Friday, October 2, 2026
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21+ Only
RSVP: bit.ly/menopunkthevote
Irving Park, 707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212
By the restrooms/dog park, or if raining, under the picnic pavillion by tennis courts
Pamela Schpamela
Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 PM
Meet at 6 PM, ride out at 6:30 PM
Ride is a loop
End location: Ride is a loop
Ride length: 3-8 miles
RSVP for the ride at bit.ly/menopunkthevote MENOPUNK THE VOTE kicks off Menopause Awareness Month with a Menopunks-powered protest ride! MENOPUNKS is opening a month of advocacy the way it opened the summer: on two wheels, loud, and headed somewhere that matters. On 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. The 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. "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." MENOPUNK 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. RSVP for the ride at bit.ly/menopunkthevote Website: menopunks.com MENOPUNKS 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.
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