MenstruWeek 2022
Discover the events and impact of the week!
Amsterdam, 23-28 May 2022
For the very first edition of MenstruWeek, Periodic organized activities to raise awareness on period poverty, broaden perspectives against stigma and secure change by increasing accessibility to period products.
Periodic.nl
He for She x UvA
PPLE TDP
Neighborhood Feminists
Hi Sally
Period Lab
Periodic.nl He for She x UvA PPLE TDP Neighborhood Feminists Hi Sally Period Lab
Events of the Week
Opening Pannel Discussion
We opened MenstruWeek with an insightful panel discussion, listening to experts in the field. We started with a presentation by Yara Dixon and Maria Carmen Punzi, Then, we listened to the stories of Nicole Römer from Neighborhood Feminists, Sara Monster from Hi Sally and Esther van Duin from Periodic.
Art Workshop
The Panel Discussion was followed by an Art Workshop, aiming at celebrating female bodies and the menstrual cycle, as part of our de-stigmatisation campaign. The workshop was co-hosted by Periodic and the Amnesty International Student Group Amsterdam.
Advocacy Skills Workshop
Together with expert Giuseppe Presti, we improved our advocacy skills and how to effectively raise awareness for the cause!
MenstruBoxes Workshop
After holding a ‘tampon-drive’ throughout the whole week, a group of volunteers helped us assemble MenstruBoxes on Friday at Badhuis Oedipus!
Advocacy in Action
We took our message to the street with volunteers, and convinced 40 cafés and restaurants across Amsterdam to provide free period products for their guest.
We want to make freely accessible period products the norm for everyone, not the exception!