Breast Cancer Action (BCAction) carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and  compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic.

BCA is the only national breast cancer organization that does not accept funding from corporations that profit from or contribute to cancer.

1. Putting patients first (FDA advocacy) -- by shifting the balance of power at the FDA away from the pharmaceutical industry and towards the public interest while advocating for more effective and less toxic treatments

2. Creating Healthy Environments -- by decreasing involuntary environmental exposures that put people at risk for breast cancer.

3. Eliminating Social Inequities -- by creating awareness that it is not just genes, but social injustices - political, economic, and racial inequities - that lead to disparities in breast cancer outcomes. 

She graduated from Mills College in 1998 with a B.A. in Sociology. In April 1998, Mills  College awarded its first Christine LaFia Leadership Award to Tori. She was inspired to do an internship with BCA during her junior year (she later joined BCA's Development Task Force), after her Professor, Christine LaFia, died of the disease in 1996. Christine was a BCA board member from 1995 until her death, at age 37.

Tori is a 4th generation San Franciscan who grew up in the Bayview and still lives in India Basin (aka Hunters Point) and is an activist in the community. She is a single mom to two wonderful girls, Zoe and Sasha. 

Tori is a mediator and enjoys helping people resolve all kinds of conflict through alternative dispute resolution. She offers a sliding scale to help those in need and has experience working with people around all kinds of conflict: relationships, work issues, real estate disputes, etc. To learn more, please visit this page. You are invited to contact Tori if you have a conflict you'd like to resolve in a cost effective and timely manner: 415-350-2927

Tori hopes to raise over 10K again this year. Every little bit counts, please donate today! If 10 people donate $10, that is $100 closer to our goal. 50 people who donate $25 is $1,250, etc. Your donation makes a difference! You can also help us by spreading the word. Invite your friends and co-workers.

She's looking forward to a fun night with all of you.  Thank you for helping us reach our 10K goal!

Photo by Emily Payne

Breast Cancer Action is led by a volunteer Board of Directors, a remarkable group of people who set the vision for BCAction and lead the organization by determining organizational policy, assuring the organization's financial security, and representing BCActions's views to the world at large. A small, hardworking, and incredibly able staff make the board's vision a reality.

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