Politics.PERIOD.

A Panel on Menstrual Equity & Justice in Honour of International Women’s Day

The Centre for Human Rights Research alongside the University of Manitoba Women’s Centre were thrilled to host an event in honour of International Women’s Day.

Politics. PERIOD. included tabling from student groups and community organizations including:

• KLINIC
• Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC)
• West Central Women’s Resource Centre
• Rainbow Pride Centre
• Campus Bookstore
• Queer & Trans Graduate Student Group
• Healthy U.

Dr. Jen Gunter opened the event, sharing a few words from her new book “Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation,” followed by a panel discussion entitled Politics.PERIOD. Panelists included:

• Christine Cyr, Associate Vice-President (Indigenous) – Students, Community and Cultural Integration, University of Manitoba 
• Jelynn Dela Cruz, MLA Radisson
• Victoria Romero, Research Assistant “Period Poverty and Equity, On Campus and Beyond” 
• Dr. Lisa Smith, Coordinator of the Menstrual Cycle Research Group at Douglas College.

We were thrilled to collaborate with the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Architecture. This event was made possible by funding, in part, from the University of Manitoba Strategic Initiatives Support Fund.