What is the Day of Pink? ~ Please read this from the official website and go there to learn how you can help. Thanks for sharing this vital message.
April 8th, 2015 marks the International Day of Pink. It is a day where communities across the country, and across the world, can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, and all forms of bullying.
The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted to do more to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying. They decided to purchase pink shirts, and a few days later got everyone at school to arrive wearing pink, standing in solidarity. The result was that an entire school took a stand and began working together to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying.
The message was clear: anyone can bully, any can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it.
Each year on the second Wednesday of April, millions of people wear pink and take a stand. The Day of Pink is a symbol, a spark, that empowers and inspires youth across Canada to create amazing social change!
Have you ever seen someone hurt because of discrimination? Have you been hurt yourself? Have you hurt someone? What are you doing to help bring about change? It’s up to all of us!
I’ve got my pink on. Do you?
Although I must confess to wearing black most every day, my heart is pink today. The world definitely could use more kindness. Thanks for spreading the word, Patricia.
A pink heart is good, Karen! Thank you for sharing the message. I know how particularly important it is with so many of your readers who are exploring their own worlds.
Very nice of you posting this and raising awareness. Discrimination is just so wrong.
Exactly! We can all help change to happen.
Like Karen above, I don’t wear pink very often but today is an exception. Thanks for the reminder, Patricia.
Good for you, Evelyne! Like Karen, you are a writer who reaches younger readers and I know these are issues that are very much a part of their worlds.