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Rally for NATIONAL PERIOD DAY
October 19, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- 3-5pm, Boston City Hall Plaza: Rally for NATIONAL PERIOD DAY in the — elevating the issue of period poverty and demanding real change to making period products more accessible for all and passing the ‘I AM’ Bill in Massachusetts (S.1274/H.1959). This is an inclusive rally! Whether you menstruate or not, YOU are welcome. Bring all your family and friends! Bring posters! Wear red!While several Massachusetts cities have made incredible strides by making menstrual products available in schools, we need a statewide solution to period poverty. Nationally, 1 in 4 women are unable to afford menstrual products. Non-binary and trans menstruators also face challenges in accessing menstrual products. Over 20,000 individuals are homeless in Massachusetts. Lack of access to menstrual products is acutely difficult for homeless individuals who are already struggling to meet other basic needs, and there is no legislation requiring free access to menstrual products in Massachusetts prisons and jails.Massachusetts has an opportunity to change that. Mass NOW’s I AM bill would provide access to free menstrual products, without stigma, to all menstruating individuals in public schools from 6th-12th grade, homeless shelters, prisons and county jails. For more information, go to www.massnow.org/iam
