My Sex Ed

"I Don't Flush" is a campaign to help create awareness around items that should not be flushed down our toilets (and drains). There are many personal hygiene products that unintentionally (or intentionally!) get flushed down our toilets. Some common products related to sexual health that SHOULD NOT be flushed include:
- Tampons
- Sanitary pads
- Condoms and condom wrappers
- (While not listed on the website), dental dams should not get tossed into toilets!
Share this with your students to create a dialogue on environmentally friendly (well, friendlier) ways to dispose of these aforementioned items. There are also environmentally-conscious items women can use during their period, such as the The DivaCup.
I Don't Flush: http://idontflush.ca/personal-hygiene-products/

I am very excited to get back into research mode and present my thesis work at the Support of Physical and Health Educators (OASPHE) conference (http://www.oasphe.ca/home.php?a=welcome). See my poster presentation below!

Today, April 13 2016, is International Day of Pink!
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The Day of Pink is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Transmisogyny across the world. We invite everyone to celebrate diversity by wearing a pink shirt and by organizing activities in their workplaces, schools and communities.

How to get involved:

 Encourage your friends to wear pink

• Make a Facebook group and invite your friends
• Make an announcement at school the day before the Day of Pink
• Give out candy or treats to everyone who wears pink

 Take the Pink Pledge 
 Organize a flashmob!

• Put together a playlist and dance!
• Bring pink shirts or buttons!

 Run a competition!

• Challenge staff and sports teams to put together the most outrageous sports outfits
• Get teachers to organize a competition around which class can wear the most pink
• Give out prizes for whoever wears the most pink!
• Ask local stores if they’ll donate the prizes!

 Talk to your teachers about creating an LGBTQ inclusion curriculum at your school

• Talk to your principal and teachers about how you can change content to include LGBTQ communities
• How about new books for your library? Find books that have LGBTQ characters by visiting the Rainbow Link.

Source: http://dayofpink.org/