February 28 is Pink Shirt Day. Today we work to end all forms of bullying which includes misogyny, racism, homophobia and transphobia. Originally, Pink Shirt Day started as a result of homophobic bullying at school and has since expanded to fight bullying for any inherent human trait that may make someone different. Imagine being bullied […]
The International Day of Pink is a worldwide anti-bullying and anti-homophobia event held annually during the second week of April. Though similar to Pink Shirt Day (held in February) in that it also seeks to end all bullying, the Day of Pink is more specifically aimed towards anti-LGBTQ+ bullying. The event was sparked when a gay Canadian high-school student was witnessed by two […]
In 2007 there was an incident of homophobic bullying in a Nova Scotian school. That event spurned kids, who barely knew the bullied child, to hand out and wear pink shirts in support of someone new to their school. Since then it’s been taken and brought to the public as a general awareness of bullying. […]
The Unifor Local 111 Pride Committee invites you to Day of Pink! Join us for speakers, entertainment and popcorn in celebration of International Day of Pink to stand in solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and take a stand against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, and transphobia. There will be Day of Pink shirts available for a suggested […]