Give-Away of It Stops with Me Book Cases in Celebration of its 10th Anniversary First Awardees

First 5 Recipients of a case of It Stops with Me Books

Here are the first 5 who I will send a gift of 28 of my books with thanks for their good work for women and families. There are still 7 spots left. So write me with how this can help you in your good work.
Thank you,
Charleen Touchette

# 1- April

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  Kareen Lewis a skilled quiltmaker wrote, "I would share them with the tribes in Michigan so they could use them in their social service programs."

• # 2- May

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  Donna Ennis wrote, "I would share them with the families at American Indian Community Housing Organization in Duluth. I am donating all of my Native American books to this organization so that they can have a library."

# 3- June

Juanita Blackhawk

ChiMiigwetch

Juanita Blackhawk
Iluminadas Performing Arts
Wellness in the Woods
"Iluminadas Performing Arts is a catalyst for creative expression of social change artists and the active engagement of community.
The world is sustained by three things: By Truth, By Justice, By Peace. Change has come to America - how can we as individual citizens work towards a better future?"

# 4- July

Juanita G Corbine EspinosaJuanita Espinosa has worked for decades since the 1980s for Native Artists, Women and Families in Minnesota and across the nation curating exhibitions that have supported countless Indian Artists.  

# 5- August

Sharon Day

Mississippi Water Walker Sharon Day wrote,

"Charleen

We would be so happy to even have half a case of books.  We have a 14 units of residential housing for Indigenous People with Disabilities including HIV.  We provide case management services to another 50 people and have 200 youth come through our youth programs. The youth programs are geared to teen advocacy on pregnancy prevention, HIV prevention, and smoking prevention and cessation.  We also work with another set of youth on organic growing of medicines and food, and gathering wild rice, maple syrup, and willow, labrador tea (we call it swamp tea), cedar, and heirloom seeds.  If you send a few books, we'd certainly make them available to our program participants, and share some readings with our teen pregnancy prevention program, Ikidowin.  When I read your book, I immediately gave it to someone who was suffering from so many of the same symptoms in hopes that it would help her.  Migwetch for your consideration. I enjoy reading your posts every day and seeing where the moon is by your mountain."  

Sharon M. Day
Executive Director
Indigenous Peoples Task Force
1335 E. 23rd St.
Minneapolis, MN  55404