ENVIRONMENSTRUAL WEEK 2020

🩸Will you join Hayley in being #Periodproud? ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Menstrual taboos or period shaming has a massive impact on the products we use and how we dispose of them. Certain menstrual products can affect our health, end up in landfill, on our beaches, or pollute our oceans for decades.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ How to take the challenge: ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Help smash 🤜 the taboo by posting a selfie with your fav #periodproduct and challenge a friend or 3 to join in! Why not get your partner, parents, teenagers and work colleagues to take part. This challenge is for everyone - let's normalise periods! ⁠ .⁠ .⠀⠀⠀⁠ Link in bio 🔗🩸⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #periodproud #environmenstrualweek #smashshame #periodtaboo #menstrualequity

📣GET 15% OFF @graceandgreen MENSTRUAL CUP WHILE SUPPORTING @wen_uk! . . We hope you will give plastic free periods a go. If you are keen to try a menstrual cup, then Grace & Green have just launched one and we have a 15% off discount code (WEN15) for you from the lovely @thisiszeroliving. . . 100% of profits will be donated to Wen (Women’s Environmental Network) during Environmenstrual Week. What's not to love! 💯 . . Click the 🔗link in our bio, add to your checkout basket, and feel good giving back! . . . #zerowaste #menstrualcup #goodliving #sustainableperiod #ecoperiod #plasticfreeperiods #environmenstrualweek #gogreen #maketheswitch #riseofreusables #discountcode #giveback

Did you know @wukawear is working hard to ensure period pants are recognised as a period product? Period pants are currently unfairly taxed at a whopping 20% VAT rate.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ For more people to be able to afford sustainable choices of periods products, we must scrap the tax!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Hear from Ruby, CEO & Founder of WUKA, and the rest of our amazing speakers at this Thursday's 🩸ENVIRONMENSTRUAL FEST! We'll be exploring the topic 'Why's access to sustainable period products a social justice issue?' You'll have a chance to ask questions.⁠ .⁠ Join the conversation over a cuppa or during your lunch break - be sure to book your ticket ASAP - 🔗URL to register is in our bio link! ⁠ .⁠ Environmenstrual Festival 2020 Thursday 22nd October, 12.30-1.30pm BST⁠ .⁠ 🩸Kasey Robinson, Founder of @proudofmyperiod, Freelance Inclusion, Equity and Wellbeing Facilitator and Consultant⁣⁠ .⁠ 🩸Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder, @bloodygoodperiod⁣⁠ .⁠ 🩸Larissa Copello, Consumption and Production Campaigner, @zerowasteeurope⁠ .⁠ 🩸Ruby Raut, CEO and Founder, @wukawear⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #sustainableperiod #periodinequality #scrapthetax #periodpants #plasticfreeperiods #sustainableswaps #zerowaste #healthyperiod #environmenstrualweek #environmenstrual #reusableswap⁠

Will you join Shaheda in being #PeriodProud? ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Menstrual taboos or period shaming has a massive impact on the products we use and how we dispose of them. Certain menstrual products can affect our health, end up in landfill, on our beaches, or pollute our oceans for decades.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ How to take the challenge: ⁠ Help smash the taboo, by posting a selfie with your fav period product and challenge a friend or 3 to join in! Why not get your partner, parents, teenagers and work colleagues to take part. This challenge is for everyone - let's normalise periods! ⠀⠀⠀⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Link in bio 🔗⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #periodproud #environmenstrualweek #photochallenge #menstrualtaboo #smashshame #organic #tampon #riseofreusables #cardboardapplicator

Social Justice = Gender, Environmental, Racial & Climate JUSTICE ✊🏽⁠ .⁠ 🩸 What about Period Justice?⁠ .⁠ Have you booked your ENVIRONMENSTRUAL FEST ticket yet? ON 22/10 12.30pm BST - BOOK NOW! Why’s access to sustainable period products a social justice issue?⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Join Larissa Copello, Consumption and Production Campaigner @zero_waste_europe, Kasey Robinson, period activist @proudofmyperiod, Gabby Edlin, Founder, @bloodygoodperiod, & Ruby Raut, Founder & CEO of @wukawear for a lively discussion with time for Q&A. A perfect excuse to take a break, grab a cuppa☕ and tune in to this webinar to join the conversation and Q&A!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ The fact that the cheapest menstrual product options are often those with the most potential to damage our health and planet makes this a social and environmental justice issue. It means people with the least power have the greatest exposure to dangerous products. A lack of access to toxic-free sustainable period care and education, has consequences for the health of people who menstruate and the Earth. How can we bring about change?⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Free to attend - book now https://bit.ly/2GQajpG or via our #EnvironmenstrualWeek EVENTS page 🔗 linked in our bio☝🏽⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #periodinequality #sustainableperiod #plasticfreeperiods #menstrualequity #endperiodpoverty

MONDAY 📢 It’s finally #EnvironmenstrualWeek ⁠ 🩸 - Join us in campaigning for eco-friendly, healthy menstrual products accessible to all! ⁠ .⁠ Find out how to get involved. Link in bio 🔗⁠ .⁠ Kindly sponsored by @bloomandnora⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #plasticfreeperiods #menstruationisntdirty #smashshame #environmenstrual #periodactivism #menstruationmatters #periodequality #ecoperiod #healthyperiod ⁠

