Coalition Campaigns

Moose Hide Campaign

The Moose Hide Campaign is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are standing up against violence against women and children.

  • At our 38th annual general meeting in January 2020, student representatives from across the province voted unanimously for the BC Federation of Students to formally endorse the Moose Hide Campaign. This endorsement builds on years of work that has been, and continues to be done on campuses by students to end violence against women and girls.

    Wearing a moose hide patch signifies your commitment to honour, respect, and protect the women and children in your life and to work together to end violence against women and children.

  • The BC Federation of Students and its member students’ unions strongly agree that everyone must stand together against violence against women and children; together, through teaching and healing, we can end violence against these groups.

    Our members know of the atrocities along the infamous Highway of Tears and for many years have advocated for justice for these missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and for their families. Through numerous campaign initiatives throughout the Federation’s history, members have long advocated for the elimination of violence against women and children.

    Students’ unions across BC are eager to stand with this movement and the founders of this campaign, and are inspired to help the Moose Hide Campaign achieve its goal of distributing 10 million moose hide squares to supporters across Canada.

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Period Promise

Where would you go if you or a community member needed access to free menstrual products? If you have trouble answering this question, you have just experienced one of the many barriers associated with addressing period poverty.

  • Period poverty, a person’s inability to access menstrual products due to financial limitations, is a real issue that affects people across the province and that local organisations struggle to address.

    The Period Promise is an initiative of the United Way of the Lower Mainland that aims to raise awareness around period poverty and highlight how providing access to free menstrual products increases access to employment, education and social engagement for people who menstruate.

    Students’ unions across BC are working with their institutions to get menstrual products provided for free on their campuses. The BC Federation of Students hopes to use the steps taken by the Ministry of Education and public K-12 institutions to support the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training and post-secondary institutions in doing their part to end period poverty.

  • From October 2021 to December 2022, JISU teamed up with the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) and United Way Canada to promote this campaign within our institution.

    At that time, the JISU provided the main floor washrooms on the New West campus with free menstrual products. The purpose of this project was to gather campus-specific data on product use, costs per month, logistics, and placement of menstrual products on the New Westminster Campus.

    The project also acted as an awareness campaign for all students. The information gathered then be used to further advocate with the Institution to take over and provide the products on all campuses in all bathrooms.

    On April 11, the JISU Board of Directors officially submitted the proposal to the Institute requesting them to now supply free, emergency menstrual products at all campuses. Now, as of May 2023, we are happy to announce that the proposal was approved by the Institute. They are now working with the Facilities department to navigate the next steps on how to run the project at all campuses. If you would like to learn more about our proposal and post-project survey report, please visit the link below for more information.

    Learn more about JISU Project Proposal.

    Learn more about JISU Post-project Survey Report.

JISU Proposal - April 2023

Let’s Get Consensual

Let’s Get Consensual is a student-led movement to end rape culture on post-secondary campuses across BC.

  • Our mission is to make campuses safer by providing judgment-free consent education and training, and to fight rape culture on campuses. From condoms to consent training, we do this in a number of ways: poster and media campaigns, workshops and training, safer sex supplies, student outreach and engagement, and much more!

    The University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) developed this campaign in partnership with the Anti Violence Project (AVP) and has compiled a list of resources and contact information for online, local and on- and off-campus resources for support, healing, information, advocacy and action.

  • There are many different definitions and models of consent that take into account the particular wants, needs, and communication styles of those who practice it.

    At LGC, we define consent as a mutual emotional, physical and psychological understanding between people(s) without force of any kind. When engaging intimately with other individuals, consent is necessary to ensure that everybody involved is aware and interested in what is happening. Consent is based on communication, not assumptions.

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