Stand up to bullies in a pink shirt
Posted By Jordie Dwyer / Record Staff
The idea sprung forth from a pair of Nova Scotia high school students who, back in 2007, took a stand against some bullies.
The pair found out a Grade 9 student had been bullied because he wore a pink polo shirt to school. The two students came up with a novel approach to the situation, going to a local thrift store and buying 50 pink tank tops that they handed out at school the next day.
As they did that, the bullied Grade 9 student walked in and looked like the weight of the world had been lifted from his shoulders. A bigger point was that the bullies were never heard from again.
The story got national media attention and the idea was picked up by a Vancouver radio talk show host, who is also a former B.C. MLA, who has turned it into annual event.
