ACAT News & Updates
Breast Cancer Prevention – “From Awareness to Action: Rethink the Pink” – FREE public lecture
Breast cancer experts coming to Alaska to empower young people to prevent cancer and protect their health
Karuna Jaggar, Breast Cancer Action, Executive Director, and Dr. Yamini Ranchod, Breast Cancer Action, Board Member, will be featured speakers for Alaska Community Action on Toxics’ (ACAT) annual lecture series on breast cancer prevention to bring a discussion focused on prevention at a young age.
Once a disease almost exclusively found in older people, cancer is now
From Breast Cancer Awareness to Action: Rethink the Pink
CHE-Alaska Teleconference: Wednesday, August 28
Karuna Jaggar Presentation Slides (PDF)
Yamini Ranchod Talk Outline (PDF)
Breast Cancer Action executive director Karuna Jaggar and board member Dr. Yamini Ranchod discuss the root causes of today’s breast cancer epidemic and ways that you can support and improve the lives of women at risk of and living with breast cancer. They also talk about “pinkwashing”- how companies have turned breast
ACAT Is Hiring: This Could Definitely Be Your Dream Job!
As ACAT’s Canvass Coordinator, You’ll Be Changing the World
If you care about environmental, reproductive, and social justice, we’ve got the job for you! Join ACAT’s team as our Canvass Coordinator to make some change and some money. You’ll be working with awesome co-workers who share your passion.
Part-time temporary job (Aug. 15 – Dec 15, approximately 25 hrs. per week). $19 an hour.
For job description and how to apply, click here. Apply now!