International STAND UP to Bullying Day
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International STAND UP to Bullying Day is a special bi-annual event in which participants sign and wear a pink “pledge shirt” to take a visible, public stance against bullying. The event takes place in schools, workplaces, and organizations in 25 countries across the globe on the third Friday of November to coincide with Anti-bullying week, and then again on the last Friday of February.
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[edit] History
The first International STAND UP to Bullying Day took place in February 2008. 236 schools, workplaces and organizations representing more than 125,000 students and staff registered to take a STAND against Bullying by signing and wearing a special pink pledge shirt.[1]
[edit] Host
Each participating school, workplace or organization hosts their own STAND with aid being provided by event coordinators Bully Help Initiatives, a Canadian based organization committed to developing effective support structures for victims of bullying through a variety of initiatives including BullyHelp.org.
[edit] Pink Shirts
Participation in the STAND constitutes the signing and wearing of a special pink pledge shirt. Signing and wearing this shirt identifies a peer based support structure to victims and their bullies in a non-confrontational way. The color of the shirts is based on a campaign started by Travis Price and David Shepherd, two students who took a stand against a boy being bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "International STAND UP to Bullying Day". www.standupday.com. http://www.standupday.com.
- ^ "Bullied student tickled pink by schoolmates T-shirt campaign". www.cbc.ca. September 19, 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/09/18/pink-tshirts-students.html.
