Lisa Burke has a challenge for her fellow Kelowna business owners that she believes will make this community a bit better and brighter.
害羞草研究所淲e are putting a rainbow sticker on our doors to symbolize that we are a safe space,害羞草研究所� said Burke, the owner of Burke Hair Lounge on Lawrence Avenue.
Burke said she害羞草研究所檇 like to extend that sense of safety to the entire community and she害羞草研究所檚 printed a whole stack of rainbow stickers and challenges local businesses to go get one for their own doors.
害羞草研究所淭here will be no prejudice, no discrimination, and no hate here in our salon害羞草研究所 built this salon for a reason and that reason is love,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淭his salon makes me feel safe to be myself, the other stylists to be their own quirky selves, and our clients to feel safe to be who they are.害羞草研究所�
Burke said she realizes that the feeling of safety she values isn害羞草研究所檛 extended to all.
Two Saturday害羞草研究所檚 ago she was in her salon when she witnessed an exchange between two men who were walking by and a third party. She knew something had happened, but wasn害羞草研究所檛 sure what until a couple hours later when the men came back.
害羞草研究所淲ithout going into too much detail, nobody should feel like they can害羞草研究所檛 walk in downtown Kelowna holding hands without being verbally or even physically assaulted,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淟uckily they treated the situation with love, but if they hadn害羞草研究所檛 who knows what could have happened.害羞草研究所�
That害羞草研究所檚 when she realized she wanted to be part of an effort to counter the negativity in the world.
害羞草研究所淚 decided I害羞草研究所檓 going to copy Portland,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淏usinesses there have stickers for everything 害羞草研究所� anxiety free and breast feeding safe spaces and the rainbow sticker campaign.害羞草研究所�
At neighbouring business Rayacom Printers she ordered a load of rainbow stickers and started distributing stickers to anyone who expressed interest. Thus far there have been five businesses to follow her lead and she expects more to follow with an increasing number of messages of interest being left at her business.
害羞草研究所淚 think it害羞草研究所檚 about spreading love and awareness and education,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淚f we can work together we can make a difference.害羞草研究所�
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