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Say the word PERIOD. Create a period friendly
space. Support menstruators in your community.
IS YOUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTING MENSTRUAL HEALTH DAY? TAKE A LOOK!
The Period Purse works with all levels of government and businesses to celebrate
MH Day on May 28th!
MH Day on May 28th!
HOW CAN YOUR CITY PARTICIPATE?
2025 Light It Up
70 Monuments Across Canada
Calgary: Calgary Tower
Edmonton: High Level Bridge (May 27)
Lethbridge: City Hall
Okotoks: Municipal Centre
Red Deer: City Hall
Sylvan Lake: Lighthouse
Wood Buffalo: Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge
Coquitlam: Lafarge Park Lake Fountain
Coquitlam: Pinetree Way Light Columns (Red and White)
Nanaimo: Bastion
Trail: Victoria Street Bridge
Vancouver: B.C. Place, Northern Lights
Vancouver: Bloedel Conservatory (Dusk to 11:00pm)
Vancouver: Burrard Street Bridge
Vancouver: City Hall
Vancouver: Sails of the Port of Vancouver
Vancouver: Science World
Vancouver: Vancouver Convention Centre, district markers and cauldron arms
Victoria: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Victoria: City Hall
Victoria: Royal British Columbia Museum
Whistler: Fitzgibbons Covered Bridge
Selkirk: Selkirk Water Tower
Winnipeg: Canada Life Building
Winnipeg: Esplanade Riel
Winnipeg: Winnipeg Sign
Moncton: Avenir Centre
Moncton: CN Subway
Moncton: Downing St
Moncton: Downtown Place
Moncton: Resurgo Place
St. John’s: Cabot Tower, Signal Hill
Halifax: City Hall
Halifax: Province House
Peggy's Cove: Lighthouse
Sydney: Cape Breton Regional Municipality City Hall
Sydney: The Big Fiddle
Brampton: City Hall Clock Tower
Belleville: Town Sign
Belleville: Bridge St Bridge
Belleville: Fire Station Memorial
Burlington: Pier
Cambridge: City Sign
Cambridge: Bridge
Collingwood: City Hall Clock Tower
Fort Erie: Peace Bridge
Guelph: Market Square
Haliburton: Haliburton School of Art and Design
Hamilton: City Sign
Lindsay: Fleming College, Frost Campus
London: Canada Life Building
London: City Hall
London: JA Taylor Building
London: RBC Place
Newmarket: Riverwalk Commons
Newmarket: Fred A Lundy Bridge
Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls 10:00pm - 10:15 pm
Peterborough: Fleming College, Sutherland Campus
Quinte West: Quinte West Sign
Quinte West: Veterans Skyway Bridge
Sault Ste Marie: City Sign
St. Catharines: Niagara Region Sign
Toronto: Canada Life Building
Toronto: CN Tower
Toronto: Toronto 3D Sign
Vaughan: City Hall
Waterloo: Uptown BIA
Welland: Welland Canal Bridge 13
Charlottetown: City Hall
Charlottetown: Shaw Building (Provincial Legislature)
Display a
Period Flag
Period Flag
19 Cities in Canada
Victoria, British Columbia
Fredericton, New Brunswick
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Barrie, Ontario
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario
Brockton, Ontario
Brockville, Ontario
Halton Hills, Ontario
Markham, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Orangeville, Ontario
Pickering, Ontario
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Scugog, Ontario
South Huron, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Regina, Saskatchewan
Sign a Period
Proclamation
Proclamation
28 Cities in Canada
Cold Lake, Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Okotoks, Alberta
Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Prince George, British Columbia
Trail, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ajax, Ontario
Barrie, Ontario
Belleville, Ontario
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario
Brampton, Ontario
Brockton, Ontario
Brockville, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Caledon, Ontario
Collingwood, Ontario
Greater Napanee, Ontario
Halton Hills, Ontario
Ingersoll, Ontario
Markham, Ontario
New Tecumseth, Ontario
Niagara Falls, Ontario
North Bay, Ontario
Orangeville, Ontario
Orillia, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Pickering, Ontario
Quinte West, Ontario
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Saugeen Shores, Ontario
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Scugog, Ontario
Stratford, Ontario
Sudbury, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Timmins, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Township of the Archipelago, Ontario
Uxbridge, Ontario
Vaughan, Ontario
Whitby, Ontario
Regina, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Portage Le Prairie, Manitoba
Selkirk, Manitoba
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Initiated by German non-profit WASH United in 2014, Menstrual Hygiene Day* (MH Day) is a global advocacy platform that brings together more than 910 partner organizations working to break the silence and raise awareness around menstrual health and catalyze action towards a world without period poverty and stigma.
The date of 28 May represents the average duration of a menstrual cycle (28 days) with on average 5 days of bleeding.
*here at The Period Purse, we use the term “Health” instead of hygiene to encompass the important work that’s being done in period education, the fight for period equity, and advocacy for lasting policy change. In alliance with other partnering organizations, we are united in calling this important day MH Day.
Learn More here: https://menstrualhygieneday.org/
You can read more about The Period Purse’s impact towards reaching menstrual equity in Canada here: https://www.theperiodpurse.com/advocacy.htm
1 in 4 Canadian menstruators (25%) have been forced to make the decision between purchasing menstrual products and purchasing other essentials such as food or rent within the last year (Plan Canada, 2023). Menstrual products are necessity products, just like toilet paper. Everyone deserves to menstruate with dignity. You can read more about our impact in the space and the importance of menstrual equity here: https://www.theperiodpurse.com/about-us.html
