Free menstrual products for every student.
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The Going with the Flowmenstrual equity initiativeprovides free menstrual products (pads andtampons) to students across ܼŲͼ.
Please help yourselfto menstrual products when you need them.
#EndPeriodPoverty
Find products on campus
Free menstrual products are available at the following campus locations.
Lansdowne Campus
Library & Learning Commons (LLC)
- 1st floor female washroom
- 1st floor male washroom
Wilna Thomas Building(WT)
- 2nd floor female washroom
- 2nd floor male washroom
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Interurban Campus
Jack White Building (JW)
- 1st floor all-gender washroom
Liz Ashton Campus Centre (LACC)
- 1st floor gym, female changeroom
- 1st floor gym, male changeroom
- 3rd floor all-gender washroom
Centre for Health & Wellness (CHW)
- 1st floor female changeroom
- 1st floor male changeroom
- 4th floor all-gender washroom
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ܼŲͼ Going with the Flow
Going with the Flowaddresses the significant barriers the costs of menstrual products can have on students, many of whom are challenged with difficult decisions such as choosing between purchasing textbooks, food, or menstrual products.
Originating in 2019, the Library-led and ܼŲͼ Creativity and Innovation grant-funded pilot project provided free menstrual products at the Lansdowne Library. Supported by ܼŲͼ Student Affairs in 2022, the popular initiativenow supplies menstrual products in five buildings across two campuses.
Project Aims
- to reduce the financial burden on people who menstruate;
- to decrease stigma surrounding menstruation;
- to empower all menstruating people with a safe and supportive environment, so they can focus on their education rather than worrying about how to meet this basic health care need.
Project Outcomes
- makes a positive and immediate impact on student experiences and student lives,
- supports all aspects of student health – mental and physical,
- addresses the financial impact gender inequity makes on education,
- brings a social justice and environmental lens to the college’s facilities and the ways it conducts business.