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The '''International Day of Pink''' is a worldwide anti-bullying and [[anti-homophobia]] event held annually during the second week of April.<ref>{{cite web|title=Day of Pink|url=http://dayofpink.org/|website=Day of Pink|access-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> Though similar to [[Pink Shirt Day]] (held in February) in that it also seeks to end all bullying, the Day of Pink is more specifically aimed towards [[Anti-LGBT rhetoric|anti-LGBTQ+ bullying]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=International Day of Pink|url=http://westernfinancialgroup.ca/What-is-the-history-of-the-Day-of-Pink-in-April|access-date=2022-02-13|website=westernfinancialgroup.ca|language=en}}</ref>


'''The International Day of Pink''' is a international anti-bullying event held annually during the second week of April.<ref>{{cite web|title=Day of Pink|url=http://dayofpink.org/|website=Day of Pink|accessdate=5 February 2018}}</ref> The event started when students David Shepherd and Travis Price saw another student, who was wearing a pink shirt, being bullied in their [[Central Kings Rural High School]] in [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], and deciding to show support for the student by getting everyone at their school to wear pink the following day.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bullied student tickled pink by schoolmates' T-shirt campaign|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bullied-student-tickled-pink-by-schoolmates-t-shirt-campaign-1.682221|accessdate=26 June 2012|newspaper=CBC|date=19 September 2007}}</ref>
The event was sparked when a gay Canadian high-school student was witnessed by two fellow students as being bullied at their school for wearing a pink shirt. The two students got everyone at their school to wear pink the following day as a gesture of support, inspiring [[Jer's Vision]] (now Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity) to establish the International Day of Pink.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=19 September 2007|title=Bullied student tickled pink by schoolmates' T-shirt campaign|newspaper=CBC|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bullied-student-tickled-pink-by-schoolmates-t-shirt-campaign-1.682221|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref>


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In 2012, over 8 million people participated.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearson|first=Matthew|title=Day of Pink campaign comes to Ottawa|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/travel/search/search.html?q=Pink+Day|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=11 April 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pink Day anti-bullying campaign draws millions of participants worldwide|date=11 April 2012 |url=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/day-pink-campaign-draws-million-participants-worldwide-165009164.html|publisher=Yahoo! News The Daily Brew}}</ref> It is run by youth volunteers in [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], [[Canada]].
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The initiative inspired youth at [[Jer's Vision]] who founded The International Day of Pink, an effort to support their peers internationally with resources and ways to make their schools safer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constructing Change: Celebrating the Day of Pink|url=http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/constructing-change-activist-toolkit/2012/04/constructing-change-celebrating-day-pink|publisher=Rabble.ca|accessdate=26 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Residents Wear Pink to Stand up to Bullies|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/04/10/residents-wear-pink-to-stand-up-to-bullies|accessdate=26 June 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Sun|date=10 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jer's Vision Celebrates Diversity, the Day of Pink and Five Years |url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_celebrates_diversiy_the_day_of_pink_and_five_years-8511.aspx |accessdate=26 June 2012 |newspaper=Xtra |date=15 April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817193002/http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_celebrates_diversity_the_day_of_pink_and_five_years-8511.aspx |archivedate=17 August 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref name="xtra">{{cite news|title=Jer's Vision and the Day of Pink Celebrating Six Years of Fighting Discrimination in Schools |url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_and_the_Day_of_Pink-10009.aspx |accessdate=26 June 2012 |newspaper=Xtra |date=13 April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817120959/http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_and_the_Day_of_Pink-10009.aspx |archivedate=17 August 2012 |df= }}</ref>


== History ==
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In 2012 over 8 million people participated.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearson|first=Matthew|title=Day of Pink campaign comes to Ottawa|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/travel/search/search.html?q=Pink+Day|accessdate=26 June 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=11 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pink Day anti-bullying campaign draws millions of participants worldwide|url=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/day-pink-campaign-draws-million-participants-worldwide-165009164.html|publisher=Yahoo! News The Daily Brew}}</ref>
The Day of Pink was sparked in 2007 when students David Shepherd and Travis Price saw a student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt in their [[Central Kings Rural High School]] in [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. Shepherd and Price decided to show support for the student by getting everyone at their school to wear pink the following day.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />


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This initiative inspired some youth at [[Jer's Vision]] (now Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity), who thereby founded International Day of Pink, an effort to support their peers internationally with resources and ways to make their schools safer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constructing Change: Celebrating the Day of Pink|url=http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/constructing-change-activist-toolkit/2012/04/constructing-change-celebrating-day-pink|access-date=26 June 2012|publisher=Rabble.ca|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090709/http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/constructing-change-activist-toolkit/2012/04/constructing-change-celebrating-day-pink|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=10 April 2012|title=Residents Wear Pink to Stand up to Bullies|newspaper=Ottawa Sun|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/04/10/residents-wear-pink-to-stand-up-to-bullies|access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=15 April 2010|title=Jer's Vision Celebrates Diversity, the Day of Pink and Five Years|newspaper=Xtra|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_celebrates_diversiy_the_day_of_pink_and_five_years-8511.aspx|url-status=dead|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817193002/http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_celebrates_diversity_the_day_of_pink_and_five_years-8511.aspx|archive-date=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="xtra">{{cite news|date=13 April 2011|title=Jer's Vision and the Day of Pink Celebrating Six Years of Fighting Discrimination in Schools|newspaper=Xtra|url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_and_the_Day_of_Pink-10009.aspx|url-status=dead|access-date=26 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817120959/http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Jers_Vision_and_the_Day_of_Pink-10009.aspx|archive-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>
==Overview==
The International Day of Pink is run by youth volunteers from [[Jer's Vision]], in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The initiative seeks to support the work of students, educators, community and business in their efforts to stop bullying.


