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Union Ave Books and Choice Health Network Harm Reduction welcome debut novelist Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle to present her book EVEN AS WE BREATHE. Annette will be joined in conversation by Silas House, author of SOUTHERNMOST. This free virtual event takes place on September 24TH @ 7pm on Zoom, send an RSVP to RSVP@unionavebooks.com to attend. Please include the the title of the book EVEN AS WE BREATHE in the subject line. We will send the zoom link the day of the event.

Purchase the book here: https://unionavebooks.indielite.org/book/9781950564064

More info here: https://unionavebooks.indielite.org/event/924-even-we-breathe-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle-w-silas-house

To learn more about how Choice Health Network Harm Reduction provides compassionate care to empower, promote and inspire wellness, visit https://choicehealthnetwork.org/positively-living/.

This is a part of an ongoing series & partnership "APPALACHIAN STORYTELLING AS HARM REDUCTION"

Harm reduction is a social justice philosophy that is about meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of policies and cultural constructs as well as individual actions. While this philosophy was created by and for people who use drugs, it is applicable to broader social issues and populations who face discrimination. Storytelling through fiction and non-fiction creates spaces in which to reduce harms, especially those associated with stigma and antipathy. We see the immediate need of harm reduction and storytelling in Appalachia, and so we have brought together many writers, scholars, and activists working to meet people where they are in this region.