Tuesday, April 13 2010
Show Your True Colours
It's that time again
Who says pink ain't manly? 2010 will mark the third year of British Columbia's anti-Bullying campaign, Pink Shirt Day. Big news for this year, the Premier of the Province of British Columbia, the honourable Gordon Campbell has declared April 14th Pink Shirt Anti Bullying Day.
When your elected representatives finally get it, that must mean your message is meaningful, timely and worth listening to. If your children, or someone you know is subject to bullying, there are a lot of resources out there: The Canadian Red Cross has its Stand Up 2 Bullying campaign, and most school districts have resources, such as BC's K-12 program for keeping kids safe and our Kids Help Phone--similar resources are available around North America.
Wearing a pink shirt for a day might seem like a small gesture, but bullying only thrives in darkness and secret. When we all shine a light on it, and refuse to allow it, we can remove it from our lives. There's no 'conflict resolution' or 'negotiation' with bullies, because there's no other side to the conflict, and that's what makes it so unfair to those being preyed upon.
Wednesday I'm going to wear my pink shirt all day. Folks who've met me will know that I'm unlikely to be the subject of bullying, but that makes it all the more important that people my size stand up and say 'no' to bullying. I firmly believe that how we treat the weakest and most vulnerable members of our society is the standard by which we should be judged as human beings. I hope you'll all join me, 'in the pink', and in standing up against bullying.
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