Register for Stage IV Stampede

EVENT SCHEDULE

Tentative Schedule (times subject to change):  

October 6 

• Registration: 9:00am-4:00pm
• Programming & Advocacy Training: 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer 101: Understanding the Basics
    Join us for an interactive session to better understand metastatic breast cancer (MBC)—breast cancer that has spread to distant organs. We’ll explore what MBC is, how it differs from early-stage disease, and how and when breast cancer spreads. Learn why subtype and biomarkers matter for treatment, how therapies are developed and funded, and key statistics on MBC, including gaps in U.S. data collection. This session is ideal for those living with MBC, caregivers, and advocates seeking clear, factual information to share with family, friends, communities, and elected representatives.
    
    
  • Advance Your Advocacy Skills Through Effective & Strategic Storytelling
    You’ve probably already heard that the most effective tool in an adv toolbox is their personal story and you’ve likely been encouraged to “tell your story” to lawmakers, funders, and other important stakeholders. But what does this mean? Are all stories equally powerful? How do you prepare to hone your personal experience into a powerful tool to help you achieve your advocacy goals.

    In this workshop we will: discuss the elements that make for a powerfully persuasive personal story; identify our unique stories that connect to our advocacy goals; consider how audience and context shape how we tell our stories; and dedicate time to practicing our stories with supportive peers, sharing and receiving feedback. You’ll leave this workshop with greater confidence in your ability to effectively share your MBC experience with lawmakers and legislative staff from the very first meeting!

  • METAvivor Advocacy Training
    Raise your voice and drive real change by joining METAvivor’s Advocacy Training Program, your essential prep for heading to the Hill. This immersive training will equip you with everything you need to be an effective advocate: the latest on our legislative and regulatory priorities, what to expect when visiting congressional offices, and practical tips for sharing your story, making requests, and following up. Whether you’re new to advocacy or ready to sharpen your skills, this program empowers you to speak up for research funding, equitable care, and meaningful policy change.
    Because every voice matters. And together, we’re unstoppable.
    
    
  • Driving Hope: The Critical Role of Research and METAvivor in Metastatic Breast Cancer
    Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) accounts for nearly all breast cancer–related deaths, yet research dedicated to this stage of the disease has historically been underfunded and misunderstood. This session introduces the urgent need for MBC research and highlights how METAvivor, the only U.S. nonprofit dedicated solely to funding peer and patient reviewed research to benefit those already diagnosed with MBC,  is changing that landscape through the 218 grants we have funded since 2010. Learn about the progress being made, why increased investment is vital, and how individuals and communities can get involved to drive discoveries that extend and improve lives.
• Reception: 5:00-7:00pm

October 7 – Hill Day

Each year, METAvivor brings metastatic breast cancer to the forefront of national conversation! Join us as we meet with lawmakers, share our stories, and advocate for federal action that saves lives. 

Whether you’ve been before or are joining for the first time, you belong in this movement. 

**If you are unable to attend in person, we will be sending more information in the coming months about our MBC GroundSwell initiative later in the year.