Go Purple for Spirit Day

Dana October 18, 2017 Events, Helplines

Wednesday, October 19^th is Spirit Day, bringing awareness to the topic of bullying targeted towards LGBTQ youth.

According to GLAAD, “Spirit Day is a means of speaking out against LGBTQ bullying and standing with LGBTQ youth, who disproportionately face bullying and harassment because of their identities. Pledging to “go purple” on Spirit Day is a way for everyone — forward-thinking companies, global leaders, respected celebrities, neighbors, parents, classmates, and friends — to visibly show solidarity with LGBTQ youth and to take part in the largest, most visible anti-bullying campaign in the world.”

There are several ways you can participate in Spirit Day:

1. Take the pledge to show you support LGBTQ youth and stand against bullying
2. Learn facts about bullying by downloading GLAAD’s available resources kits designed for the public, students, and teachers
3. Spread the word, especially on social media using #SpiritDay
4. Go Purple, by wearing purple clothing or accessories, and also using social media profile photo frames promoting Spirit Day
5. If you have the passion and means to do so, donate to GLAAD to take a stand against discrimination and prejudice.

The pledge, resource kits, shareable facts, social media supplies, and more are all available on GLAAD’s website.

Tags: Bullying, bullying prevention, LGBTQ

Dana

Dana (She/Her/Hers) joined the iCarol team in 2013 after 12 years of direct service and administrative duties at a blended 2-1-1/crisis intervention/suicide prevention center. As the Communications and Social Media Manager at iCarol, you'll find her presenting Webinars, Tweeting, Blogging, Facebooking, and producing other materials that aid helplines in their work.