Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying! Celebrated annually around the globe, anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day hits New Zealand’s shores again on Friday 18 May, and a record 1000 schools and 850 workplaces have signed up to take part.

About Pink Shirt Day

• Pink Shirt Day supports schools, workplaces and communities to be safe, welcoming and inclusive for people, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability or cultural background.
• Pink Shirt Day originated in a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2007. Two students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, took a stand against homophobic bullying and mobilised their whole school after a student was harassed and threatened for wearing pink.
• Since 2012, Pink Shirt Day has been led by the Mental Health Foundation, with support from The Peace Foundation, RainbowYOUTH, InsideOUT, New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA), Auckland District Health Board Peer Sexuality Support Programme (PSSP), Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi Trust, Emerge Aotearoa, Youthline, The Human Rights Commission and Bullying-Free New Zealand.

You can discover more about Pink Shirt Day here.