Pink Shirt Day, also known as Anti-Bullying Day, is a day when people come together by wearing pink shirts to school or work to show they stand against bullying.

Bullying remains a serious issue in schools, workplaces, homes, and online. Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness about these issues and help foster healthy self-esteem in children and youth.

How did Pink Shirt Day begin?
In 2007 in Nova Scotia, Grade 12 students David Shepherd, Travis Price, and a few friends saw a Grade 9 student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school.

They knew they had to do something to show that this kind of behaviour was not OK.

They went out, bought a stack of pink shirts, and handed them out to other students to wear in support.

By the end of the week, most of the students in the school were wearing pink shirts to show solidarity with the Grade 9 student who had been bullied.

Here’s what you can do:

• Proudly wear a pink shirt to show that you stand up against bullying.

• If you see someone being bullied, or if you’re being bullied, talk to a trusted adult.

• When someone is being bullied — in person or online — stand up for them so they know they don’t deserve it.

• Don’t encourage bullying by participating in hurtful behaviour.