Vancouver Chooses Kindness On Pink Shirt Day

The original Pink Shirt Day initiative started years ago in Nova Scotia when a Grade 9 boy was bullied for wearing pink. A group of boys weren’t having any of it and later took a stand by handing out and wearing pink tank tops.

So now every year across the country thousands wear pink on #PinkShirtDay to take a united stand against bullying. If words are a tool for bullying then they must also be a tool for ending it, so choose kindness and spread it.

Vancouverites are choosing kindness, what about you?

You can wear your own pink shirt or pick up an official Pink Shirt Day t-shirt available online and at London Drugs. Proceeds benefit the CKNW Orphan’s Fund in support of various anti-bullying programs.

Rock your pink attire and share it with #PinkShirtDay or spread positive messages on social media with #PinkShirtPromise.

Make the #PinkShirtPromise to use the internet for good and not for harm. Online is an easy place for bullies to work because they can hide so easily. But it’s also a place where we can openly build a community and a network of support for each other. In this spirit, @shaw and @coast_capital are teaming up to donate $1 to #PinkShirtDay for each positive message posted on all social media tagged with #PinkShirtPromise. Let’s make the internet a safe and welcome place for everybody!

A post shared by Pink Shirt Day (@pinkshirtday) on Feb 19, 2017 at 2:44pm PST

Saving lives in so many ways! #PinkShirtDay would like to thank @vanfirecharity for their unwavering support. Look out for these guys in downtown #Vancouver on February 22 collecting donations!

A post shared by Pink Shirt Day (@pinkshirtday) on Feb 7, 2017 at 12:06pm PST

Thank you @metropolisatmet for your incredible #pinkshirtday fundraising with your Pink Shirt Promise wall!

A post shared by Pink Shirt Day (@pinkshirtday) on Mar 14, 2016 at 11:08am PDT

Tomorrow is #pinkshirtday in support of anti-bullying programs! Be as dope as these bros and wear a pink shirt (but if you don’t it’s cool too ?). Donations will be collected all week!

A post shared by St Thomas More Collegiate (@stmcburnaby) on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:21am PST

We started off the day with a great morning show segment at @globalbc, followed by a fabulous cupcake social at the Burnaby Red Cross office, & currently live on location at the @roundhouse983 #pinkshirtday

A post shared by Mary Lee Crocker (@maryleecrocker) on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:22am PST

Our #PinkShirtDay kindness board is up at #sfusurrey ??

A post shared by Coast Capital Savings (@coast_capital) on Feb 20, 2017 at 8:52pm PST

This is my daughter Eva. At the age of 8, she is standing up for anti-bullying, world peace and animal cruelty. She is the most special girl in the world and love her with all of my soul. She will make a difference in this world one day, she has deffinatley makes a difference in my life every day. ? #pinkshirtday #antibullying #dontbeabully

A post shared by Paola Lopez (@biskieb) on Feb 20, 2017 at 1:04pm PST

Pink Shirt Day is almost here! Get your pink shirt in the @capilanou bookstore for $5. Get your pink on Wednesday, February 22. #pinkshirtday #pinkshirt #bookstore #capu #capilanou

A post shared by Capilano University (@capilanou) on Feb 20, 2017 at 10:48am PST

#pinkshirtday #bcitlibrary

A post shared by BCIT Library (@bcitlib) on Feb 20, 2017 at 9:25am PST

So honoured to join an amazing group of women for @pinkshirtday. An incredibly worthy cause and one we feel so strongly about. Make your #pinkshirtpromise!! #pinkshirtday #courage #RedfishLOVE (also completely in love with our @redfishkids #courage tees!) #marisadidntgetthememo ???

A post shared by Hawksworth Communications (@hawksworthcom) on Feb 17, 2017 at 5:18pm PST

Kindness starts here. Get ready to get pink. #tbt #PinkShirtDay

A post shared by Premier Christy Clark (@christyclarkbc) on Feb 16, 2017 at 4:05pm PST

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By Amar Mirchandani @amarmirch