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1.     Mental Health Council of Australia

2.    Mental Health Advocacy Service
3.    National Council on Intellectual Disability

4.    Women with Disabilities Australia

5.    CRIN (Child Rights Information Network)
6.    United Nations Children Funds
7.    Lawstuff- Know Your Rights
8.    Racism. No Way!- Classroom Activities
9.    Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
10.  Period Poverty
11.  Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project

12.  Beyond Blue

13.  Blue Knot Foundation

14.  Centrecare

15.  Champion Centre

16.  Connecting Home

17.  Women’s Rights
18.  Homelessness

19.  Bullying and Harassment

20.  Seeking Protection: refugees and asylum seekers

21.  Illicit drug use

22.  Domestic Violence

23.  Child Care

24.  Death and Greif

25.  End of Life Health

26.  Education

27.  Terrorism and national security

28.  Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies

29.  MyFuture

30.  Centrelink

31.  Head to Health

32.  Headspace

33.  Lifeline

34.  Black Dog Institute

35.  Australian Art Therapy Association

36.  Australian Association of Social Workers

37.  Art Therapy's importance

38.  Black Rights Matter

39.  LBGTQI – Equal Love

40.  Hutt Street Centre

41.  Shelter SA

42.  Anglicare SÁ

43.  Racial Injustice

44.  Voting Rights

45.  Climate Justice

46.  Health Care Availability

47.  Income Gap

48.  Hunger and Food Insecurity

49.  Equality

50.  Childhood Obesity

51.  Ablesim

52.  Addiction rates in small communities

53.  Air Quality

54.  Child Welfare

55.  Minimum Wage

56.  Modern Slavery

57.  Prison System – for profit prisons

58.  Rehabilitation programs

59.  Prisoners Rights

60.  Right to Know

61.  Sexism

62.  Unemployment

63.  Working Conditions

64.  Sweatshops

65.  Urban Sprawl/Development

66.  Taxation

67.  Social Inequality

68.  Poverty

69.  Misinformation – technologies impact

70.  Extinctions

71.  Increasing Crime Rates

72.  Taxing the Rich

73.  Animal Rights

74.  Access to education

75.  Heart Kids

76.  Indigenous issues awareness

77.  The right to distinct status and culture

78.  The right to land

79.  Protection of areas of cultural and historical importance

80.  Cancel Culture

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For this assessment piece I aim to tackle the social issue known as Period Poverty. Typically, when people hear of Period Poverty their initial thought is aligned with the lack of access to feminine products (pads, tampons etc). Using The Commissioner of Children and Young People’s work surrounding Period Poverty, I have learnt that the lack of supplies for women isn’t the main cause for concern. Period Poverty is about the lack of information surrounding Periods. I hope to promote awareness, DE stigmatization and through a promotional video I would like to pinpoint the extent of societies surrounding ignorance.

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To help with this stage of the brainstorming process I decided to speak to 5 of my male friends to gain another perspective. When talking about periods, I know my perspective. When discussing Period Poverty, I also know my perspective. In an effort to achieve my goal of reaching a broader demographic, I thought it would only be right to touch base with men and gain their perspectives on what they think period poverty means, or may mean.

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Geng, C. (2021). What is period poverty? [online] www.medicalnewstoday.com. Available at: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/period-poverty.

This medical blog post provided me with countless pieces of useful information surrounding Period Poverty. Geng states that the definition of period poverty ‘is the lack of access to menstrual products, education, hygiene facilities, waster management, or a combination of these’. Geng goes on to say that this issue affects an estimate 500 million people worldwide. Throughout this article Geng discuss all of these factors in length, highlighting the affect that this has on the induvial. she disuses the stigma surrounding menstruation and how 'many cultures see it [menstruation] as dirty and something people should hide’. From this statement alone I gained an explicable amount of distaste. I feel like this reaction to periods stems from lack of information. That is why I believe that this blog post is a great reference to use to help when deciding what approach will be most beneficial.

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Astrup, J. 2018, "PERIOD POVERTY Tackling the taboo: The Journal of the Health Visitors' Association", Community Practitioner, vol. 90, no. 12, pp. 40-42.

