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Wear a pink shirt for Anti-Bullying Day Wednesday

Bus drivers Stephen MacLeod, left, Dave MacLeod, Dave Connolly, centre, Rob Coughlin and Germaine Doyle, along with co-workers, plan to wear pink in support of Pink Shirt Day and the anti-bullying campaign Wednesday. Guardian photo

Bus drivers Stephen MacLeod, left, Dave MacLeod, Dave Connolly, centre, Rob Coughlin and Germaine Doyle, along with co-workers, plan to wear pink in support of Pink Shirt Day and the anti-bullying campaign Wednesday.

Published on February 26, 2013
Published on February 26, 2013

Charlottetown city workers to join awareness movement

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Charlottetown , Nova Scotia

The City of Charlottetown will join the sea of pink tomorrow, Feb. 27, with pink T-shirts to show support for Anti-Bullying Day.

Communities across the country, including many on P.E.I., have taken up the cause to bring more attention to the issue of bullying, promote tolerance and empathy and show collective support for the anti-bullying movement.

“We all know that bullying, in one form or another, is an issue in schools and communities all over the world,” said Mayor Clifford Lee. “By standing together and showing a united front, we are sending the message that bullying is not going to be tolerated. We, at City Hall, encourage residents and businesses to wear pink on Feb. 27 and join the anti-bullying campaign to promote a safe, friendly environment for all.”

Pink Shirt Day was originally organized by two Nova Scotia students who bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after a male student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt during the first week of school. Pink Shirt Day has since become a national campaign against bullying.

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  • Username
    "Gaming" in bullying
    - February 27, 2013 at 18:27:22

    “Gaming” is bullying “Gaming” on UPEI is well known on campus and even described/bragged about by those involved. “Gaming” consists of a group of people who will do something illegal and/or unethical and maneuver around the laws by any means possible (even illegally) to get away with it. One example of “Gaming” was described by one who was actively involved with a group who were targeting and sexually harassing of females on campus. Once the target is harassed and abused, the target is then prevented from reporting it through various bullying tactics. If the victim does manage to report it, she will be punished via bogus false accusations made against her and then there are those in place who will finish the job by defaming her both on and off campus. However, it seems that 2 people recently outsmarted those involved in this practice when they submitted their Sexual Harassment complaint to the HRC with a lawyer (prevents the 2 females from being threatened after reporting it) and then it was announced in the newspaper that sexual harassment complaints have been made and against whom (prevents the university from defaming the 2 who made complaints and denying that there were any complaints made and their defamation of turning it back on the victims by stating the victims were harassing and lying and deny that any such complaints against anyone at UPEI exist; etc ). This is a smart example that has been set by the 2 females who made complaints of sexual harassment to the HRC recently. It should also be added, that all information regarding reporting sexual harassment can be retrieved online, and do not report it until you can walk into the HRC office with a lawyer to report your complaint. Do go to the newspaper and have it reported or it will be turned back on you with a massive degradation of the female. “Gaming” and other bullying games need to stop, and the cover-ups to allow it to continue need to stop; and those who are rewarded with a variety of things, such as a promotion to dean (there were at least 2) need to be fired. Everyone involved in gaming need to be fired. This is just unimaginable that it would happen on any campus. So, UPEI, please stop “gaming” and bullying others, it destroys people.

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  • Bill Kays
    Bill Kays
    - February 26, 2013 at 20:01:54

    Oh I see. Bullying happens because we are not aware that bullying is a part of human nature. It happens everywhere in the real world, in every aspect of life. There is something wrong with this logic because there is none. Bullying is not new as we have been aware of it ever since we coined the word bully. You will not eliminate or reduce bullying as a result of this foolishness. Setting of a good example by parents is necessary to teach children about bullying. I see government bullying plan b ers, fishermen, farmers, etc., etc., let's make Mr Ghiz and his cabinet to wear them since you think it will make a difference.

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    • Username
      Pink soul, open-mind.
      - February 27, 2013 at 16:12:03

      Gee Bill, not sure about your tone . . . not so much in the pink these days, eh?

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