PINK SHIRT DAY 2021 TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKIT

PINK SHIRT DAY 2021TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKITSPEAK UP, STAND TOGETHER, STOP BULLYING

CONTENTSWELCOMEWHY CELEBRATE PINK SHIRT DAY?GET READYPAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 6 THE BIG DAYKEEP UP THE MAHIGET FUNDRAISING!DIG DEEPERPAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 9PAGE 10

WELCOMEKia ora!Want to make your school or kura a kinder, safer place for you and other rangatahi/young people?Pink Shirt Day is one way for you to celebrate the diverse, wonderful peoplearound you and take meaningful steps to prevent bullying.On Friday 21 May 2021 we invite you to transform your school into a sea ofmāwhero/pink to Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, StandTogether, Stop Bullying!By celebrating Pink Shirt Day and raising money to support the kaupapa, youand your school will be part of a powerful movement to spread aroha andkindness and end bullying. Every dollar raised goes towards the Pink Shirt Daykaupapa. Your support enables the Mental Health Foundation to run Pink ShirtDay, raise awareness about bullying prevention and provide resources thatpromote inclusive schools, workplaces and communities.The following pages are filled with ideas and inspiration to help you bringPink Shirt Day to life in your kura or school. From mid-April 2021 you can ordera free school event pack, use our DIY stencil to create your own pink t-shirt,learn how to be an Upstander, fundraise for Pink Shirt Day and much more!He aha te mea nui o te ao.He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.What is the most important thing in the world?It is people, it is people, it is people.Pink Shirt Day is led by the Mental Health Foundation with support from InsideOUT, the PeaceFoundation, New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA), Youthline, Te Kaha O TeRangatahi Trust, the Pacific Business Trust, the Cook Islands Development Agency of New Zealand(CIDANZ), the Human Rights Commission and Bullying-Free NZ Week.PINK SHIRT DAY 2021 TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKITPink Shirt Day is underpinned by three key E Tū Whānau values: aroha, kōreroawhi and mana manaaki. These values align with the Pink Shirt Day kaupapa,and we’d love for you to share them far and wide!3

WHY CELEBRATE PINK SHIRT DAY?The Pink Shirt Day storyPink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two students, David Shepherd and Travis Price, took a standagainst homophobic bullying after a new Year 10 student was harassed and threatened for wearing pink.David and Travis bought dozens of pink shirts and distributed them to their classmates to wear the nextday. The word got out online and hundreds of students showed up in pink, some from head-to-toe, to standtogether against bullying!The grassroots movement captured hearts across the world and the campaign went global! It has beencelebrated here in Aotearoa since 2009 and gets bigger and better every year.So why should you be part of the action?19%7 in 10 teens in NZ haveexperienced at least one type ofunwanted digital communicationin the past year (Pacheco &Melhuish, 2018).32%ALL OECDNZIn NZ, 32% of students reportedbeing bullied at least a few timesa month, compared to 23% onaverage across OECD countries(OECD 2019).High school students who had been bullied weekly or more often werefour times more likely to experience significant depressive symptoms thanstudents who had been bullied infrequently or not at all (Clark, Robinson,Crengle, Grant, Galbreath, & Sykora, 2016/172015/1696,00079,000The number of young people diagnosed with mood andanxiety disorders has steadily increased in the pastyears (Ministry of Health, 2020).PINK SHIRT DAY 2021 TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKIT4x19% of NZ teens experienced anunwanted digital communicationthat had a negative impact ontheir daily activities (Pacheco &Melhuish, 2018).23%4

Some people are more likely to be targetedWhile all young people are potential targets of bullying, some groups can experience higher rates.Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullyingThese terms refer to bullying based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Rangatahi/youngpeople who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or other sexuality andgender diverse communities (LGBTQIA ), or are perceived to be part of the rainbow community, experiencehigher rates of bullying than students who do not. However, it is important to note that not all of thesestudents will experience homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying.LGBTI young people are resilient, have higher rates of volunteering and communityengagement and are an important part of our community. Despite this, LGBTIyoung people are particularly vulnerable to experiencing homophobic, biphobic andtransphobic bullying (Clark et al., 2009).The Youth‘12 national health and wellbeing survey of New Zealand secondary school students found:50%50% of transgenderstudents had been hitor physically harmedon purpose in thelast 12 months(Clark et al., 2014).Discrimination and social exclusionon the basis of sexuality or genderidentity has been directly linkedto an increased risk of depression,anxiety and suicidal thoughts forLGBTQIA young people (Adams,Dickinson & Asiasiga, 2012).Four out of tensame/both-sex attractedstudents had been hitor physically harmed onpurpose in the last 12 months(Lucassen et al., 2014).The effects of homophobicand biphobic bullying at schoolcan be lifelong, and can includelower educational attainment,lower income and lowerwellbeing (Henrickson, 2008).PINK SHIRT DAY 2021 TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKITNearly one in five students who aresame/both sex attracted, or aretransgender or unsure of their genderidentity, reported being bulliedweekly at school, compared to 6%of their peers (Lucassen et al., 2014)and (Clark et al., 2014).5

