TFT - Period Poverty w/ Ashley Arevalo
Episode description
In this pre-recorded episode, Leslie talks to Ashley Arevalo, a menstrual equity activist, about period poverty and what we can all do to help repeal the tampon tax. Below is Ashley's bio and some of the resources mentioned in this episode.
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Ashley Arevalo is a menstrual equity activist and has been fighting to end period poverty since 2016. She is the chapter president of Period The Menstrual Movement in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is an MBA graduate and was a Corpus Christi 40 under 40 honoree in 2018 for her work with Period. Her chapter has donated over 50,000 period products to shelters in her community.
In 2018 she worked with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi to get free menstrual products in the restrooms on campus, allowing over 12,000 students to not have to worry about their period at school.
In her spare time, Ashley is a style blogger who enjoys creating looks inspired by her favorite movies. She also loves spending all her money on concert tickets.
Find her on IG: @ashleyalyssa and Period Corpus Christi @Period.corpuschristi
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Resources mentioned:
- Period The Menstrual Movement: https://www.period.org/
- Petition to end the Tampon Tax in Texas: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/end-tampon-tax-texas-freetheperiod/
- Who Represents Me: https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
- Shout out to Islander Feminists (IG): @islanderfeminists