Tag Archives: Breast Cancer

Not your normal nonprofit event..

And that’s why it’s cool. The Breast Cancer Resource Centers will host its fourth annual runway extravaganza, Art Bra® Austin, on June 6th at the Austin Music Hall. Seventy sensational pieces of wearable art will be modeled and auctioned with all proceeds benefitting Breast Cancer Resource Centers (BCRC). Art Bra® Austin calls upon Austin’s creative community of professional and amateur ...

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What color is your bra? Do we care?

I loved this post on Breast Cancer Awareness. It rings very true to me. I go back and forth on this issue, from thinking that all the pink is a good thing to thinking that let’s have less awareness and more action. How much do all these orgs spend on marketing vs research? That’s the message of the post below: ...

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Pinkwashing

So this isn’t a new topic. But something near to my heart since I work at the American Cancer Society High Plains Division. Pinkwashing is the same as greenwashing or any other campaign where brands are taking advantage of publicity regarding breast cancer and breast cancer research.  I think this quote explains it very well: “But when she began researching ...

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Sneak Peek of a New ACS Video

Preview the American Cancer Society Native American Women breast cancer video – starring an all-Native American cast and filmed in South Dakota! Native American women share their stories of survival.

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