STAND News Editor Ellen McVeigh looks at the facts behind the 10,000 Students #FreetheFlow Campaign, and talks to menstrual justice advocates about the importance of raising awareness about period poverty
Abi O’Callaghan-Platt from VOICE Ireland leads the Ditch the Disposables workshop for the #FreeTheFlow campaign.
STAND + USI’s #FreeTheFlow is featured in IT Carlow’s Students Weekly. & Development Education.ie. Read more.
We interview Candice Chirwa, a South African speaker, academic and menstruation activist about the ‘taboo topic’ of periods and what steps people can take to demand menstruation justice now.
The fight to de-stigmatise women’s bodies is enduring and one ever-present battle is the stigma surrounding periods and menstruation.