End Bullying day

End Bullying day

February 27th is known as end bullying day. Originally started as a protest against a bullying incident at a Nova Scotia highschool. On this day participants are asked to wear pink to symbolize a stand against bullying. [cite web | last = Clark | first = Christy | title = Wear pink | year = 2008 | url = http://www.christyclark.ca/wearpink/ ]

The original event was organized by David Shepherd and Travis Price. They bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after a student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. [cite web | work = CBC News | title = Bullied student tickled pink by schoolmates' T-shirt campaign | year = 2007 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/09/18/pink-tshirts-students.html ]

In 2008 the premier of British Columbia proclaimed February 27th to be the provincial anti-bullying day. [cite web | last = Fowlie | first = Jonathan | title = Wear pink to fight bullying, minister says | year = 2008 | work = Vancouver Sun | url = http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=8f2ceef6-932f-495c-9b79-add19586ff38&k=47621 ]

See also

* Anti-bullying week

References


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