We aim to normalize menstruation while promoting the awareness of period poverty by advocating for the accessibility of and providing period products.
Ottawa
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“Period poverty is a pressing issue throughout Ottawa and around the world,” says MacLean from @menstrottawa. “Access to period products is a human right. Menstro normalizes periods while providing and advocating for the accessibility period products.”
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Check out this great article!! Thank you Ben and Capital Current
“Women and girls, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, are disproportionally affected by period poverty — even in Canada,” says founder @menstrottawa
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“Women and girls, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, are disproportionally affected by period poverty — even in Canada,” says founder @menstrottawa
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The period kits are packed and ready for the @kanatafoodcupboard We are so excited to drop the kits off at the Kanata food cupboard in the coming days. Thank you to everyone who has donated.
#menstro #periodpoverty #mensurationmatters #periods #ottawa #backtoschool #bts2020
Huge thank you to everyone who has supported menstro, @kanatafoodcupboard and the Kanata teens who will be receiving the back to school period kits! Together we have collected 1,408 period products!
#menstro #periodpoverty #mensurationmatters #periods #ottawa #backtoschool
We are excited to partner with the @kanatafoodcupboard to created period kits for menstruators heading back to school this fall! They will be a addition to Back to School hampers. #periodpoverty
#mensurationmatters #periods #ottawa #backtoschool
Today we dropped the #purplepacks off at the @ChrysalisHouse1 Thank you for your support and donations, theses care packages will help to alleviate some of the burden that women in difficult situations face!#menstro #periodpoverty #ottawa #carepackages
Happpy Menstrual Hygiene Day! Let’s engage decision makers and spread awareness about period poverty and menstrual health across the globe. Access to period products is a necessity no menstruator should go without. #periodpoverty #mensurationmatters #periods #menstrualhygieneday
Thanks again for your support!! @CedarRidge_HS
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Check out theses donations!! Collected by @JennaSudd donated by her Kanata constituents! These period products will do directly into #purplepacks for the @ChrysalisHouse1 #periodpoverty #mensurationmatters #ottawa #biobirthbox #support #carepackages #donations
Introducing #purplepacks We have teamed up with @BirthBio to put together care packages for women and children staying in the @ChrysalisHouse1 Packs will have diapers, period products, self care items for the women and activities for kids. Stay tuned! #covid19 #carepackages
Looking for something to watch during self isolation? Check out these two films! Pad Man is a fun and informative movie and Pandora’s Box is a recent documentary! #menstro #periodpoverty #mensurationmatters #periods #feminism #selfisolation
Menstro has been spearhead by Izzy and Aislynn. They both feel incredibly passionately about ending period poverty and lifting the stigma of mensuration! They approach the issue from different angles but they make a great team. #menstro #periodpoverty #mensurationmatters #periods
Access to period products is essential, our first step has been working with city councillors here in Ottawa to advocate to the city to provide period products in all their bathrooms. #periodpoverty… instagram.com/p/B9kLltRn9uw/…