Code Red presents The Vagina Monologues, a wonderful night of funny, poignant, and thought-provoking theatre to raise funds for Period Poverty Awareness!
Saturday, August 16th @ 7pm
And
Sunday, August 17th @ 1pm
The Vagina Monologues are an iconic feminist creation written by Eve Ensler, and they are exactly that: monologues about vaginas. Originally written in 1996, Ensler’s play explores themes like menstruation, genital mutilation, consensual and non consensual sexual encounters, childbirth, and much more from women’s point of view. This is an incredibly fun, humbling and powerful experience, not to be missed.
Proceeds will go directly to Code Red to support their efforts to supply women with free menstrual products with dignity and education.
Tickets sold by the Capitol Theater - on sale soon!
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The coronavirus pandemic has made the issue of period poverty worse. Since the beginning of the pandemic, about 47% of menstruators have stated that they have had a harder time accessing menstrual supplies as a result of COVID-19. Additionally, one in four people aged 13 to 35 have found it harder to manage their period because of the pandemic. This pandemic has greatly affected and increased this issue that many face throughout the world.
A lot of times because of decreased access to these necessary products, people use dangerous, dignity-stripping alternative methods to get by during their period cycles. Some people have resorted to using socks, old rags, and even cardboard during their period because they are unable to afford pads or tampons. These methods are not only unreliable, but they are also unsafe. Using unclean products can lead to some negative health effects like dangerous diseases and infections.
Period poverty has also been shown to take tolls on people’s mental health as well. The lack of access to menstrual products has been discovered to cause elevations of anxiety, depression, and distress scores. All of these negative effects and situations are the reason CODE RED wants to help.
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