Chicago is a beautiful bustling city, one I very much enjoyed visiting one very hot summer many moons ago. I am honoured to have been offered, in a very small way, a chance to give something back to the city, specifically women of the city, and further out into other states in America. I received a request via my publishers to donate some of my books to Chicago Books to Women in Prison.
Apparently, books on yoga are among their most popular requests, but it’s rare that they get books like this as donations, which is why they reached out to me. So, along with my publisher Womancraft Publishing, we have sent over multiple copies of Yin Magic. (I’m not suggesting my books are going to change anyone’s life, but if they can brighten a day, or offer a pause of reflection, that’s good enough for me!)
Since 2002, Chicago Books to Women in Prison has been sending books free of charge to women in state and federal prisons nationwide. They are a small all-volunteer, nonprofit organization funded by individual donations and occasional grants and awards. They provide a critical intervention into an oppressive system by offering the self-empowerment, education, and entertainment that reading provides. Every woman receives three books, no strings attached, along with a personal note. Books in prison programs give many women a powerful way to make better lives for themselves.
If you would like to help and read more about this project, you can head here chicagobwp.org.
Me being a tourist in Chicago
Which isn’t really relevant at all but I enjoyed revisiting some happy memories
