Campaigning to introduce free sanitary products in Tees Valley as a right, not a privilege. #EndPeriodPoverty
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Thank you @MbroCouncil & @stocktoncouncil for passing motions in support of Free Period, & to those helping with donations in Community hubs across Middlesbrough.
The support has been amazing, but we mustn't forget the causes of #PeriodPoverty & the political reasons behind it.
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Buying tampons is an annoyance for most, but it’s an impossibility for some. trib.al/moKBgbS
A must watch: Brexit will hit women harder. Austerity has hit women harder. Women MPs targeted by right wing thugs. So well done Anna for standing up for your constituents. You are right, no one votes to be poorer #peoplesvote
There are some councillors in Stockton who think period poverty is a myth. Maybe if they don’t believe local women, they might believe a man investigating poverty, human rights and how it disproportionality impacts women and kids #austerity
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Sadly we don’t have to look far to find schools with similar policies, but what is this tory gov doing to end this - celebrating the zero beh policy in Schools - we think its dehumanising but they do nothing
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🏴 leading the way - after their pilot scheme in Aberdeen, Scotland will be introducing free sanitary products for students bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-4…
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I’m hoping @FreePeriodNE will be there to highlight the need for accessible sanitary products
Save the date; Thrive will be in Stockton High street on the 17th October from 11am onwards to show solidarity on The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2018 #EndPoverty Other service providers are joining us to show some of the great work that goes on in Stockton
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An FOI investigation by @MonicaLennon7 into the availability of sanitary products in NHS hospitals has led @scotgov to instruct every health board to make sure appropriate provision is available
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This is why we’re pledging to provide free sanitary products in schools across the Tees Valley:
"It's degrading, but you just have to do it."
Stevie-Jo Pasing on the "shame" associated with #periodpoverty and research suggesting 140,000 girls miss school every year because of it.
#periodpoverty #endperiodpoverty
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Great event today in the UK Parliament talking about periods and what can be learned from the Member’s Bill and ongoing work in Scotland to end period poverty 💪🏻 Thanks to all who came along! #positiveaboutperiods #freeperiods #menstrualjustice
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Thanks to @byeckitsparky @drakebookshop for raising £40 for @FreePeriodNE during feminist book fortnight. It will be put to good use #periodpoverty
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To tackle #periodpoverty we need data. Help our @FreePeriodNE campaign to best support women and girls in #Teesside Thank you.
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Have you seen this 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
#periodpoverty #menstrualjustice #periodpower #periodpositive teapawt.net/guredalert/status/1011…
today Eleanor’s motion passed at the British Medical Association’s Annual Reps Meeting, calling for access to sanitary products in hospital & universal provision in the community! This is now BMA policy & they will lobby govt to make it happen! Full speech
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Before we can introduce the s card to tees valley we need to break down the stigma of periods. Any suggestions twitter
@EmmaChesworth1 @clkh_ @grangefieldward @LindaGHug @hnrwbell
Today is #MenstrualHygieneDay, and at Free Period we’re working to raise awareness of #PeriodPoverty in Tees Valley.
We have secured the support of all 5 local authorities and are working to conduct a pilot scheme to provide free sanitary products to women and girls in need.
We should also be examining the causes of #PeriodPoverty, particularly here in the North East. Although we have been able to provide donations to women and girls in need, it shouldn’t be down to communities to pick up the pieces of failed government policy.
We’ll have more info to follow on the next steps for our campaign and how you can get involved. In the meantime, you can help by sharing this thread to make others aware of our campaign!
#MenstrualHygieneDay