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Virtual Period Workshop

Who taught you about periods? Do you know the best way to use your menstrual products? Have you started the conversation with your child? How do you avoid period pains?   Join us of the first #VirtualPeriodWorkshop. Invite your child and let's learn together. Yes, men and boys are invited too!   October 20, 2020…

Teens Talk Periods

Conversation with teens about their own personal journey as they transition to adulthood. Hosted by: Shelly-Ann Weeks Author/Activist @drsexxyann   Guest: Amina Anekwe Period Activist @aminapatricia   October 23, 2020, 8PM Eastern time, 7pm Central time, 5pm Pacific time Live on Instagram and Facebook @herflow

Red Dot Day

Join the GrassROOTS SuperGirls in collaboration with Her Flow Foundation for our public health initiative, Red Dot Day - a campaign to normalize conversations about periods. #RedDotDay, also known as Period Awareness Day, is October 24th The campaign goals are: Help end the stigma and shame associated with periods. Encourage all genders to discuss the…

Red Dot Day – Donate and Drop

GrassRoots Community Foundation 59 Main Street Suite 323, West Orange, NJ, United States

Help us end period poverty Donate Period essentials!   Saturday October 24, 2020 1-3pm   Donate & Drop pads | tampons | wipes | heating pads | sanitizer   Drop off location: 59 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 (In parking lot at the back of the building between 1pm and 3pm)   We'll also…

Give Thanks 2020 – Day of Giving

Saint Matthew AME Church 336 Oakwood Ave, City of Orange, NJ, United States

GrassROOTS Community Foundation in partnership with Uzima Dance Fitness and St. Matthew AME Church presents   Give Thanks Help us raise $25,000 to support families who are experiencing hardship. Funds raised will go to for families at: QLS Gardens in Southeast Atlanta Georgia King Village, Newark, NJ Newark and The Oranges, Essex County Ways to…

Virtual Workshop: The Science of Our Bodies

On International Women’s Day, join Dr. Jsahna Simmons in a conversation with author and activist, Shelly-Ann Weeks as they discuss the science of our bodies and the gift of periods.   To register for Zoom, Email EMBRACEHERFLOW@GMAIL.COM

Virtual Workshop: The Lived Experience of Periods

Join author and activist, Shelly-Ann Weeks as she hosts a conversation with youth about the role of stigma in access to resources.   To register for Zoom, Email EMBRACEHERFLOW@GMAIL.COM   #EndPeriodShame

Roots, Rock, Run 5K is back

Roots, Rock, Run 5K is back. Your support is invaluable to us. Your dedication to your physical health makes you an example for members of our community. Movement improves our health. Unfortunately, because of COVID-19, we cannot physically be together.  But we can move together because we are in this TOGETHER. In 2021 Roots, Rock,…

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Roots Rock Run 5k 2022

This year the R3 5K  will be a hybrid activity - you have your choice of the live or in-person starting at 8:30 at Lloyd Hall in Philadelphia (near the Art Museum) or to participate in the virtual race - wherever you are. On June 4th between 8:30am and 12:00pm, we will collectively run 5K wherever we are. Some of…

2023 Roots, Rock, Run 5k and the Roots Picnic

Lloyd Hall Recreation Center 1 Boathouse Row, , PA 19130, Philadelphia, PA, United States

On June 3rd, the morning of the Roots Picnic, GCF will host our annual Roots, Rock, Run 5k. This annual event celebrates the life of Board member Lisa Maxwell and raises funds for our global efforts to end period poverty. This year is particularly special because GCF has launched a new initiative, our Global Menstrual Equity…

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