Pink For Anti-Bullying Day
Stand up Against Bullying Day is on the second Thursday of the school year. One day every year students in Nova Scotia are encouraged to wear pink to send an anti-bullying message.
Actions by two Annapolis Valley students (an hour from where I am) rallied around a younger student after he was bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt. Making the difference are two students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, Grade 12 students who inspired students around Nova Scotia to wear pink to show that bullying will not be tolerated. Buying 50 pink shirts from a discount store, they emailed classmates to get them to come on board with them. The next day, hundreds of students showed up wearing pink clothings. I bet that was an overwhelming sight.
It is kids like David and Travis who gives me hope .. that Nova Scotia can still be called home and that there is a future here for my daughter.
