On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 10 a.m., at Oakwood Collegiate Institute,
991 St. Clair Avenue West, the Toronto Police Service, in partnership with the students at Oakwood Collegiate Institute, will celebrate International Day of Pink by highlighting student-based initiatives and an anti-bullying video.
Chief William Blair and members of the Toronto Police Service's 13 Division, led by Unit Commander Superintendent Scott Baptist, and the Service's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (LGBTQ) Internal Support Network, will be joined by Maria Rodrigues, Toronto District School Board Ward 9 Trustee; Donna Quan, Director of Education, Toronto District School Board; Rauda Dickinson, Superintendent of Education, Toronto District School Board; and Oakwood Collegiate Institute Principal Ellen Austrom.
Members of the media are invited to attend the event. The video will be posted on the Toronto Police Service's YouTube account after the event. Follow #StopBullyingNOW or #DAYofPINK or visit us on Facebook for event details.
The International Day of Pink started when a Nova Scotia teen was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. His fellow students rallied - by all wearing pink - and showed their solidarity against LGBT-based discrimination.
For more information:
Meaghan Gray
TPS Corporate Communications
416-808-7095
Shari Schwartz-Maltz
TDSB Corporate Communications
416-397-3979
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
991 St. Clair Avenue West, the Toronto Police Service, in partnership with the students at Oakwood Collegiate Institute, will celebrate International Day of Pink by highlighting student-based initiatives and an anti-bullying video.
Chief William Blair and members of the Toronto Police Service's 13 Division, led by Unit Commander Superintendent Scott Baptist, and the Service's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (LGBTQ) Internal Support Network, will be joined by Maria Rodrigues, Toronto District School Board Ward 9 Trustee; Donna Quan, Director of Education, Toronto District School Board; Rauda Dickinson, Superintendent of Education, Toronto District School Board; and Oakwood Collegiate Institute Principal Ellen Austrom.
Members of the media are invited to attend the event. The video will be posted on the Toronto Police Service's YouTube account after the event. Follow #StopBullyingNOW or #DAYofPINK or visit us on Facebook for event details.
The International Day of Pink started when a Nova Scotia teen was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. His fellow students rallied - by all wearing pink - and showed their solidarity against LGBT-based discrimination.
For more information:
Meaghan Gray
TPS Corporate Communications
416-808-7095
Shari Schwartz-Maltz
TDSB Corporate Communications
416-397-3979
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.