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UNBC campus to offer free menstrual products

“We want to bring menstrual products to campus and make them available free-of-charge for students and other people who access the university who are menstruating to end period poverty and end the stigma they may be experiencing,” said Emily Erickson, a student currently completing a practicum at the Northern Women’s Centre. “Period poverty is something menstruating people experience when they don’t have the proper tools, such as menstruation products, to manage their periods.”
Menstrual products are expensive and some people are forced to forgo buying other essentials to purchase them, Erickson said.
“We don’t want people to have to choose between coming to class or staying home because they don’t have proper products to make their day comfortable and sanitary,” she said. “Everyone has the right to feel clean and comfortable.” ....

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UNBC could become first Canadian University to offer free menstrual products in bathrooms

UNBC could become first Canadian University to offer free menstrual products in bathrooms
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After a new initiative, the University of Northern BC could become the first University in the country to offer free menstrual products on its campuses.
Known as the Period Promise Campaign, started by the United Way, aims to tackle the issue of period poverty – many people who need to use these products cannot afford them.
The Northern British Columbia Graduate Student Society has been advocating for UNBC to provide free menstrual products in all of its washrooms, but the project still has a little ways to go. ....

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