Bloody Big Brunch: Pancake Week

The Book Club in Shoreditch Serving Red Velvet ‘Period Pancakes’ Garnished with Tampon Macaroons in Support of Bloody Big Brunch Charity 

The Book Club in Shoreditch will be serving up Red Velvet ‘period pancakes’ garnished with tampon macaroons from Ohlala bakery in support of period poverty charity Bloody Big Brunch. The Pancakes will be available all week including on pancake day from Sunday 3rd March to Sunday 10th March, with 15% profit from each dish sold going to the charity, priced at £8/ £9.50 with a tampon macaroon. 
Bloody Big Brunch aims to raise awareness of and funds for period poverty, as well as destigmatizing conversations around periods. 

 
Their research this month has revealed that shame around menstruation is still widespread, with half of people currently describing periods as unpleasant or disgusting - but 69% of people, including men and boys, wish that we felt more comfortable about them. Almost 3 in 10 women and girls throughout the country have been unable to afford menstrual products, with more than a third of those (38%) bleeding through most days of their period and 26% missing school or work. 

In the last year, the Bloody Big Brunch has hosted events that have helped over 5,000 women gain access to period products they could not have afforded otherwise. By empowering members of the public to hold their own brunches on 3rd March, the aim is to raise this number to 10,000 - and also put pressure on the UK government for lasting legislative change.