With Alabama (AL HB152) and Missouri (MO HB594) eradicating the sales tax on period products, 32 states are now tax-free and 18 are left to ax the tax! 👏 🎉
This is proof that when we come together, we CAN and we WILL create a world where period poverty is a thing of the past.🩸
Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 Did you know that ONE menstrual cup can replace about 2,640 disposable products? This reusable period management option can be used for years!
Source: Planet-Positive Periods Toolkit, PERIOD., Aisle, Green Periods, 2022
Check it out at period.org/education to learn more!
Our 2024 PERIOD. Yearbook is now LIVE! 📖
Thank you to our PERIOD. Chapters, community partners, donors, board members, staff, Youth Advisory Council, PERIOD. Community Organizers, volunteers, and everyone in between for such an incredible 2024. 🫶
Check out the full yearbook at the link in bio 🔗
Earlier this week, PERIOD. @ The University of Pittsburgh hosted a period packing party where they made over 100 period packs to donate to Family Links and Soujourner House — local nonprofits in Pennsylvania who will distribute these period products to community members needing the support!
With nearly 1 in 4 students struggling to afford period products, we must come together to advocate for policies that fight against period poverty and ensure products are accessible for all (2023 State of the Period Study).
See how you can take action against period poverty at period.org/advocacy
This week, PERIOD. joined menstrual equity advocates in Washington, D.C. for the Clean Advocacy Summit hosted by #ISSA — The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association — to push for federal solutions to end period poverty.
#CAS2025 #EndPeriodPoverty
Menstruation touches us all. Period poverty and stigma are intersectional issues.
This #TransDayofVisibility, we want to thank the trans representatives, activists, and allies working towards achieving menstrual equity for all. 🏳️⚧️
We will not live in fear or stigma. We are joyfully working towards making menstrual equity a reality for all. PERIOD.
Let’s finish Women’s History Month strong. We invite you to support PERIOD.’s efforts to end the crisis of period poverty and stigma in our lifetime at period.org/donate ❤️
Join @periodmovement.bsky.social , @periodsupplies.bsky.social , and Period Law for our Period Policy Check-In on Tuesday, April 15th at 10 AM PT / 1PM ET! 🩸
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🔗 Every registrant will also receive a recording of the discussion.
Last week, @periodmovement and @girlsinc hosted Girls Have Something to Say. Period. — a joint UN CSW69 parallel event led by youth activists on their experiences advancing menstrual equity legislation and how to further mobilize the movement to end period poverty.
Last month, PERIOD. @ Seton Hall University hosted a period packing event to assemble packages that include essential menstrual products to donate to the Sierra House, a local nonprofit committed to supporting youth in need. In total, they packed and donated 32 period packs!
Quote from Sydney Altfather: "Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel, your ballot submission, the quiet reassurance of having a spare pad tucked away in your bag, or the confidence that your tampon will hold up throughout the day. Hope is the unstoppable force that carries us through each day and will undoubtedly take us toward a future where menstrual equity is a reality."
Read the latest blog post on The Rag—Untangling Menstrual Equity: A Call for Inclusivity and Political Action by Sydney Altfather at medium.com/periodmovement
[The Rag Blog is PERIOD.’s publication that provides youth activists with a written platform to contribute to the menstrual movement.]
Want to ramp up your spring advocacy? There is still time to register for the PERIOD. x IGNITE Organizing Academy: Activate Your Advocacy Bootcamp!
In this free and virtual program, you will be equipped with the tools to become a powerful community changemaker!
Register today at the link in bio 🔗
Our starter Period Action Kit was created to support you in your goals to supply period products to your community AND provide tools you’ll need to advocate for laws that further access to period products.
Ready to take action? Visit period.org/advocacy to get started!
Earlier this week, our National Policy Coordinator, Sydney Ramon, spoke at #IGNITEtheCapitol in Austin, TX—where dozens of advocates came together to champion 3 menstrual equity bills in Texas!
Thank you to Rep. Donna Howard, Rep. Lulu Flores, and Sen. Sarah Eckhardt for introducing these bills.
We're excited to introduce our new curriculum, Athletes and Periods! This curriculum was designed for student athletes, coaches, and parents to learn how student athletes can be impacted by their period and how to support.
View the curriculum, content outline, and brochure at period.org/education.