==Events==
==Events==
In 2012, students participating the Day of Pink organized numerous flash mobs, including one on Parliament Hill.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mack|first=Chantal|title=Pink shirts bring anti-bullying message to Parliament Hill|url=http://www.canada.com/life/Pink+shirts+bring+anti+bullying+message+Parliament+Hill/6443371/story.html|publisher=Canada.com PostMedia Web|accessdate=26 June 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> The International Day of Pink also shares a Gala with JersVision.org and the event has featured comedian [[Rick Mercer]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Hundreds Celebrate Day of Pink|url=http://m.ottawasun.com/2012/04/12/hundreds-celebrate-day-of-pink|accessdate=26 June 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Sun}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> [[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]] of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Brian Burke Scores in Ottawa|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2011/04/13/17985956.html|accessdate=26 June 2012|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> and former Canadian Ambassador [[Stephen Lewis]].<ref name="xtra" />
In 2012, students participating the Day of Pink organized numerous flash mobs, including one on Parliament Hill.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mack|first=Chantal|title=Pink shirts bring anti-bullying message to Parliament Hill|url=http://www.canada.com/life/Pink+shirts+bring+anti+bullying+message+Parliament+Hill/6443371/story.html|publisher=Canada.com PostMedia Web|access-date=26 June 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> The International Day of Pink also shares a Gala with JersVision.org and the event has featured comedian [[Rick Mercer]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Hundreds Celebrate Day of Pink|url=http://m.ottawasun.com/2012/04/12/hundreds-celebrate-day-of-pink|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Sun}}{{dead link|date=February 2017}}</ref> [[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]] of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Brian Burke Scores in Ottawa|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2011/04/13/17985956.html|access-date=26 June 2012|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> and former Canadian ambassador [[Stephen Lewis]].<ref name="xtra" />


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Public holidays in Canada]]

Latest revision as of 12:17, 24 October 2024

Not to be confused with Pink Shirt Day, celebrated in Canada and New Zealand in February and May, respectively.
International Day of Pink
Journée rose
TypeInternational
SignificanceAnti-Bullying
FrequencyAnnual
First time2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Started byJer's Vision
Related to

The International Day of Pink is a worldwide anti-bullying and anti-homophobia event held annually during the second week of April.[1] Though similar to Pink Shirt Day (held in February) in that it also seeks to end all bullying, the Day of Pink is more specifically aimed towards anti-LGBTQ+ bullying.[2]

The event was sparked when a gay Canadian high-school student was witnessed by two fellow students as being bullied at their school for wearing a pink shirt. The two students got everyone at their school to wear pink the following day as a gesture of support, inspiring Jer's Vision (now Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity) to establish the International Day of Pink.[3]

In 2012, over 8 million people participated.[4][5] It is run by youth volunteers in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

History

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The Day of Pink was sparked in 2007 when students David Shepherd and Travis Price saw a student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt in their Central Kings Rural High School in Nova Scotia, Canada. Shepherd and Price decided to show support for the student by getting everyone at their school to wear pink the following day.[3][2]

This initiative inspired some youth at Jer's Vision (now Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity), who thereby founded International Day of Pink, an effort to support their peers internationally with resources and ways to make their schools safer.[6][7][8][9]

Events

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In 2012, students participating the Day of Pink organized numerous flash mobs, including one on Parliament Hill.[10] The International Day of Pink also shares a Gala with JersVision.org and the event has featured comedian Rick Mercer,[11] Brian Burke of the Toronto Maple Leafs,[12] and former Canadian ambassador Stephen Lewis.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Day of Pink". Day of Pink. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "International Day of Pink". westernfinancialgroup.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. ^ a b "Bullied student tickled pink by schoolmates' T-shirt campaign". CBC. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. ^ Pearson, Matthew (11 April 2012). "Day of Pink campaign comes to Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 26 June 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Pink Day anti-bullying campaign draws millions of participants worldwide". Yahoo! News The Daily Brew. 11 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Constructing Change: Celebrating the Day of Pink". Rabble.ca. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Residents Wear Pink to Stand up to Bullies". Ottawa Sun. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Jer's Vision Celebrates Diversity, the Day of Pink and Five Years". Xtra. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Jer's Vision and the Day of Pink Celebrating Six Years of Fighting Discrimination in Schools". Xtra. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  10. ^ Mack, Chantal. "Pink shirts bring anti-bullying message to Parliament Hill". Canada.com PostMedia Web. Retrieved 26 June 2012.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Hundreds Celebrate Day of Pink". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2012.[dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Brian Burke Scores in Ottawa". Toronto Sun. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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