Period of Change: Es muss sich was ändern! Thementag zu LÄUFT. Die Ausstellung zur Menstruation

Everything is fine already? Not at all! Menstruating women can't afford sanitary towels, thousands of tampon applicators are washed up on beaches, women suffer years of pain without a diagnosis and women's health research is lagging far behind. But what can be done? On the occasion of World Menstruation Day, you can find out, exchange ideas and get inspiration: something has to change!

12 pm - 1 pm: Tandem tour: Menstruation and Waste (in English spoken language)

• In 2017, 49 billion menstrual products were discarded in EU countries alone. Some are therefore demanding that menstruators should no longer use disposable items. But whose responsibility is it? And what can be done about it? Christine Dupont from the House of European History in Brussels takes the tandem tour with us.

12-12.30 p.m.: Theater play: Villa Vulva

• Day 1, Barbie bleeds. Schnapps and trash TV lift the mood, the vibrator helps against the cramps. In the clownesque object theater piece "Villa Vulva", Ronja Rienecker (clown duo Fiesematenten) and a Barbie play together with the cycle. Or is the cycle playing with them? (from 12 years)

13-14.30: No money for menstruation? - Between activism and research
Talk and Q&A with Prof. Dr. Sylvia Mechsner and Ina Jurga

• Prof. Dr. Sylvia Mechsner, Head of the Endometriosis Center at Charité Berlin, and Ina Jurga, initiator and coordinator of World Menstruation Day (WASH United) talk about the relationship between money and menstruation: Where are resources lacking? Can everyone afford to menstruate? What does a lack of research mean for patients? What solutions are there? In the subsequent discussion, individual aspects will be explored in greater depth and questions answered.

1pm - 4pm: Drop-in workshop: Show your flow!

• Show that nobody has to hide their period! You can make your own menstruation bracelet out of beads, a worldwide symbol for menstruation. You can print your message on period buttons. Exchange ideas with the experts from the Feminist Women's Health Center (FFGZ) e.V . and other visitors. Materials are provided, no prior knowledge is required. You can join us at any time.

3 - 4 p.m. Curator's guided tour: Running - or not? (registration required)

• Menstruation is part of everyday life and yet not very visible: menstrual products have been developed for over 100 years with the aim of making periods "discreet". Immerse yourself in the material history of dealing with periods with one of the curators

16:30-17:00: Theater play: Villa Vulva

• Day 1, Barbie bleeds. Schnapps and trash TV lift the mood, the vibrator helps against the cramps. In the clownesque object theater piece "Villa Vulva", Ronja Rienecker (clown duo Fiesematenten) and a Barbie play together with the cycle. Or is the cycle playing with them? (From 12 years)

Date:
Sunday, 26.05.2024
Time:
11:30 am - 6:00 pm
Address:
Museum of European Cultures (MEK), Arnimallee 25, 14195 Berlin
Admission:
10 euros, reduced 5 euros
Curator: guided tour (including admission) 12 euros, reduced 8 euros