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SUMMARY:MENOPUNK THE VOTE!!
CONTACT:Pamela Schpamela
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: bit.ly/menopunkthevote\nRSVP for the ride at 
 bit.ly/menopunkthevote\n\nMENOPUNK THE VOTE kicks off Menopause Awareness 
 Month with a Menopunks-powered protest ride!\n\nMENOPUNKS is opening a 
 month of advocacy the way it opened the summer: on two wheels\, loud\, and
  headed somewhere that matters.\n\nOn October 2 at 6 PM\, MENOPUNKS 
 launches MENOPUNK THE VOTE with a community bike ride through Portland\, 
 kicking off Menopause Awareness Month with Riot Grrl punk rock blasting 
 from the sound system for the entire route. Riders will have the chance to
  register to vote along the way\, with a dedicated stop at a mailbox to 
 drop new registrations before the deadline.\n\nThe timing is deliberate. 
 The International Menopause Society set this year's World Menopause Day 
 theme as Chronic Pain at Midlife\, a topic deeply close to the MENOPUNKS 
 heart: two decades of women were told their symptoms were in their heads\,
  or not worth treating\, because of a hormone replacement therapy study 
 whose own investigators now say the results were manipulated. In November 
 2025\, the FDA admitted as much\, walking back 24 years of black box 
 warnings.\n\n"Chronic pain at midlife isn't a mystery\, it's a policy 
 choice\," said Alicia J. Rose\, director and creator of MENOPUNKS. "We got
  denied care for twenty years. We're not asking politely for it back. 
 We're riding through this city and registering every single person we can 
 to go vote like it matters\, because it does."\n\nMENOPUNK the VOTE kicks 
 off a full month of advocacy for MENOPUNKS\, first launched at 
 Menopunkapalooza this summer\, and is the only stop this fall built around
  new voter registration.\n\n\nRSVP for the ride at 
 bit.ly/menopunkthevote\n\n\nWebsite: menopunks.com\n\nMENOPUNKS is a 
 documentary-in-progress and podcast created by Alicia J. Rose that 
 explores peri/menopause\, creativity\, and healthcare through the stories 
 of iconic musicians\, artists\, physicians\, and advocates. Combining punk
  rock energy with midlife healthcare activism\, MENOPUNKS is building a 
 movement dedicated to informed care\, hormonal justice\, and changing the 
 narrative around midlife healthcare for all.\nMeet at 6 PM\, ride out at 
 6:30 PM\nEnds at Ride is a loop\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-
 24938
LOCATION:Irving Park\n707 NE Fremont St\, Portland\, OR 97212\nBy the 
 restrooms/dog park\, or if raining\, under the picnic pavillion by tennis 
 courts
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