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 Lin 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.
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