Pink Shirt Day is undoubtedly one of the most important events. People also call it Anti-Bullying Day. It is the day when people step forward and put on the pink shirt in order to show support against bullying. Wearing a pink shirt symbolizes that people are standing against bullying. It was Canada from where we get this concept. People observe this day on different dates in different countries. If we talk about Canada, people generally observe it on the last Wednesday of February. It was in 2012 when the United Nations declared the 4th of May as the Pink Shirt Day or the Anti-Bullying Day. In other countries, people generally observe it 28 or 29th of February.
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People living in New Zealand, Lebanon, France, Australia, United States, and the United Kingdom observe this day on the last day of February. Talking about Canada, they celebrate it the last Wednesday. Well, most people become confused between Pink Shirt Day and the International Day of Pink. But, these are completely different events. People generally observe the International Day of Pink in late May or February.
How Pink Shirt Day Started?
People also consider The Pink Shirt Day as Anti-Bullying Day. One of the foremost objectives of this day is to let people know about the negative impact of bullying on students. People on this day put on pink outfits. They go to schools and workplaces wearing pink outfits to show that they are standing against bullying. In the year 2020, the theme of Pink Shirt Day was- ‘Lift each other up’.
Well, it was all started in Nova Scotia in 2007 when Travis Price, David Shepherd and many more students noticed a student studying in 9th grade was being bullied. The student actually put on a pink shirt on the very first day. Well, Travis Price, David Shepherd and other students realized such kind of behavior was intolerable and they had to something to stop this. Therefore, they decided to buy a few pink shirts and they gave them to other students to put on.
You might be surprised to know that by the end of the week, most of the students were on the pink shirt for showing support. They stood for the 9th grad student who was being bullied. It was in 2008 when Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia promulgated the 27th of February as the Anti-Bullying Day that is also known as the Pink Shirt Day. Now, the last Wednesday of February is considered as the national Anti-Bullying Day.
Activities In Schools And Workplaces On The Pink Shirt Day
On this Day, different kinds of activities are taken place in the workplaces and schools. It includes developing networking and information booths, rallies, letting people know about the anti-discrimination organizations. National Bullying Awareness Month and Blue Shirt World Day are inextricably associated with this Day.
What You Can Do
There are certain things that an individual can do on this day Day. These are as follows:
