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Penn State College of

Janet Werner — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:01:05 +0000

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Penn State College of Medicine developed a cure & wrote about in medical journals last August. Since then I've been blogging about it telling the public to donate directly to the researchers and quit sending it to these organizations who have been extorting money for decades with the promise of a 'cure.' Quit wasting your money'pink-washing'...spending the money on pink crap, & on massive ad campaigns telling us to "Be Aware!" All you're doing when you send your hard-earned money to non-profit breast cancer organizations is perpetuating their foundations and perpetuating breast cancer.

It does feel like people

erica20 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:23:57 +0000

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It does feel like people everywhere just went "Um, no, not this time" about this particular situation. Which is good.

Additional info on the

acanuck — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:42:28 +0000

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Additional info on the documentary I just mentioned:

http://www.nfb.ca/playlist/pink_ribbons_inc/

It's based on the book Pink Ribbons, Inc. by Samantha King, which might be easier to track down than the film itself.

In a stroke of good timing,

acanuck — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:57:08 +0000

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In a stroke of good timing, Canada's National Film Board has just released a documentary on the corporatization of breast-cancer fundraising:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/58513-pink-ribbons-inc-asks-who-benefits-cause

Some money does trickle down to actual research, but less than you'd think -- and less than should.

Non profits in the US can

trkingmomoe — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:06:10 +0000

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Non profits in the US can keep up to 85% of what they raise for expenses depending on their 501 class. Some of these charities can be a real ego trip for the managers and reward themselves with extravagant parties for fundraiser.

What needs to be said here is

trkingmomoe — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:51:13 +0000

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What needs to be said here is Koman foundation doesn't know if they will be able to raise the same amount of money as in the past. Corporations that make products that consumers buy are sensitive to brewhahas like this one. Lists of corporate partners of Koman was published all over the net. I am sure those companies were hammered with complaints. One of the major complaints that was made before this firestorm, was the extravagant galas and spending they did.

Media reports are coming out

Aunt Sam — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:06:22 +0000

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Media reports are coming out now stating that 'the reversal' isn't all it seems. Under News I posted a report and now TPM has posted an article which includes:

Despite this backtrack, one part of the statement still provides some uncertainty about the future relationship between Komen and Planned Parenthood. Though Komen said it won’t cut current grants to Planned Parenthood and will still preserve Planned Parenthood’s eligibility to apply for future grants, the statement does not say it will necessarily grant them.

“We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities,” the statement said.

And Komen board member John Raffaelli indicated to Greg Sargent of the Washington Post that nothing is certain about the future relationship.

They were always going to honor grants already in place. PP has pending grant applications with PP, which some report sources within SGK are concerned no one is addressing these and are concerned.

ONE HELL OF A CONCLUSION! You

Richard Day — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:31:39 +0000

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ONE HELL OF A CONCLUSION!

You won.

You and Mac and ten thousand? won the day.

They gave up and PP won at least another 2/3 of a million bucks from contributors who were pissed including shorty from NYC!

I am not sure why, but I am elated by these events. ha

Planned Parenthood with roots going back almost a century as I stated before, is coming out of all of this very well.

That is indeed a lot of

acanuck — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:06 +0000

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That is indeed a lot of overhead. Wikipedia says Brinker, Komen founder and now CEO, pulls in more than half a million dollars a year. For years, I have taken part in the CIBC "pink ribbon" Run for the Cure, Canadian counterpart to the Komen breast-cancer runs. I would hate to think that as little as 10% of what it collects for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation goes to actual testing and research. Maybe I need to do a little research myself.

Thanks VA!

erica20 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:56:02 +0000

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Thanks VA!