Menstruating people are encountering additional health barriers during the pandemic, especially when it comes to accessing period products like pads and tampons that they would normally get at school or in the workplace. Today on the show, Ali welcomes back youth activists from Bleed Shamelessly to discuss the impact of stay-at-home orders on menstruators, how […]
The Student-Led Fight for Menstrual Equality with Bleed Shamelessly
Students and supporters in Madison gathered for a menstrual equity rally near the state capitol as part of National Period Day in October. For today’s episode, Ali sits down with Maggie Di Sanza, founder of the organization Bleed Shamelessly, and student activist Lauren Duhr to learn about the student-led fight for menstrual equality. Maggie and […]
Riot Bills and Menstruation Legislation
Carousel Bayrd speaks with Chris Ott, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, about the three ‘riot’ bills currently in legislation, Senate Bill 303, 304, and 305 and Assembly Bills 395, 396, and 397. These bills would lower the threshold for the legal definition of a riot to “a public disturbance” that involves “at […]