Every year students across the District participate in Pink Shirt Day activities. The day began more than a decade ago as an awareness campaign about homophobic bullying. This year’s Pink Shirt Day theme is Lift Each Other Up – something that has perhaps become even more important as the pandemic has gone on.
In their letter to families, Board Chair Jen Mezei and Superintendent Gina Niccoli-Moen shared that many schools also use the opportunity as a chance to focus on activities that celebrate kindness, as well as a reminder to students to be proud of who they are and encourage others to do the same.
Learning first-hand about cultures and expressions of who you are benefits us all. The connections between us are beautifully captured by local Indigenous artist Gord Dick from the Tsleil-Waututh and Lil’wat Nations who designed the District’s official pink shirt this year. The symbol of the wolf represents how we are all standing together as one heart and the eagle brings healing and guidance from the ancestors.”
Read the full letter here.
There are many initiatives and activities throughout the year that explore kindness and respect for others.
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Celebrating Diversity
Students Celebrate World Kindness Day – November 2021
– Burnaby Beacon, November 2021
We’ve Got Pride – June 2021
Virtual Event Supports LGBTQ+ Community – May 2021
– Burnaby Now, May 2021
– Burnaby Now, May 2021
Pink Shirt Day in Burnaby Schools – February 2021
– Burnaby Now, February 2021
– Burnaby Now, October 2020
– Burnaby Now, May 2020
Supporting LGBTQ+ Community: Annual Event Reimagined – May 2020
– Burnaby Now, May 2020
Pink Shirt Day in Burnaby Schools & in the Community – February 2020
Diversity Dance – February 2020
– Burnaby Now, September 2019
– Burnaby Now, September 2019
– Georgia Straight, August 2019
– Burnaby Now, April 2019
Beyond the Pink: Celebrating Diversity and Kindness in Burnaby Schools – February 2019
– Global News, February 2019
– The Georgia Straight, February 2019
– Burnaby Now, February 2019
– Burnaby Now, December 2018
– CTV News, November 2018
– Burnaby Now, November 2018
– Burnaby Now, August 2018
Posted February 2022