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2023 MENSTRUAL EQUITY ROLL CALL
PERIOD. and the Alliance for Period Supplies are proud to bring you the 2023 Period Action Day Roll Call! Special thank you to the Alliance for Period Supplies' Allied Partners, PERIOD. partners, staff, youth advisory members, interns, and volunteers for your participation!
STATE OF THE PERIOD STUDY 2023
PERIOD. and Thinx are excited to share the release of the 2023 State of the Period Study - the only publicly available study tracking the impact of period poverty among U.S. teenage students.
The third installment of this survey found that almost a quarter (23%) of teens still struggle to afford period products, unchanged from 2021. However, students report a 7% increase in accessing period products at school, and a decrease in period stigma.
ONE DAY.
ONE MILLION PERIOD PRODUCTS.
WE DID IT!
In honor of Period Action Day, PERIOD. is calling on the global menstrual movement to collectively donate ONE MILLION period products to communities in need. Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goal!
We’re counting Period Action Day product donations through the end of the week so be sure to log your donation below! We hit our goal, but let’s see how much we surpassed it!
DEMAND A TAMPON TAX REFUND
21 STATES STILL TAX PERIOD PRODUCTS. DO YOU LIVE IN ONE?
Take action and demand a legal refund from your state. Our partners at Period Law have a form ready for you to download, fill out, and send to your state!
3 SIMPLE STEPS:
Buy Period Products to Use or Donate
Save your Receipt
Take Action + Fill Out the Form for Your State Below
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SHARE PERIOD POVERTY EDUCATION
Raise awareness and share with your friends and family how period poverty affects students across the United States. Download and share Period Action Day social media graphics!
Stay tuned for the State of the Period Study 2023 - Arriving this October!
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HOST A PERIOD PRODUCT DRIVE
Want to take action through service this Period Action Day?
Host a Virtual or In-Person Period Product Drive!
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PERIODICAL SCREENING
Stay tuned for information about screenings of the new documentary featuring PERIOD. - Periodical.
Head to Period Action Day Events to find screenings near you!
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SUBMIT TO THE FALL ZINE
Menstrual Reclamations is a Zine focused on the embodiment of menstruation. This fall, we're asking for submissions that represent community change, activism, and organizing.
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SHOP PERIOD ACTION DAY MERCH
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PERIOD. is a global youth-fueled nonprofit that strives to eradicate period poverty and stigma through service, education, and advocacy. Through the distribution of menstrual products, promotion of youth leadership, and championing of menstrual equity in policy, PERIOD. aims to center those disproportionately affected by period poverty and support local efforts for menstrual equity.
Learn more here.
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Period poverty is the limited or inadequate access to menstrual products or menstrual health education as a result of financial constraints or negative socio-cultural stigmas associated with menstruation.
See the research and resources to talk about this important issue in your community here.
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PERIOD ACTION DAY (PAD) was started in 2019 by PERIOD., and originally named National Period Day. In 2020, it was renamed to Period Action Day and now serves as a global day of advocacy to celebrate the impact of youth activists in the menstrual equity movement and propel the movement forward with calls to action for everyone.
For partnership opportunities or press inquiries, contact us at pad@period.org
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