Celebration Day for Girls, Bay of Plenty, NZ

20/09/2021

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08/08/2021

Pandora’s Box, and why we can’t view it from NZ.

07/08/2021

An interesting podcast, with Amanda Laird, which covers some of the sources of period shame. And a link in the comments below outlining what the colour of your period blood might mean!

Episode 118: Period Shame + Breaking The Curse Of Menstruation + Fat Neutrality With Amanda Laird from One Part Podcast on Podchaser, aired Thursday, 27th December 2018. This week I’m talking to Amanda Laird. Amanda is a registered holistic nutritionist, host of the Heavy Flow Podcast, and the aut...

07/08/2021

Madame Gandhi - legend :)

11/06/2021

What a great step!

Period products are now freely available to all state and state-integrated schools!

Know what that means? Almost 90% of estimated students who have periods can access period products free.

Haven’t opted your school or kura in yet? 👉 bit.ly/3dnaBT9

22/02/2021

This is such a great start!! 'Otago University found girls who experience period poverty face lifelong implications “for their health, emotional development, education and career prospects”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/all-new-zealand-schools-to-offer-free-period-products-as-part-of-poverty-drive?

Jacinda Ardern says rollout starts in June, and follows concerns thousands skipping school because they can’t afford products

16/02/2021

A great article about a clever young woman successfully taking on her school dress code, after being shamed for wearing a singlet :) https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-02-2021/i-got-sent-home-from-school-for-wearing-a-singlet-now-im-fighting-sexist-dress-codes/?fbclid=IwAR3W4V8SOGZiMTYJ4ncdhQa6pI_9xYwIq5gBK38QF4ng21PANpgPxdj_Nks

On Friday, Wellington Girls' College student Lauren Hardie was sent home for wearing a singlet, told by senior staff that she was 'distracting male teachers'. The school then admitted that wasn't true, and have apologised. Now Hardie is fighting to change sexist dress code rules that put the blame o

13/01/2021

Oh my gosh I love this - the end was so unexpected and beautiful. I was so moved that I got watery eyes!

Loading Docs 2020 | About Bloody Time!Series Classification: G (General Programmes)Watch the full selection of short films here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/progra...

16/11/2020

Very well said Ciara Kelly :)

10/11/2020

November Celebration Days around the world: Christchurch, Papamoa, and Paraparaumu in NZ. NSW, QLD, and VIC in Auz. Madrid in Spain. We're spreading the Celebration Day LOVE!

Some Celebration Day for Girls workshops on this Calendar are for class groups and others are open to all girls aged 10 to 12. If none of the dates or places suit you contact the closest facilitator to organise a Celebration Day – most facilitators are willing and able to travel to you – just as...

09/11/2020

A dual second for us! I'm heading back to Waiheke Island in Term One, 2021. Yay :)