On November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we will launch, online, Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.2. The book will be available at www.ipsmo.org.

Following the success of Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.1, published earlier this year, the Indigenous Peoples’ Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO) launched its Honouring Indigenous Women Campaign and released a call for submissions for Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations Vol.2.

Sixty-two women and men from various nations contributed to this volume. Indigenous women shared their lived experiences with regards to their relationships with the land, their birth mothers, families, communities, and themselves. Their Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies shared their thoughts on responsibilities to (re)build relationships with Indigenous women.

We are very grateful for the authors and artists who courageously shared their stories with us, and are honoured to publish their work. We also would like to express our gratitude to Under One Roof Properties who generously donated us the layout by Nancy Reid from NR Grafix.

This book is available online free of charge. We are now looking for funds to print it in preparation for our book launch and to offer our contributors paper copies of the book in early 2013. We plan to have this book available for individual purchases, in local libraries and community resource centers, and for use as part of school curricula.

To make a donation to this campaign, please click this PayPal link or make a cheque to ‘Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa’ with ‘HIW-Vol.2′ in the memo line. Cheques can be mailed to: 326 Unicentre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6.

Cover Art: “Fire” © 2012 Yolanda Teresa Philgreen - This particular piece represents the parts of a woman: her love, her embrace, her laughter, and her tears

Help us spread the word and invite your friends to our online launch this Sunday through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/251854921607919/ !

For more information on the Honouring Indigenous Women campaign and/or for Volume 1, please visit: http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/honouring-indigenous-women-campaign/

For more information on the book, the campaign or to help with distribution, please contact Pei-Ju, Rachel or Lindsey at ipsmo@riseup.net
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