Hannah Kara Schwichtenberg, a Natick High School sophomore, and Ames Hwang, a Wayland High School senior, are founders of the Youth 4 Period Equity. “We wanted to show young people that, yes, you can solve issues in your community and fight for period equity,” said Hwang. From 4-6 p.m. Thursday, their group will join the Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition, Mass NOW and Youth for Period Equity at a "Back to School Rally for Period Equity" in front of the State House. — Charlie Sisitsky, former Framingham selectman and city councilor, who is challenging incumbent Yvonne Spicer in the race for mayor this fall. Contributors to the Political Notebook this week include Deputy Director of Multimedia Dan O'Brien, multimedia journalist Zane Razzaq and the State House News Service.

Source: MetroXpress September 19, 2021 09:11 UTC