In an effort to demonstrate unity among community members, the LCSA is partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge on the topic of bullying.

The event is in accordance with the month of February being Anti-Oppression Month.
“It recognizes that oppression exists in our society and within our community and even at the college,” says Lindsay Zacharias, vice-president of student life. “Our goal is to equalize an imbalance of power. We want to end cruelty here.”
In 2007, two young men became aware that a Grade 9 student was being bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt to school. Rather than reacting with violence, they went and bought 50 pink shirts and handed them out to their classmates to
wear as a sign of solidarity with the young man who was harassed.
In a statement, the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge and District said that “Pink Shirt Day is an opportunity for communi- ties to demonstrate that bullying is not acceptable and that we will do everything we can to eliminate bullying from our schools, workplaces and homes. We want to get as many people in pink as possible so that we can send a visible message that bullying stops here.”
In order to get the word out on this event, representatives from the Boys and Girls Club along with members from the LCSA will be in the Centre Core from 9 a.m. -1 p.m. on Feb. 8-10. There will be information about the event on site along with games, draws and the opportunity to donate money for this cause.
A simple donation of $10 will get you a pink T-shirt and entry into a larger draw.Among a variety of things you can do to show support for this cause, is to simply wear your pink T-shirt on Pink Shirt Day on Feb. 23.
You can also make arrangements to place a shirt order by emailing trever@ bgclethbridge.com or calling 403-327- 6423.
You can also visit www.bgclethbridge. com and follow the links for more Pink Shirt Day information.