Formation 2007 Purpose Anti-Bullying Location Canada | Legal status active Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario Website www.DayofPink.org | |
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The International Day of Pink is a Canadian anti-bullying event held annually on the second Wednesday of April. The event started when students David Shepherd and Travis Price saw another student, who was wearing a pink shirt, being bullied in their Central Kings Rural High School in Nova Scotia, and deciding to show support for the student by getting everyone at their school to wear pink the following day.
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The initiative inspired youth at Jer's Vision who founded The International Day of Pink, an effort to support their peers internationally with resources and ways to make their schools safer.
In 2012 over 8 million people participated.
Overview
The International Day of Pink is run by youth volunteers from Jer's Vision, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The initiative seeks to support the work of students, educators, community and business in their efforts to stop bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia.
Events
In 2012, students participating the Day of Pink organized numerous flash mobs, including one on Parliament Hill. The International Day of Pink also shares a Gala with JersVision.org and the event has featured comedian Rick Mercer, Brian Burke of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and former Canadian Ambassador Stephen Lewis.