Summit Agenda
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Light breakfast and coffee will be provided during registration and the resource fair. Resource tables include the following community organizations:
Our Bodies Ourselves Suffolk
Mass NOW
Mystic Valley Action for Reproductive Justice
Partners in Sex Ed
Unicorn
Plymouth County MA CSW
YW Boston
THRIVE
Social Action Committee, Boston Alumnae / Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc.
MyCycleIQ
Athena CouncilI
Love Your Menses
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
Periodic
Fihri Foundation
Brandeis ENACT
Casa Myrna
Ginsburg Intiative Girls Program
HerPower Collective
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Dr Sally King is a Medical Sociologist specialising in menstrual health and associated human rights issues. She is also the founder of the world's first evidence-based information website on this topic, Menstrual Matters (www.menstrual-matters.com).
Sally integrates and critically evaluates biological, sociological, and popular discourse data. Her work reveals the unintentional influence of pervasive gender and racial myths in reproductive health knowledge and practices in the UK (and beyond).
Her first book: 'Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female' was published on 27th February 2025. Get 50% off until the end of December 2025, using this code: CNF25
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Bloodlines: Reclaiming Our Narratives around Menstruation, Perimenopause, and Menopause
Speakers on the panel include:
L Austin-Spooner
Dr. Christine Sieberg
and Dr. Lucy Lomas
Moderated by State Representative Marjorie Decker.
Read more about the panelist below.
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Workshop: Power Mapping for Menstrual Equity Policy Wins
Mass NOW Executive Director Sasha Goodfriend and guest artist Burcu Koleli will be facilitating a hands-on workshop on telling your story for menstrual equity!
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Keynote: Dr. Sally King
Dr Sally King is a Medical Sociologist specialising in menstrual health and associated human rights issues. She is also the founder of the world's first evidence-based information website on this topic, Menstrual Matters (www.menstrual-matters.com).
Sally integrates and critically evaluates biological, sociological, and popular discourse data. Her work reveals the unintentional influence of pervasive gender and racial myths in reproductive health knowledge and practices in the UK (and beyond). Her first book: 'Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female' was published on 27th February 2025. Get 50% off until the end of December 2025, using this code: CNF25
Bloodlines: Reclaiming Our Narratives around Menstruation, Perimenopause, and Menopause
Panel
Workshop
The afternoon will consist of Mass NOW's Executive Director Presentation, a workshop on advocacy & storytelling for menstrual equity with guest artist Burcu Koleli, and board elections.
Thank you to our Summit sponsors!
Community co-sponsoring partners:
