About this Event
Come and join us to celebrate the launch of our exciting 12 month collaboration, supporting women of colour, under 50, who are living with and beyond breast cancer.
We are taking over Badu Cafe! Come along for some fun, free drinks, workshops, important information and awareness raising around Breast Cancer in young women of colour. Everyone is welcome.
During the takeover there will be a special "post cancer" skincare workshop hosted by our Patron and award winning make-up artist Adeola Gboyega, a special panel talk hosted by fellow Patron, bestselling author Candice Brathwaite alongside two of our members who will share their lived experience, and our wonderful friend Dr. Aziza Sesay will host some breast checking demonstrations and offer advice to anyone who needs it.
In the UK, the screening age for Breast Cancer is 50. This means that those under 50 are not invited for routine screenings. Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than white women, often with worse outcomes.
Black Women Rising, a charity that supports and advocates for women of colour who have had a cancer diagnosis, and Coppafeel!, the UK's only youth-focused breast cancer awareness charity, have come together to provide specific, dedicated offerings for women of colour under the age of 50 who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The partnership is the first of its kind, and will provide these women with the much needed space to feel seen and heard as they navigate the specific challenges that being diagnosed as a young woman of colour presents.
Please note your ticket allows entry to drop in at any given time. Workshops and panel talk times will be announced soon.
We cannot wait to see you there!
Event venue & nearby stays
Badu Café, East Bay Lane, London, United Kingdom
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