This article written by Juliette Astrup, is specifically “tackling the taboo”. Throughout this piece of writing Astrup provides alarming pieces of information which enable the reader and opportunity to fully understand the issue at hand. Astrup states that a charity which was originally set up to supply sanitary products in Kenya had decided to operate in Yorkshire, England instead. This was after they were approached by a secondary school stating that they had girls skipping school each month whilst on their period, due to lack of sanitary products. By highlighting this, Astrup was able to eliminate the stereotypical perception of poverty. She goes on to say, that it’s not just a picture of financial poverty, it is social poverty. Girls haven’t been given the information nor the encouragement to talk about their menstruation in a non-taboo manner. From this article I learnt that schools tend to only educate the women on this topic and this separation of knowledge at a young age can lead to many females feeling as if they have a “dirty secret”.

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For too long period conversations have been aimed directly towards women, this is the issue I will be tackling. Periods are generally viewed as a woman’s issue. This tends to translate to, anyone that doesn’t get a period, doesn’t heed to be informed. This is exactly what I will be addressing. All people, regardless of gender, age or race need to be educated on periods.

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Period. 2021, The Red Plague, video, YouTube, 12 October, viewed 17 March 2022

I really enjoyed this promotional video. This video tackles the issue of period poverty in an engaging and comical manner. The actors are dressed as if they are from Victorian times, which showcases their point of  “we’re not living in a period piece, so why are periods?”. It highlights the round-about way that society addresses periods, while creating a space where people are entertained. I feel as if this is a good technique however, my intensions for this assessment are slightly different. I aim to not have scripted humour, more off the cuff and natural.

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The Period Purse 2020, PSA: Period Poverty – The Period Purse, video, YouTube, May 13, Viewed 17 March 2022

This promotional video is targeting one aspect of period poverty, the lack of resources that women living in poverty receive. It displayed one woman having enough money to buy a tampon and another, washing a rag she had obviously used as a sanitary pad. It’s a very obvious depiction of period poverty which presents the audience with a jarring image of the disparity. I think that this video is effective however, it doesn’t align with what I aim to achieve. I feel as if this representation of period poverty is typical and expected, I would like to highlight the lack of information as well.

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When creating the promotional video for this cause I aim to take a documentary type route. From my research I find that one of the main issues surrounding period poverty is the lack of education surrounding it. I believe that lack of education surrounding menstruation is the root of this problem. From society’s ignorance there is a serious oscial impact and I plan to highlight this. I hope to interview a handful of males identifying individuals and ask them a series of questions surrounding periods. Questions like; What do you think Period Poverty means? , How many tampons would a girl use in day? How long can they keep a tampon in? How much do menstruation products cost? What is a period? Etc. Through editing I will be able to determine which questions are helpful when address the issue of the education surrounding period poverty. I will have the interviewee sitting on a stool against a white background, when compiling the footage, I will apply a black and white filter. The interviewees will be aware of the discussion topic however, the first time hearing the questions will be recorded.

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Connolly, H. (2021). Menstruation Matters. [online] South Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People, pp.1–43. Available at: https://chalicefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Menstruation-Matters-Report.pdf Accessed Mar. 16.

This report was written by The Commissioner of Children and Young People for South Australia, Helen Connolly. Throughout this report the impacts of period poverty are discussed at great length. Connolly states that ‘lack of menstrual education means significant numbers of children and young people are not equipped to manage their period in a way that enables their full participation in sport, work, school and life’. Connolly goes on to state that through her surveying of South Australian children there has been a common want/need for more of an understanding on the biological cycle. They want to know practical skills for managing their periods i.e how to use the products safety. Connolly also goes on to state that children and young people believe that all people, ‘regardless of gender identity should all receive the same comprehensive menstruation education.’ Throughout this extensive report Connolly describes the detrimental affects that period poverty creates and how we, as a society can aid in this issue. One of her main points that I took a lot from was her points surrounding the medias portrayal of periods. Young people have stated that they see periods displayed as gross, unnatural, disgusting and shameful. This goes on to restrict their conversations surrounding menstruation and solidify the lack of information. I found this report to be incredibly beneficial and I hope to create a piece of media that doesn’t further perpetuate the problematic perception of periods.