Pink Shirt Day started in a Nova Scotia high school, where a 9th grade boy was being bullied over wearing a pink polo shirt to school. A couple of grade 12 boys decided to take a stand against the bullying and wear pink in sympathy for the boy who had been so mercilessly prodded at. They went to a local discount store and bought 50 pink shirts, and distributed them amongst the other boys in their high school. They stood up for their fellow classmate and against the bullies, and made a real difference in someone's life.
In a place like Second Life, Cyber Bullying runs rampant. In a virtual world where it is so easy to be anonymous and hide behind your pixels, many people find it the perfect environment to attack and belittle others. Unfortunately, this can lead to real life emotional distress, even to those who "disconnect" their Second Life and first life.
It is time that we all take a stand against bullying in all its forms. Why, in a community so small, should there be so much vitrol and mudslinging, when, if we band together, we become stronger?
The following is a list of creators who have volunteered to participate in the 2010 Pink Shirt Day event in Second Life. The store name and SLURL is provided along with the creator name to make finding them a little bit easier!
Addison Mortlock - A-BOMB http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/104/44/30
Airedine Poe - Adore & Abhor http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sugar%20Mill%20Grove/170/194/25
Anneliese Clarence - Algade http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zanzo/111/22/24
Apatia Hammerer - Pig http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gaylord/221/135/21
April Looming - Wild Style Fashions http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cheonma/50/203/105
Aranel Ah - *BOOM* http://slurl.com/secondlife/Existence/181/38/22
Arora Zanzibar - *~ Zanzibar creationZ ~*
Averie Larnia - =HooT= http://slurl.com/secondlife/Harold/112/207/22
Aydan Darcy - House of Darcy http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aloha%20Business%20Park/92/178/1108
Bastet Hazelnut - NUT http://slurl.com/secondlife/Harold/178/103/35
Candace Morgwain - Sweeter Than Candy http://slurl.com/secondlife/Anders/158/72/25
Chandni Khondji - *~*HopScotch*~* http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cape%20Victoria/50/95/501
Clementine Ishtari - Awesome Blossom http://slurl.com/secondlife/Thistle/237/225/23
Diva Lilliehook - LACE Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Edmond/228/91/21
Dove Swanson - Long Awkward Pose http://slurl.com/secondlife/Festivale/97/92/29
FionaRose Bartavelle - Sparklez in the Attic http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jubilee/101/130/376
Gabe Bookmite - Get Bent http://slurl.com/secondlife/Saint%20Vincent/166/212/528
Heartless Toxx - Heartless Homes http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sand%20Dollar%20Isle/195/63/22
Horrid Twine - Horribaubles http://slurl.com/secondlife/Horst/236/218/35
Ivey Deschanel - SN@TCH http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/123/212/30
JDiva Ophelia - Masquerade Parade Mask Boutique http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luna%20Park%20Charade/117/140/22
Julliette Westerburg - tres blah http://slurl.com/secondlife/Horst/118/139/25
Katey Coppola - GLITTERATI http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glitterati/129/174/23
Kiki Cunningham - Ki-2 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lloyd/77/195/23
Lacie Chambers - LacieCakes http://slurl.com/secondlife/Larette%20Island/139/141/451
Liess Paine - KHUSH http://slurl.com/secondlife/dixon%20agence/88/141/21
Mako Kungfu - Atomic Owl http://slurl.com/secondlife/Armada%20Breakaway/124/155/27
Marja Languish & Kissowa Kamachi - Kissed by Lithium http://slurl.com/secondlife/Prim%20By%20Prim/193/63/21
Mochi Milena - Pink Fuel http://slurl.com/secondlife/Thibedeau/84/173/25
Narita Rayna - *Ticky Tacky* http://slurl.com/secondlife/Horst/49/77/24
Nimil Blackflag - LuNi Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bay%20of%20Shadows/211/171/726
Plurabelle Laszlo - Bliensen + MaiTai http://slurl.com/secondlife/Horst/34/164/22
Pure Nikolaidis- PURE CONTOURS SHAPES & SKINS http://slurl.com/secondlife/Livium%20Estate%20III/74/207/22
Radio Signals - Scribble http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scribble/71/71/26
Rayvn Hynes - MudHoney http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sugar%20Mill%20Grove/154/84/25
Redsoledrea GossipGirl - (OMFG) I Love It! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Cyanide/84/96/25
Riley Sapphire - Inner Peace http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jubilee/139/39/376
Rocsi Kira - La Pop Rocs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luxury%20Island%20Resort/61/63/25
Sanura Snowpaw - *Dreams* http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gannet%20Island/197/176/25
SarahTheRed Aurbierre - Vanitas Vesture http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elliott/107/107/24
Sarahlin Constantine - #Before Sleep# http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sparkling%20Star/17/98/22
Shade Kingsley - Jinkies! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bellatrix/15/141/28
Southie Allen - Absurdly Newfangled Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blues%20Island/177/113/24
Syn Beresford - Little Pricks/Skin Deep/Different Drum http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vendetta/133/65/26
Treble Freenote - Touche' http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Cyanide/122/133/30
Tyr Rozenblum - Tyranny http://slurl.com/secondlife/Atomic%20Island/218/54/32
Venice Burks/Kylei Benoir - BabyCouture http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jubilee/49/43/377
Voshie Paine - La Petite Morte http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gypsy/73/136/25
jemima Clowes- TUFT http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sand%20Dollar%20Isle/197/41/25
Roblem Hogarth- !ReTox! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/213/43/34
Come in to one of these stores and get your pink shirt today!!!