Future Protests

Many individuals have been getting in touch with us about organizing their own protests of local Komen fundraising events. Until we see Komen allocating at least 50% of its budget for research, we will continue to support future protests.

Since the initial protest in New York, we’ve had many requests from people all over the country to buy our #CureKomen T-shirts, as well as inquiries about how to obtain the business-card-sized “Awareness Cards” we gave away to runners at the New York City Race for the Cure. If you’d like to help inform participants at other Susan G. Komen events about how little of their money is being spent on research, you can find information about local Komen races and walks on their website. We have no idea how sustainable this offer is due to financial constraints, but while supplies last (we hate to sound infomercial-y, but it’s true), we would like to be able to offer a FREE Prescription Pack, which includes one T-shirt of your size (if we have it left) and a 250-pack of “Awareness Cards” to hand out at the event. We found people were generally VERY receptive to the cards and to receiving the information, especially because we offered them politely to runners and we did not criticize them or their efforts (nor is there any reason to have a negative tone with them; they are there because they want to help). Inquire about getting your Prescription Pack by sending us a message at curekomen@gmail.com.

So far we have had volunteers go to events in New York City, Toledo, San Francisco, and Komen’s Headquarters in Dallas, and many more are being planned. Please feel free to let us know if you would like help planning for a future event.