From slashes of pink makeup across their cheeks to elaborate crusader-type costumes, students in South Bayview observed International Day of Pink with an admirable enthusiasm for their cause. Most schools had events to pursue the curbing of bullying and discrimination in schools and communities. At Leaside High School, former Ontario Health Minister and one-time candidate for mayor George Smitherman addressed an assembly. In the audience was an eminent advocate of tolerance named Kyle Woolacott (inset). Kyle is pictured as he dropped into Loblaws to check his schedule after school. “Everybody was wearing pink. I just sort of over did it,” the young cashier chuckled. Not at all Kyle. You make Loblaws proud. The pink initiative was led by Jer’s Vision, a Canadian organization that provides anti-bullying and anti-discrimination programming, and it encourages everyone to wear pink. Students from Northern Secondary School were honoured to hear directly from Jeremy Dias, Executive Director of Jer’s Vision. He spoke to students about his personal story and the importance of intolerance for bullying or homophobic behaviour in our schools, in our community or in our country. Photo: Kyle Woolacott celebrates Day of Pink.
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•Bob Geldof’s daughter Peaches dead at 25
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•Peaches Geldof |
Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has died at the age of 25, the BBC reports. There were reports that police were called to her home in Wrotham, Kent, on Monday where her body was discovered. Geldof, a mother of two, was a prolific tweeter and the final message that she sent on Sunday was a picture of her as a child with her mother. Kent Police said: “Police were called at 1.35pm on 7 April 2014 to an address near Wrotham following a report of concern for the welfare of a woman. A woman aged 25 was pronounced dead by South East Coast Ambulance Service. “At this stage, the death is being treated as an unexplained sudden death. Officers are working to establish the circumstances around the death.” Bob Geldof said: “Peaches has died. We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us. Writing ‘was’ destroys me afresh. What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever.