International Day of Pink!
April 13th, 2022
In your spheres of influence, how will you work to move beyond “one day awareness” in your learning spaces, to actively engage in addressing the root causes of bullying?
The Day of Pink is a symbol, a spark, that empowers and inspires youth across Canada to create amazing social change!
"Discrimination takes many shapes, whether it’s based on race, age, disabilities, gender or sexuality. The 2SLGBTQIA+ community is no stranger to the bullying and violence that stems from hateful beliefs.
While progress has been made towards removing these social barriers from our society, discrimination still persists. So, every year, on the second Wednesday of April, we urge people around the world to put on a pink shirt and stand in solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to continue fighting for equality and acceptance.
Whether it’s in Canada or beyond, we need to stand up against hateful beliefs to keep the clock from turning backwards on our efforts towards establishing equality for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. It’s time now to educate the future generation to not repeat history, demand more of our politicians and policy makers, and participate in creating real change through real effort."
"It is a day where communities across the country, and across the world, can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, and all forms of bullying."
"The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted to do more to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying. They decided to purchase pink shirts, and a few days later got everyone at school to arrive wearing pink, standing in solidarity. The result was that an entire school took a stand and began working together to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying."
From: https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/day-of-pink-2/#:~:text=April%2011%2C%202018%20marks%20the,and%20all%20forms%20of%20bullying.
Each year on the second Wednesday of April, millions of people wear pink and take a stand.
LDSB's NEXT STEPS...
Bystander Intervention
On April 28th from 8:30 am to 9:30 am staff and students (12+ years old) can participate in the Stand Up against Street Harassment: Bystander Intervention webinar with Julie Lalonde.
Here is your link to register.
We are excited to provide your school with an opportunity to participate in a virtual school assembly on Inclusivity from the Get REAL Movement!
We are excited to provide your school with an opportunity to participate in a virtual school assembly on Inclusivity from the Get REAL Movement. This one-hour workshop is available to all staff and grade 3 to 12 students from the comfort of their individual classrooms.
This 1-hour session is focused on building compassion, dispelling stereotypes, and showing that we all have challenges, we can all be kind, and we're a lot more alike than we are different. The workshops are delivered by young, relatable 2SLGBTQ+ facilitators who have grown from their diverse life experiences and journeys to find confidence in their identities. Highlights human connections and share demotions, 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, unlearning harmful language, and focuses on the impact we can have on one another through small acts of kindness. Powerful, interactive, non-judgmental, and relatable, The Get REAL Movement has delivered this workshop to over 500,000 youth across Canada.
https://www.thegetrealmovement.com/workshops
Workshops - The Get REAL Movement
Grade 6-12 . Our most in-demand workshop, this 1 hour session is focused on building compassion, dispelling stereotypes, and showing that we all have challenges, we can all be kind, and we're a lot more alike than we are different.
Please use the following sign-up sheets to register your school before Friday, April 15th
Elementary sign up for grades 3-5
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13TCcdFo5aHKOAiTccPuw1iUuiEfzMXQEvMGVbPk7uo4/edit#gid=0
Intermediate and Secondary sign-up for grades 6-12
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A3abtvSY9Tb8kbBFwlxqU3Ce5UHndJHNHQTMN7Tk4og/edit#gid=0
COLOURING WITH PRIDE - CREATOR'S NOTES
Learn more about the Day of Pink at: DayOfPink.org Thank you, Ron Crepin & Jeremy Dias
LINK TO COLOURING PAGES AND BIOS: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d8b811a980d9708b9b6b116/t/60b5a4da04efce616e18b9a4/1622516958024/Colouring+with+pride+4th+edition.pdf
Resources Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Students, Staff and Families
This is JUST a starting point!
“Pink Shirt Day should be seen as a starting point – one that fosters ongoing critical and intersectional discussions within schools and between educators and students. This day can serve to push society and schools toward inclusion and acceptance of all students, such that all members of the educational community (boards, administrations, parents, etc.) use Pink Shirt Day as an opportunity to reflect and renew their commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.”
- From: https://www.mcgill.ca/definetheline/article/pink-shirt-day-moving-beyond-only-one-day-awareness