Period Pals at Radford University

05/11/2022

05/11/2022

Mushrooms are cool, but please don’t use them as tampons 🫣

uh Walmart, wtf

03/11/2022

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14/10/2022

In the news...

Consumption taxes on tampons and other menstrual products limits access to goods basic to female dignity, U.N. says.

20/08/2022

We'd also like to give a heads up about a new book coming out called Bloody Hell! And Other Stories.

"I found out almost by chance that perimenopause - the time leading up to menopause - could last up to 14 years. At first, I thought “Are you fu***ng kidding me?” And that quickly turned to “How the hell did I not know that?” How was a feminist like me so ignorant about menopause? Was I not paying attention?

When I finally did start to pay attention: lo and behold! The silence, shame and taboo that for so long had cocooned menopause seemed to be lifting and M was also for mainstream."

Check out the link and help support the book and authors!

Adventures in Menopause from Across the Personal and Political Spectrum

20/08/2022

Hi, y'all! We're back!

New semester. New time to spread period awareness.

We're kicking off our return with a heads up that you can get a free subscription of FEMINIST GIANT. See this blog post for details:

FEMINIST GIANT is teaming up with The Strand Book Store in New York City to launch a feminist book club! The goal is to have monthly events—a combination of in-person and online—that will feature exciting and global feminist books. Our third book club event will be a virtual one on September 13 ...

10/04/2022

❤️❤️❤️

This Texas teacher's goal is to provide everything she can for her students -- and that includes pads and tampons.

06/04/2022

Trans boys and men have periods, too!

Don’t want to use pads or tampons? Try a menstrual cup or period underwear/boxers.

Add yours ⬇️ 💖

31/03/2022

🏳️‍⚧️ Today is Transgender Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

17/03/2022

We moved one room over — we’re in Heth 16!

Or see us on Zoom!
https://radford.zoom.us/j/93819377961

Period Pals is a community service project dedicated to providing free menstrual products to Radford University students. This panel presentation will discuss how period inequity impacts college students in addition to how gendered language excludes trans men and nonbinary individuals from the larger conversation about menstruation acceptance. Please join us at 3 PM this afternoon, HE 22 or Zoom for the panel discussion.

17/03/2022

We’re talking about all things period-related today from 3-4 PM in Heth 22!

Period Pals is a community service project dedicated to providing free menstrual products to Radford University students. This panel presentation will discuss how period inequity impacts college students in addition to how gendered language excludes trans men and nonbinary individuals from the larger conversation about menstruation acceptance. Please join us at 3 PM this afternoon, HE 22 or Zoom for the panel discussion.