STAND UP to Bullying Day

The event is hosted bi-annually (twice a year) by "Bully Help Initiatives". BHI works on a number of initiatives all aimed at stopping bullying including www.BullyClothing.com (the company that supplies all of the pledge shirts), www.BullyHelp.org and www.IGotBullied.com

Bully Help Initiatives takes a fresh approach to addressing bullying utilizing the philosophy that if it's considered a loser thing to do, it will stop. A major focus has been placed on connecting with individuals with the potential to dictate what is, and what isn't a loser thing to do in the places where bullying occurs. If this is you, help us spread the word so people can avoid being the losers who bully people!

There's a lot of ways to help us spread the word about International STAND UP to Bullying Day and the GOT YOUR BACK Pledge. Create a YouTube video, add us as a friend here, find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, write a letter to your local newspaper, send out a group email to friends, put up posters in your school or workplace, however you do it..be creative and make sure people know it's an important thing to do and that it can actually be fun when you get together in taking the STAND. Here's some code you can stick onto your MySpace page or Blog to display the flash banner below!

Organization for International STAND UP to Bullying Day began back in January of 2007. The first event was set for November 2007, BUT in September of 2007, two guys named Travis Price and David Shepherd took a clever STAND for a fellow student who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt by buying a ton of pink tank tops for everyone else in their class. The day after the student was bullied for having a pink shirt on, everyone showed up wearing pink tank tops. The situation was such a good example of a non-confrontational way to take a STAND against bullying, that we postponed the first event until February 15, 2008 and made all of the STAND UP Pledge shirts pink from that point on.

The first event was a little hectic with an incredible demand for pledge shirts that lead to a number of orders showing up late. A second STAND took place on February 29th for those who missed the first.

The next event took place on November 21st, 2008 and was a huge success involving more than 1000 schools, workplaces, clubs, and organizations representing almost a million people!

The next STAND will take place on November 20th, 2009. STAND UP Pledge shirts are the same for each event, so please have yours ready for the next event. You will be notified via email in the days leading up to the event to get it prepared. If you do not already have a pledge shirt to sign and wear, they are available after registering to STAND UP on the official website www.standupday.com

Shirts are $10 each plus $2 shipping and handling (or £5+£1.50 for UK orders).