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Be a voice for hope in your community.
Each year on April 16, thousands come together around the world to honor the lives we’ve lost, celebrate the strength of those still fighting, and raise awareness for mental health through World Semicolon Day.
We’re building a dedicated team of outreach volunteers to help us expand the impact of this powerful movement — and we need your voice.
As a World Semicolon Day Outreach Team Member, you’ll play a vital role in helping us reach communities across the globe. Your responsibilities will include:
Media Outreach
Use our pre-written outreach templates to contact local media (newspapers, radio stations, blogs, TV) and encourage them to feature World Semicolon Day in their coverage.
Tattoo Shop Outreach
Reach out to local tattoo shops and invite them to join the Project Semicolon Tattoo Shop Network, offering free or discounted semicolon tattoos on April 16. These shops will be featured in our searchable directory to help people find participating artists near them.
We’ll provide you with everything you need: templates, talking points, outreach tips, and support along the way. No experience necessary — just a passion for mental health awareness and a willingness to connect with others.
Every email you send, every shop you contact, helps more people hear the message that their story isn’t over. Together, we’ll make World Semicolon Day more visible, more accessible, and more powerful than ever before.
Every year, on the anniversary of Project Semicolon officially becoming a nonprofit organization, the world comes together to observe World Semicolon Day. This day is more than just a date on the calendar—it’s a heartfelt reminder that we are never alone in our struggles. It’s a celebration of resilience, a day of remembrance, and an opportunity to unite as a community to advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
The semicolon, a simple punctuation mark, represents something profound: the choice to continue your story when it could have ended. For millions of people, this symbol has become a beacon of hope, a personal declaration of strength, and a reminder that our journeys are worth continuing. World Semicolon Day is a chance to amplify this message, spreading hope to those who need it most.
The day is marked by storytelling, sharing semicolon tattoos, honoring the memories of those we’ve lost, and creating spaces for healing and connection. Tattoo shops around the globe partner with us to offer free or discounted semicolon tattoos, giving people a tangible way to show their solidarity with this movement.
Whether through in-person gatherings, virtual events, or social media, World Semicolon Day brings our community together in powerful ways. It’s a day to celebrate how far we’ve come, support one another through life’s challenges, and commit to creating a future where mental health conversations are embraced and no one feels alone.
Join us on World Semicolon Day as we write a chapter of hope, healing, and togetherness in the global story of mental health advocacy. Together, we can make a difference—one story, one tattoo, one conversation at a time.
