Moving Forward: Concerning period poverty

Moving Forward: Concerning period poverty

I was in the sixth grade the first time I heard someone refer to “period poverty”. I was a Girl Scout and my patrol was looking for a topic to revolve our new project around. We considered building park benches…

Graduation tradition repurposed as activist campaign against period poverty

AMSTERDAM, 16th of July 2026 – This graduation season, a familiar sight across Amsterdam revealed an unexpected twist. While hanging a backpack from a flagpole typically symbolizes celebration and academic success in the Netherlands, the backpacks used in the Backpacks for Change street action tell a very different story. The Neighborhood Feminists foundation, in partnership with YONI, is hanging is hanging backpacks across Amsterdam printed wit…