When the clock ticks midnight tonight it's OFFICIALLY #EnvironmenstrualWeek!😱 Up to 8.5% (18,050 pieces) of Sewage Related Debris, which includes menstrual products, finds its way onto Britain’s beaches. Figures from @mcs_uk reveal that on average, 4.8 pieces of #menstrualwaste are found per 100m of #beach cleaned. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ For every 100m of beach that amounts to 4 pads, panty liners and backing strips, along with at least one used tampon and applicator.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ So what can be done? ⁠ .⁠ 📣 Demand plastic-free and reusable menstrual products from mainstream producers (we're looking at you @tampax @lilletsuk!)⁠ .⁠ 🚽🚫 Don’t flush, make sure you bin period products. ⁠ .⁠ 🩸Try reusable period products such as washable pads, period underwear, menstrual cups or reusable period applicators. ⁠ ⁠ Find YOUR alternative by checking out our #EnvironmenstrualWeek 2020 homepage - link 🔗 in bio⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #plasticfreeperiods #plasticfreecoastlines #beachclean #environment #climateaction #endperiodplastic #sustainableswaps #tamponapplicator #maketheswitch #environmenstrual #planetoverprofit

PERIODS ARE A SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE. PERIOD🩸⁠ .⁠ With just 1 DAY left to #EnvironmenstrualWeek (eeek!) let’s talk about period privilege. Choosing healthy & reusable period products can come at a cost and may not be accessible to everyone. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ The fact that the cheapest menstrual product options are often those with the most potential to damage our health and planet makes this a social and environmental justice issue. It means people with the least power have the greatest exposure to dangerous products. A lack of access to toxic-free sustainable period care and education, has consequences for the health of people who menstruate and the Earth. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Help change this - get involved in #EnvironmenstrualWeek 19th - 25th October. Link in bio 🔗⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #menstrualequity #freeperiods #endperiodpoverty #healthyperiod #equalaccess #periodequality #socialjustice #environmentaljustice #toxicfree #plasticfreeperiods #ecoperiod #detoxmyperiod #environmenstrual #periodhealth #menstruationmatters #periodplastic #menstrualcups #reusablepads #periodpants #tampons #pads⁠

🌱🌍 Thrilled to announce that as part of ⁠ #EnvironmenstrualWeek a special @browndontfrownpodcast episode will be launched tomorrow! Tania Hardcastle talks with Natasha and Shaheda from @wen_uk about Environmenstrual and our Soil Sisters therapeutic horticulture project in women’s refuges and our forthcoming Just FACT, National Lottery funded programme. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ 🎙️Catch us talking about sustainable, toxic-free #periodproducts, Garden Therapy & #ecofeminism by checking out @browndontfrownpodcast and having a listen!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #womenandclimate #environmenstrual #eco #sustainableperiods #gardentherapy #justfood #sustainability #feminist #activism #plasticfreeperiods #browndontfrown #environmentaljustice #climateaction #horticulture #therapeutic #refuges #toxicfree #reusables #menstrualhealth #socialjustice

We are excited to be in conversation with Larissa Copello, Consumption and Production Campaigner from @zerowasteeurope at our upcoming #Environmenstrual Festival Webinar on 22 Oct! ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Want to join the conversation over your lunch break or cuppa☕ ? Tickets are FREE, but booking up fast - so be quick. Link in our events page in bio 🔗⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Environmenstrual Festival 2020 Thursday 22nd October, 12.30-1.30pm BST - 'Why is access to sustainable period products a social justice issue?'⁠ .⁠ 🩸Kasey Robinson, Founder of @proudofmyperiod, Freelance Inclusion, Equity and Wellbeing Facilitator and Consultant⁣⁠ .⁠ 🩸Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder, @bloodygoodperiod⁣⁠ .⁠ 🩸Larissa Copello, Consumption and Production Campaigner, @zerowasteeurope⁠ .⁠ 🩸Ruby Raut, CEO and Founder, @wukawear⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #lowwasteperiods #reusables #periodequity #informedchoice #environment #impact #toxicfree #sustainableperiod #periodproducts #accessibility #menstruation #detoxmyperiod #environmenstrualweek #plasticfreeperiods #plasticfree #zerowastelikfe #ecohealth #menstrualcup #reusablepads #periodpants⁠

🩸We’re excited to have Kasey Robinson, period activist 👏🏽speaking at the Environmenstrual Festival webinar next Thursday 22nd October. Kasey is a freelance Inclusion, Equity & Wellbeing Facilitator and Consultant. Her work focuses on exploring and advocating for gender equality/equity, anti racism, LGBTQ rights and visibility, masculinities and Sexual Harassment prevention through holistic, people first workshops and projects. In her spare time she runs @proudofmyperiod. Tired of how white washed the period brand and activist spaces were, Kasey wanted to create a cute, colourful online space where Black women and Black people who menstruate felt represented. Check them out here: @proudofmyperiod @inclusionequitywellbeing⁣⁠ .⁣⁠ .⁣⁠ Want to join the conversation? Tickets are FREE, but going fast - so be quick. Link in bio 🔗⁣⁠ .⁣⁠ .⁣⁠ ENVIRONMENSTRUAL FESTIVAL 2020 Thursday 22nd October, 12.30-1.30pm BST - 'Why is access to sustainable period products a social justice issue?’⁣⁠ .⁣⁠ .🩸Kasey Robinson, Founder of @proudofmyperiod, Freelance Inclusion, Equity and Wellbeing Facilitator and Consultant⁣⁠ 🩸Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder, Bloody Good Period⁣⁠ 🩸Larissa Copello, Consumption and Production Campaigner, Zero Waste Europe⁣⁠ 🩸Ruby Raut, CEO and Founder, WUKA⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #pomp #proudofmyperiod #protecttheplanet #menstrualequity #organic #ecofriendly #plasticfreeperiods #affordableaccess #periodactivism #equality #inclusion #wellbeing