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Menstruation Nation for Universities and Colleges
Are you a college or university student passionate about making a difference for people who menstruate in your community? Starting a Menstruation...
9 September 2020
Period Diaries - Volume 1
As adults, it can be easy to forget the visceral feeling of getting your period for the first time. But when the subject comes up, it can brin...
18 August 2020
Statement of Solidarity: Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. We believe that health equity is a shared responsibility, and that it will take a collective effort of support, cooperation...
28 June 2020
Why We Work for People Who Menstruate
At the Period Purse, we work to destigmatize menstruation and address period poverty. And part of that work is changing the conversation. We un...
23 June 2020
Why Kristyn Wong-Tam Says Periods Are A Public Health Matter During COVID-19
Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and friends marking Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 on Instagram. If you live in Toronto, you know that ...
24 May 2020
How Our Most Vulnerable Communities Are Fighting Covid-19
As we enter our second month of wide-spread physical distancing, our marginalized community members continue to battle the threat of Covid-19. Ac...
23 April 2020
Supporting Vulnerable Communities During COVID-10
Like you, we've been closely monitoring the latest news of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to extend our thoughts to you at this difficult a...
16 March 2020
No Pad? What Do You Do?
Picture this: You're out for the day, in the middle of an errand, a meeting or just sitting in traffic. Suddenly, you feel a familiar feel...
7 March 2020
10 Important Reasons to Donate to The Period Purse on Giving Tuesday
Every year, after scoring last minute deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, another holiday asks you to open your wallet one more time but f...
2 December 2019
Legendary Canadian Singer Bif Naked Talks First Period Stories and Menstrual Equity
It was around the time that Bif Naked's Spaceman came out, in March of 1998, that I got my first period. Recently, I found myself talking on th...
22 November 2019
Menstruation Nation for Universities and Colleges
9 September 2020
Are you a college or university student passionate about making a difference for people who menstruate in your community? Starting a Menstruation Nation (MN) might be for you. A Menstruation Nati...
Period Diaries - Volume 1
18 August 2020
As adults, it can be easy to forget the visceral feeling of getting your period for the first time. But when the subject comes up, it can bring us right back to those memories. It's some...
Statement of Solidarity: Black Lives Matter
28 June 2020
Black Lives Matter. We believe that health equity is a shared responsibility, and that it will take a collective effort of support, cooperation and active participation to create real, sustaina...
Why We Work for People Who Menstruate
23 June 2020
At the Period Purse, we work to destigmatize menstruation and address period poverty. And part of that work is changing the conversation. We understand the weight that words carry. It's why...
Why Kristyn Wong-Tam Says Periods Are A Public Health Matter During COVID-19
24 May 2020
Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and friends marking Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 on Instagram. If you live in Toronto, you know that progressive city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam has l...
How Our Most Vulnerable Communities Are Fighting Covid-19
23 April 2020
As we enter our second month of wide-spread physical distancing, our marginalized community members continue to battle the threat of Covid-19. Across Canada, our most vulnerable are struggling to...
Supporting Vulnerable Communities During COVID-10
16 March 2020
Like you, we've been closely monitoring the latest news of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to extend our thoughts to you at this difficult and stressful time. As you know, now more than ev...
No Pad? What Do You Do?
7 March 2020
Picture this: You're out for the day, in the middle of an errand, a meeting or just sitting in traffic. Suddenly, you feel a familiar feeling of dread wash over you. You've got your pe...
10 Important Reasons to Donate to The Period Purse on Giving Tuesday
2 December 2019
Every year, after scoring last minute deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, another holiday asks you to open your wallet one more time but for a very different reason. Since 2011, Giving T...
Legendary Canadian Singer Bif Naked Talks First Period Stories and Menstrual Equity
22 November 2019
It was around the time that Bif Naked's Spaceman came out, in March of 1998, that I got my first period. Recently, I found myself talking on the phone with the legendary Canadian singer, over 2...

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