The colour of the day is Pink today in Prince Rupert and across British Columbia, with the day one where the quest to bring an end to bullying takes the front stage once again.
From the public schools, Annunciation and on to the college and workplaces around town the message will be shared by the wearing of pink.
At Charles Hays the preparation became a common goal with Grade 9 students yesterday, as they organized a pink shirt tie dying event to encourage the wearing of pink on Wednesday.
You can follow the Pink Shirt Day themes from SD52 through their CHSS and District Social media feeds.
The Prince Rupert Campus of Coast Mountain College will also be making note of Pink Shirt Day today, you can follow the day's events all of their Northwest campus locations here.
The most recent stats on bullying suggest that 1 in 5 kids have been affected by bullying, the Pink Shirt Project to try to counter that statistic began in BC in 2007 and since then has become an international initiative to show that there is no tolerance for bullying.
Learn more about Pink Shirt Day here.
Update: The Province of British Columbia also took time to observe the day today, with Premier Horgan making note of the theme of the day
“I feel proud to stand together with B.C.’s courageous young people today, as we all work together to celebrate diversity and acceptance and say no to bullying.
Bullying in all forms is unacceptable, whether it’s online or face to face. We need strong communities within our schools where no student feels alone. By working together to protect and support each other with kindness, tolerance and acceptance, we’re building a safer B.C. for everyone.”
Some notes on actions that the province has taken can be found here.
To follow the day through social media the theme of Pink Shirt Day will travel by way of twitter, Facebook and Instagram to name a few options.
For more items of note related to Schools in Prince Rupert see our archive page here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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