In today’s episode, Amanda and Veronica are joined by Nicole White of Moon Time Sisters, a volunteer-led organization supporting Northern menstruators by collecting and shipping menstrual products to remote communities across the country where access is limited and costs are prohibitive. Moon Time Sisters provides menstrual products to these communities completely free-of-cost. The three talk about what made Nicole want to start MTS and the mission behind the charity. They talk about how Nicole’s own relationship with her period changed when she began MTS, as well as how it changed when she became a mom. The three talk about sustainability and period products, how traditions and cultures can change how you view your period, ways we can support people living in period poverty across our communities, and ways to work towards destigmatizing periods within our own lives, and the lives of others. They play a fun game of Period Fact or Faction.
Nicole White (she/her) RSW BISW is a Mêtis registered social worker based in Treaty 6 territory. She founded Moon Time Sisters (MTS) in January 2017 and is the only Indigenous-led period equity organization in the country. Since its inception, MTS has sent two million menstrual products up to northern and remote communities across the country. Her daytime work sees her leading the Enough Already SK project which strives to prevent and address sexual harassment in Saskatchewan workplaces. Before that, she worked in the community for two decades engaging marginalized communities. Through her advocacy efforts, Nicole has helped shape Saskatchewan through the implementation of three laws so far. She is the recipient of the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal, L'Oréal Women of Worth Award, and the YWCA Women of Distinction Award among many others. She strives to always put community first.
You can follow Moon Time Sisters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moontimesistersont/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/moontimesisters
Here's the MTS website: https://truenorthaid.ca/moon-time-sisters/
How to donate: https://truenorthaid.givecloud.co/moontimesisters