GET READY!Here are some ideas to help you get this thing going. Tick the boxes as you complete them!Register for Pink Shirt Day 2021Register for updates and you’ll be the first to hear all the exciting news (like when the Pink Shirt DayCotton On t-shirt lands!).Get some backup!Have a kōrero/conversation with a kaiako/teacher you trust, a guidance counsellor, health nurse oranother tauira/student about how you want to celebrate Pink Shirt Day so they can awhi/supportyou to make it happen! You might like to consider setting up a Pink Shirt Day committee to helporganise activities and promote the day.Get your pink resources earlyTo avoid missing out, order your free resources, like the school event pack full of posters, a DIYt-shirt stencil, compliment stickers and more! They’ll be available to order from our resources pagein April 2021. You’ll also be able to download bunting, cupcake toppers and other resources.Spread the word!Open up the kōrero about bullying ahead of Pink Shirt Day by talking about what it stands for atan assembly or in your form class. Use our About Pink Shirt Day and About Bullying fact sheets andinformation on our website. Talk about the importance of celebrating everyone’s differences.Learn how to be an UpstanderA bystander is someone who sees or knows about bullying that is happening to someone else.A supportive bystander – an Upstander – will use words and/or actions that can help the personbeing bullied. Learn about our Five Upstander Actions so you know what to do if you see bullyinghappening within or outside of your kura or school.Set a fundraising targetEveryone loves a challenge! Don’t be afraid to set an ambitious Pink Shirt Day fundraising target.You’ll be surprised how this energises people and gives your fundraising activities an extra edge.Buy your Pink Shirt Day t-shirtMake your own Pink Shirt Day poster!PHOTO CREDIT: @KIWI.FIFO.WIFEPHOTO CREDIT: @DAWNSKEEZPHOTO CREDIT: @THELEOSTYLECreate your own Pink Shirt Day poster by downloading our t-shirt template from the resourcessection of the Pink Shirt Day website. Include the English and te reo Māori slogans and use the newPink Shirt Day logo stencil too (available in your free school event pack).PINK SHIRT DAY 2021 TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKITWe’re partnering with Cotton On again to sell the Pink Shirt Day t-shirt in selected stores andonline in late April 2021! Buy a t-shirt to show your support this Pink Shirt Day! Wear it on yourschool’s mufti day if they’re having one.6

THE BIG DAYThe pinkest day of the year is here, how are you going to celebrate?We’ve put together some activity ideas for you and other tauira/students to run.These activities will spread aroha and kindness and help to prevent bullying.Feel free to get creative and come up with your own activities too!Just be mindful not to do anything that could exclude anyone.Compliment stickersRandom acts of kindnessFrom mid-April 2021, order some of the new PinkShirt Day compliment stickers to give out to yourfriends or anyone who has done something kindfor you recently. You could even create your owncompliment cards to give away. A small action likethis can really brighten someone’s day.It’s cool to be kind! Carry out random acts ofkindness for the day, or the week leading up to PinkShirt Day.Turn your school māwhero/pink!Visit the resources page on the Pink Shirt Daywebsite and order your free school event pack,filled with exciting goodies, from mid-April 2021!Celebrate your rainbow friends, whānauand kaiako/teachersChalk or paint rainbow colours on the footpath orwear rainbow stickers/flags to show you are a safeand welcoming place for LGBTQIA people.Share the aroha on social mediaShow us and others what you’re doing on theday by sharing videos, photos and selfies using#pinkshirtdaynz on Instagram and Facebook. Addour new Facebook frame (launching in May 2021) toyour profile photo.PHOTO CREDIT: OTAGO BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOLGet your school’s sports teams or your local sportsclub involved. Ask them to wear pink socks, armbands or t-shirts and take the message to the fieldon the game day closest to Pink Shirt Day. Themore people wearing māwhero, the better!PINK SHIRT DAY 2021 TAUIRA/STUDENT TOOLKITWear pink on game day7