Vivi Lin, Taiwan
Vivi Lin is a Taiwanese human rights activist who founded the global nonprofit organization With Red & Period Museum, fighting for period equity and menstrual justice, and ending period poverty and stigma. Vivi is a youth advisor for the Taiwanese government and is currently studying public policy in Oxford.
In this episode, Vivi discusses:
– her inspiration to fight for menstrual justice and then to establish the With Red & Period Museum in Taipei…
– the lack of education about and awareness of menstrual issues, including period poverty, where financial constraints result in lack of access to menstrual products…
– the importance of having a safe space where people can discuss and ask questions about periods…
– her parents’ commitment to her education and to exposing her to books, ideas, and information about Taiwan’s history…
– attending political protests and rallies as a child…
– the importance of fighting for opportunities and taking action, even if you fail…
– as an undergrad in Scotland, learning from activists who fought for Scotland to become the first country to legislate the right to access free period products for anyone who needs them…
– her realization that if this was possible in Scotland, it was possible in Taiwan, too…
– starting her organization from her dorm room…
– the power of collective action from a society or a community to create sustainable change…
– the reminder that change takes time, so it is it is important to never lose hope.
