spreadin' the rebel love.

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I discovered more great press for Rebel1in8 at ReadyMade Magazine!!!

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HAPPY RHEA!

The program in which I was included is now online!

See "Breast Cancer: New Thinking & New Therapies", WABC TV, Channel 7, NY (American Cancer Society).

And don't forget the CALL TO ARMS!!!.

ricochet number two.

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"chicken..."

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more about stars.

After participating in this conversation a few days ago and then this comment thread last night and then found "The Warrior" today... I really need these to cleanse my raging palette.

hope's the dope...

Pink Ribbons, Inc
by Samantha King

Breast Cancer: Society Shapes an Epidemic
by Anne S. Kasper

A Darker Ribbon: A Twentieth-Century Story of Breast Cancer, Women, and Their Doctors
by Ellen Leopold

Sarah Lochlann Jain
Unravel the Pink Ribbon

awareness.

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the polaroid diptych:
"A summer with 65 GY, 2000"

icing on the cake.

I am involved in a television program about breast cancer. I was interviewed about my Rebel1in8 website and my Rhea Belle clothing designs. A lot has happened this year with my project and I think the opportunity to participate in this awesome program is a sign that my heart is in the right place- as it is my guide these days.

Produced by Emmy Awards winner Jeelu Billimoria "Breast Cancer: New Thinking & New Therapies" airs this Sat. 10/6 at 7:30pm on WABC TV. If you are not in the NY/Tri-State area the program can be seen via satellite TV (ABC East).

Press release:
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WABCOctober 4, 2007
WABC-TV TO AIR SPECIAL“BREAST CANCER: NEW THINKING AND NEW THERAPIES”
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 AT 7:30PM

WABC-TV will mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a special entitled “Breast Cancer: New Thinking and New Therapies” beginning at 7:30 p.m., ET on Saturday, October 6. The half-hour special, anchored by Eyewitness News Anchor Diana Williams and Reporter Stacey Sager, will examine the progress being made in breast cancer diagnosis and treatments. From new guidelines on the use of MRI’s to advances in surgery and issues surrounding affordable healthcare, WABC will take a look at the most recent advancements and will highlight the latest thinking on breast cancer.

WABC speaks to medical experts and researchers from New York’s top cancer treatment centers including: Memorial Sloan-Kettering, St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Comprehensive Breast Center, Beth Israel Medical Center Comprehensive Breast Service, Murray Hill Radiology and American Cancer Society. WABC also speaks to survivors of breast cancer and features Kris Carr, author and film-maker of “Crazy Sexy Cancer;” Marisa Acocella Machetto, author of “Cancer Vixen;” and Jacqueline Lou Skaggs, founder, “Rebel 1 in 8” and many others.

This annual special is part of WABC-TV’s continuing commitment to the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Campaign of the American Cancer Society. This marks WABC's 13th year as media sponsors of the Making Strides walk; viewers can learn more about the October 21st event here.

Tune in to “Breast Cancer: New Thinking & New Therapies" on Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Jeelu Billimoria is the Senior Producer of “Breast Cancer: New Thinking & New Therapies.”

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cake and photo created by gcs.

amazon seamstress.

My friend and crafty rebel spinning knitter gardner apple tree havin' extraordinaire Tina has written a glowing article for etsy's STORQUE about Rebel1in8 and Rhea Belle clothing. I was honored to be a part of such a well written and supportive piece. Because of it I have sold every last Rebel cap necklace in my etsy store so a new batch is in the works!!! Stay tuned because a lot of new jewelry and clothing is coming!

"amazon seamstress". I love that. love. love. love.

photo by gcs.

manifesto. unleashed.

Rebel1in8 was founded in 2004 following my second breast cancer diagnosis since the age of thirty-six. Rebel1in8 has evolved into a personal mission to inform and nurture not just real breast cancer awareness but social awareness through shared vital resources, unveiled stories of truth and the deconstruction of conventions that lie within the post diagnosis world.

Rebel1in8 is not about cancer or statistics. Rebel1in8 is about moving forward well informed and guided by your own personal idealogies that surround your body and your future- from diagnosis to re-entering the world transformed and with a deep understanding of what it means to be challenged by a disease with mythological, social/political and real powers. This information is not just for the woman who has received a cancer diagnosis. These resources are for every woman, of any age, who may face a diagnoses in her future or may find herself supporting a relative or friend during this arduous journey. By unveiling the fear and unfamiliar terrain this information can become the compass towards healing, peace and dignity.

Rebel1in8 brings strength and awareness together by embracing thoughtful, diabolical and conceptual craftiness. It's not about feminism or femininity. It's not about trends or beauty. It's about having integrity and fearless attitude... with style.

Details of the founder:
My name is Jacqueline Skaggs, the sole proprietor of Rebel1in8. I am an artist born in beautiful Indiana and currently living in Brooklyn, NY. I am a committed crusader out to rally for dignity in a post-mastectomy world of oppressive conventions that lie deep in the folds of a pink satin ribbon. Am I out to enlist others? You bet. The ROiE mission involves the following:

1. Design and build a website offering resources and voices that provide information vital to surviving breast cancer with dignity and empowerment.

2. Act as a conduit to distribute these resources to those who may benefit from it.

3. Design, create and renovate clothing that inspires women to embrace their bodies and their right to be in the world with dignity by their own ideologies following the aftermath of a breast cancer diagnoses. It is time to bring our transformed bodies and how we clothe them out of the dark ages. It is my goal to bring post mastectomy clothing and lingerie out of the "closets" of hospital boutiques, out from "behind the counters" and free from "by appointment only" specialty stores and into mainstream venues. Rhea Belle garments are currently available in the Rhea Belle apparel store.

4. Guide breast cancer awareness away from PINK, the save our "boobs" mentality and exploitation of women through the farce that is "cause marketing" .

5. Provide an invitation to everyone to become aware and witness the subculture of breast cancer and the fundamental flaws that lie deep within it's language and empty promises.

6. Continue to create and sell cool/fun jewelry to support the above mission while inspiring a rebellion against the social and political side effects of this epidemic.