It’s been five years since CKNW was inspired by the story of two students from Nova Scotia (David Shepherd and Travis Price) who took a stand against bullying by wearing pink shirts to school in protest. Since that time, the concept of Pink Shirt Day has grown into a national campaign to raise awareness about [...]

The City of Surrey, RCMP, and CUPE 402 have partnered to host a youth film contest that will highlight the issue of bullying. Students between the ages of 14 and 18 are invited to put together a 30-second or 60-second clip about why they believe bullying must stop. Photo credit: Eddie~S on Flickr From the [...]

The annual “Bullying Stops here – Pink Shirt Day” is coming up February 23, 2011 and a local cafe is serving up a sweet treat to raise awareness. Visit your local Take 5 Cafe any day in February to purchase a pink cupcake for $2 and all proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls [...]

Today is the 3rd annual Pink Shirt Day in BC. In conjunction with Anti-Bullying Day which created a few years ago by local radio host Christy Clark, it is a time to stand up and speak out against bullying. The pink shirts symbolize the story of a boy who was bullied for wearing a pink [...]

I have bumped up this post to ‘sticky’ status to have it featured on the front page of my site for the rest of today in order to raise awareness.