Aly Raisman is steppin’ up for causes that hit close to home on women’s day — and she’s lookin’ damn good doin’ it. The Team USA gymnastics star — who took Larry Nassar to task at his sexual assault trial — just debuted a…
Showing posts with label Awareness. Show all posts
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Monday, October 2, 2017
White House Lights Up in Pink to Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The White House became a pink house Sunday to raise awareness for breast cancer … and Melania Trump’s got a great view. In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month we lit the @WhiteHouse pink! pic.twitter.com/w3M3XlpXos — Melania…
Friday, May 12, 2017
Kardashian Sisters Visit Planned Parenthood to Raise Awareness (PHOTOS)
The Kardashian girls were sisters in arms for a visit to Planned Parenthood to raise awareness. Kim, Kourtney and Khloe went to the organization’s headquarters Thursday in West L.A. to meet with leaders. We’re told they discussed PP’s health…
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Woman Practices Yoga While Free-Bleeding to Raise Awareness: Watch!
Most women of a certain age have a period. It"s totally normal and natural, nothing to be ashamed of.
But still, even though it"s just a regular old bodily function, some shame persists.
To combat that monthly stigma, a yoga instructor named Steph Gongora has shared a video of herself in which she"s wearing white pants and doing a routine on her period — but without wearing anything to stop the bleeding.
"I am a woman, therefore, I bleed," she explains in the caption of the video. "It"s messy, it"s painful, it"s terrible, & it"s beautiful."
She writes that while it"s normal, it"s still something that women try to hide. But unfortunately, many women don"t have the privilege to hide it as well as others.
"Over 100 million young women around the globe miss school or work for lack of adequate menstrual supplies, & fear of what might hapen if the world witnesses A NATURAL BODILY FUNCTION," she says.
She urged women to "stop pretending," to stop using cutesy names for a period "because you"re too afraid to say "I"m bleeding" or "vagina.""
"Educate your daughters," she goes on. "Make them understand that it can be both an inconvenience and a gift, but NEVER something to be ashamed about."
"Educate your sons so they don"t recoil from the word tampon. So when a girl bleeds through her khaki shorts in third period (pun intended), the don"t perpetuate the cycle of shame and intolerance."
Watch Steph in action in the video below:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Former Real World Stars Gather In D.C. To Honor The Late Diem Brown — See Puck, Derrick, & More Reunite For Ovarian Cancer Awareness!
It’s the Real World reunion we’ve all been waiting for, AND it’s for a great cause!
A handful of former reality TV stars gathered in Washington D.C. on Tuesday honor the late Diem Brown and to also raise awareness for The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance!
The event was lead by Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, who you probably recognize from The Real World: Boston, and his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy, who was on The Real World: San Francisco!
Related: Friends Remember Diem Brown On What Would Have Been Her 35th Birthday
The two were also joined by Rachel’s castmate David “Puck” Rainey, Derrick Kosinski from Road Rules: X-Treme, Norman Korpi from the very first season of The Real World, and Laurel Stucky of The Challenge: Free Agents!
The goal of the reunion was clear as the cast mates shared photos and discussed the importance of finding away to beat cancer once and for all!
It’s been almost a year since Diem lost the battle to ovarian cancer, and it’s great to see her fellow Real World alums making sure her memory lives on!
Ch-ch-check out more photos from the emotional reunion (above)!
[Image via Twitter.]
Robin Williams" Daughter Says She"s "Heartbroken" Over Jim Carrey"s Late Girlfriend"s Passing & Raises Awareness About Suicide Prevention
Such sad news.
After the news broke on Tuesday, that Jim Carrey‘s on-again/off-again girlfriend Cathriona White, passed away from a suspected suicide, Robin Williams‘ daughter Zelda took to Twitter to share her grief over Miz White’s death and to raise awareness about suicide prevention.
Related: Jim Carrey Releases A Statement On Girlfriend’s Reported Suicide
She posted:
Heartbroken to continue to watch sweet, kind souls be consumed by darkness. May it never hurt less, so we never grow numb to the loss.
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) September 30, 2015
In honor of @littleirishcat, please check out http://t.co/C69cSHuWsc. They do great work in her wonderful home country. RIP Cat.
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) September 30, 2015
How tragic.
If you were curious why the brunette beauty brought up Pieta House,it’s because the organization is a suicide prevention center based in Ireland — where the late makeup artist was born.
On Monday, the 28-year-old was found dead from an intentional drug overdose and it was reported that a note had also been found.
In case you forgot, the icon’s daughter has her own complicated history with suicide, as it was revealed back in August 2014 that her father killed himself after struggling with his Parkinson’s diagnosis and depression.
In fact, the Truman Show actor’s lady love previously showed her support for the 26-year-old on the social media site following the Oscar winner’s passing.
She marked this particular tweet from Zelda’s account:
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— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) August 12, 2014
What a sad situation all around.
Regardless, our thoughts are with those effected by this tragic loss — especially Cathriona’s friends and family.
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