size (8.5″ x 11″)

- Legal size (8.5″ x 14″)

- Handbill (8.5″ x 2″)

– Multiple Handbills for printing and cutting out (8.5″ x 2″ each)