Mission schools, daycares and other businesses are celebrating Pink Shirt Day today.
The annual event raises awareness of the problems of bullying.
By wearing a pink shirt, it symbolizes that, as a society, we will not tolerate bullying anywhere.
The idea originated in Nova Scotia when two high school students – David Shepherd and Travis Price – and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt.
The movement grew from their and is now all across Canada.
This year’s campaign encourages everyone to “Make Nice”.
The slogan acts as a friendly reminder that no matter what our differences, being nice is always a choice worth making.