National Period Day
Thu, Sep 19
|University of Michigan
Join the menstrual movement by coming out to support Period.org efforts to promote Period Power.
Time & Location
Sep 19, 2019, 12:00 PM
University of Michigan, 500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
About the Event
On October 19, 2019, we will rally for NATIONAL PERIOD DAY -- elevating the issue of period poverty and demanding real change to making period products more accessible for all and ending the #TamponTax. This is an inclusive rally! Whether you menstruate or not, EVERYONE is welcome. Bring all your family and friends! Bring posters! Wear red!
It’s 2019, and yet, 34 US States still have a sales tax on period products considering them non-essential items. 1 in 4 women struggle to afford period products due to a lack of income. In the first city-wide study on period poverty, it was found that 46% of low income women had to choose between a meal and period products. Because of the period stigma that makes menstruation a taboo topic, we don’t often think about what it’s like for a homeless or low-income menstruator to get their period, and don’t have…