04/14/2026
The History of Pink Shirt Day
Pink Shirt Day started in 2007 at a High School in Berwick, Nova Scotia. Two students noticed that their fellow student was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt and wondered how they could support them. They decided to stand in solidarity with the student and to stand up to the bullies by wearing pink shirts. This simple but effective action grew into a national movement.
What is bullying?
Bullying is a form of aggression which occurs when there is a power imbalance; one party uses their position of power to make the other party in a less powerful position feel afraid, belittled, isolated, humiliated, alone or uncomfortable.
Bullying takes many forms, including physical, verbal and cyberbullying. It can come in the form of insults, exclusion, dismissive and other behaviours.
Pink Shirt Day Events:
- Stony Rapids and Black Lake on April 15, 2026.
- Fond Du Lac on April 16, 2026.
- Uranium City on April 21, 2026
Our special guest for the event is Carlin Nordstrum. https://www.carlinnordstrom.com/about/
About Carlin Nordstrom
Carlin Nordstrom is from the Poundmaker First Nation. He grew up in Warman playing in their minor hockey system, battling through racism as the only First Nations player on his team. He made it through the ranks to The Saskatchewan Junior hockey league where he was able to achieve a major goal of his, a scholarship to Western Michigan University where he enrolled in Physical Education and would play NCAA division 1 hockey. He was named assistant captain his final year and went on to a 4-year professional career highlighted by 2 games with the Ottawa Senators. Carlin has been doing Health & Wellness workshops for over three years now and has worked with over 30 communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Health and wellness requires a lifestyle that includes daily physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual practices. As an Indigenous role model, Carlin delivers his message from the heart to young children, youth, and the community. He provides a variety of workshops and experiential activities to engage children, youth and adults. The content for his presentation was developed in collaboration with an Indigenous Registered Doctoral Psychologist.
As a corporate speaker Carlin clearly draws the line between how to turn negatives into positives. He brings us along his journey of how he battled through discrimination, turned it into motivation, and formed a plan to make his way to the pro Hockey ranks.
For more information, please contact Holistic Family Wellbeing Program Coordinator, Shannon Kormos.
Thank you and Marci Cho.
