Pink Shirt day is about respect. It’s about donning our rose-coloured clothing on February 25th and standing up to bullying in all its forms.

It all started with two Nova Scotia high school boys in 2007. They saw bullying of a younger, new student when he wore pink to school on the first day of classes. The older boys protested his harassment by convincing dozens of classmates to wear pink in solidarity and the event has snowballed in the best possible way! You can read about the original movement here.

Australia, The United States and The United Kingdom have all adopted their own anti-bullying days. The dates and the locations may change, but the message stays the same: We will not tolerate bullying behaviour in our schools, workplaces, communities or on transit.

TransLink is committed to this cause on and off the system. To show our support for anti-bullying efforts, you may see our Transit Police Officers, SkyTrain attendants and other uniformed staff wearing the Pink Shirt Day button and even some Transit Operators sporting some pink hues on buses around Metro Vancouver.

Come on out to CKNW Orphans’ Fund’s Pink Shirt Day event at London Drugs Plaza (Granville & Georgia Street) on Wednesday morning to meet Transit Police Chief Neil Dubord. He will be there to help spread the word about what TransLink is doing to deter bullying on the system and show support for anti-bullying efforts.

Looking for more ways to support Pink Shirt Day? Check out pinkshirtday.ca for a list of locations selling buttons and businesses holding fundraisers with proceeds going straight to Pink Shirt Day. On Twitter, follow @pinkshirtday and #PinkShirtDay.

Author: Adrienne Coling