City of Richmond
The City of Richmond, Richmond School District No. 38, Richmond Fire Rescue and Richmond Public Library are encouraging everyone to wear pink on Wednesday, February 22 in honour of Pink Shirt Day, a day dedicated to promoting kindness and anti-bullying.
“On Pink Shirt Day, we wear pink to support kindness and the idea that everyone in the Richmond community deserves to feel welcomed, supported and safe.” says Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “When we wear pink, we demonstrate that our community strives to live in a city that accepts all people for who they are.”
To promote Pink Shirt Day, a contest was held by the Richmond Youth Media Program (RYMP) with participants invited to create and submit a new Pink Shirt Day t-shirt design. The winning design by Botao Chen, a student at MacNeill Secondary School and participant of RYMP since 2018, was selected and has been printed on the City’s pink t-shirts to be worn by City of Richmond and Community Association staff. …