By Lopa Pal, Development Manager Every October we challenge the cancer industry and go after the most egregious pinkwasher of the year. Join us October 15 for our 8th annual Action Speaks Louder Than Pink – Food for Thought fundraising dinner to support the campaign. Early-bird tickets are now available! Last year, we had a full house and we don’t […]
By The Breast Cancer Action Team We’re excited to announce that our 6th Annual variety show and fundraiser, Acting Out – for the Health of It, is coming up soon on March 15 in San Francisco, CA. Events like this are a way to connect with your community, and a critical way for us to raise the money that funds […]
By Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director Our work is centered on breast cancer, but our impact goes far beyond the disease. We connect the dots between issues and we work at the intersection of feminism, environmental justice, and health activism. Plus, you can ALWAYS count on us to put women’s health before corporate profits because we never […]
By Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped us exceed our #GivingTuesday goal yesterday—together 176 Breast Cancer Action members raised $24,136 to fund our work! Your response to our #GivingTuesday match was awesome and because of incredible members like you, we soared past both our matching goals. Your donations will be put to use right away […]
By Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director Breaking! Your response to our #GivingTuesday match has been awesome! We’re thrilled to announce a SECOND match: An anonymous donor has offered an additional dollar-for-dollar match up to $5,000. Because of incredible members like YOU, we crushed our $15,000 #GivingTuesday matching goal! Help us crush this one, too. A day like #GivingTuesday is important to us […]
By Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director Today is #GivingTuesday and every dollar you donate to Breast Cancer Action will be DOUBLED! Thanks to the generosity of long-time donor Ambassador James Hormel and his husband Michael Nguyen, each dollar you donate will be matched up to $15,000. The current threats to women’s health and well-being are real and immediate. That’s why Breast Cancer […]
On the 25th anniversary of the pink ribbon, we’re angry. Angry that too many women are diagnosed with and die from breast cancer. Angry that women of color and underserved communities are disproportionately burdened. Angry about the exploitation of the disease for profit. And angry that there’s so little to show for 25 years […]
By Kira Jones Communications Officer Breast Cancer Awareness Month (or as we call it, “Breast Cancer Industry Month”) is less than a month away. It’s time to get ready. Over the years we’ve seen it all: pink fracking drill bits for breast cancer, pink buckets of chicken, pink vacuum cleaners, pink handguns. And, a lot […]
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