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VALENWEEN Benefit
February 15 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Come through Thursday, Feb. 15, for VALENWEEN: Pads & Tampons for People in Need. 7-10 p.m. $5 at the door or FREE entry with donation of a box of menstrual hygiene products. Special drinks, food for sale menu, DJ BLIND DATE.
Valenween is an annual Valentine’s + Halloween mash up held on February 15 that addresses Period Poverty in community. We are collecting donations of pads and tampons for BeLoved Asheville to distribute and raising funds through art and merch sales to fund provisions throughout the year.
‘Period Poverty’ – the inability to access menstrual hygiene products (pads and tampons) – affects around 20 million Americans, predominantly homeless / unhoused, at-risk and marginalized people. Social stigma regarding menstruation means that this very real need is neglected, ensuring additional suffering for an already vulnerable population.
Valenween is an opportunity to remind people that cycles don’t stop for people in crisis, and to normalize talking about this very basic bodily function.
Graphic Design by the wildly talented Jenny Fares of @soundmindcreative
