A charity anthology supporting RAICES,
to help provide the immigrants in detention centers with access to legal protection.
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Now available from your favorite online retailers
www.books2read.com/BreatheFree
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We have all seen the pictures, heard the stories, and witnessed the crisis at the southern border of the United States. In the face of an influx of immigrants, particularly children and families, Customs and Border Patrol has housed children in wire-enclosures, providing only an aluminum blanket to sleep under and little to no access to other basic necessities. These shelters were originally intended as temporary measures, but they are still operating. Families torn apart by the horrific family separation policy have yet to be unified. Children have been lost in the system, potentially adopted away, or worse.
Donations to centers have been turned away. And one Justice Department lawyer went so far as to state that the administration’s definition of “safe and sanitary” is one which does not include basic goods such as toothpaste and soap. It’s difficult to watch, especially when one is not certain as to how to assist.
As writers, we often wonder what we can do to make a difference in the world. Participating in projects like YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE is one of those things we can do – putting our pens and keyboards to work for a good cause, and giving writers and readers an opportunity to act. All profits from the sale of YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE will be donated to RAICES, a non-profit charity who has led the fight in making sure that immigrants in detention centers have access to legal protection, enabling families to call each other on the phone, helping parents to find their children, and ensuring that those detained can gain access to basic goods and services.
Stories for YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE reach across genre borders, touching on themes of family, immigration, hardship, and times of darkness and desperation; but, most important, deliver a sense of hope, shining a light – however small – in the darkness.
Thank you in advance – and please help spread the word!
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Yearning to Breathe Free is available from your favorite online retailers
www.books2read.com/BreatheFree
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On August 15, 2020, Yearning to Breathe Free was awarded the Silver Quill for 2020 by The League of Utah Writers. We at Camden Park Press are very grateful to the League for this honor. On behalf of all our authors, and the refugees and immigrants this anthology supports, we thank you.
