I'm Lasara Firefox Allen. I'm an author, teacher, coach, and activist. As many of you already know, the past year and some months has been devoted to getting my latest book, Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality into, well, BOOK form!

You have been with me for the low moments and high, the deadlines pushed, met and exceeded. The all-nighters in the crappy motel. The hypomania-tinged rants. You know some of the context and terrain of this book.

You responded to the questions about the five names, you helped me learn IPA and respeller techniques for pronunciation. You read chapters and gave me feedback. You checked me when I needed checking. You made yourself seen so that I could do my best to represent you.

Jailbreaking is, in a real way, a product of OUR COMMUNITY, even though it came through me.

I am forever grateful to each of you.

In bringing the book to production, my editor, Elysia, and the team at Llewellyn have been amazing. Elysia pushed me (in the best possible ways) to deliver what is a much more radical book than even I had expected. And Laura, my final copy editor, knew what was up and went to bat for the book in order to keep important capitalization (and non) in place. I have copies in hand and the book has exceeded my expectations.The cover art makes my heart soar - it is glossy and refined, but still has relevant grit and urgency. And honestly, the smooth and luxurious handfeel makes me tingle all over. I feel so supported!

Already the book is being so well recieved. We are over a month out from the pub date and nearly a thousand copies have already sold. Jailbreaking has already hit a besteller list on Amazon, has met rave reviews, and has touched hearts and lives already.

Starhawk, author of the classic Spiral Dance and The Fifth Sacred Thing among other titles, and founding member of Reclaiming Collective, has this to say about Jailbreaking:

" Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality is an important contribution to the writings on Goddess tradition and feminist spirituality. Allen brings the tradition firmly into the twenty-first century. I love her political savvy, her sensitivity around issues of diversity and cultural awareness and appropriation, and her unabashed celebration of pleasure, sensuality, and life!"

Hers is one of many amazing, powerful voices that has risen in support of this book. I am deeply honored.

Unfortunately, as we book lovers know, amazing words from respected writers is not enough to get books into hands and in front of eyes. We need promotion galore! We need reviews in fancy magazines, we need interviews on tv shows, we need impressive launch parties, we need swag, we need a strong platform and a good team. Yes. A team. I am admitting that I am 1. not the absolute best person for the PR job, and 2. I'm overwhelmed. I need help.

I have some amazing team members ready to step up to the plate.

My Initial Goal

$500 will go to a PR team
I'm ready to hire some social justice warriors who also are superstar PR people to do the jobs that I am not so good at. (Added benefit: because these awesome folks do this work all the time they also have an impressive contact list - one that I do not posses.)

$500 will go to my web person
I'm going to pay another community member to make my website work better and look nicer. Because that shizz matters. This person will also be making Jailbreaking info ultra accessible for me. It will be lovely. And this job os SO not my genius.

$250 is for my coach.

My initial goal is $1250.

We can reach it. You know why?

Because here's the deal: I'm not asking you to give me something for nothing. Far from it. I want this to be an ideal win/win situation. To that end I'm offering loaded value for each premium. You will be getting MORE bang for your buck when you order here than when you order off my site. Whether your donation level allows you to participate in an online course, or get a copy of Jailbreaking, or come to the launch party, you will be getting MORE THAN your donation's worth.

My Secondary Goal:

Should funding go over my first amount and I make it to my SECOND, unofficial goal, additional monies will go to this:

$200 will go to buying some basic video equipment

...so I can make better videos! (I know: the one for this fundrazr is pretty...basic!)

$500 will go to buying more copies of the book
I am going to buy more copies of the book, so I can sell them to you all (and give some to a few folks as gifts - because it is essential that I be able to do that).

$1000 will be invested in the launch party
The launch party is important because celebrating things is important. It is also important because it is an opportunity to submerge ourselves in the magick of the material. There will be ritual, there will be dancing, there will be safer space under the stars where we can weave the magick of Jailbreaking, night breeze carressing naked skin, we will incant and enchant. This is a means and an end. This is magick. The money will secure the use of a space where we can dance and sleep and be naked and wild. Aumn. Yum. Yessss. (See the premiums related to this event. You know you want to be there.)

$150 will help me ship out all the copies that are going to you lovely people, and any other premiums you purchase.

$100 is for copy support.

$200 is for various and sundry needs that are asking for my attention at the moment. Office supplies, software, this n thats.

$3450 is my secondary, unofficial goal.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Spread the word about this fundraiser.
A very cool way to do this that is not just asking for money but is sharing out value: you can share out a perk that you especially love!
Make a pledge and get your goodies
OR, if this fundraising thing is not your gig, reveiw Jailbreaking on GoodReads, your blog, for a print magazine
Interview me for your podcast or radio show
Tell your friends and family about the book!

You all have helped Jailbreaking come into being. Thank you for helping yet again, and ensuring that Jailbreaking makes a gorgeous, powerful, vibrant splash. Or is that...SMASH? As in, smash patriarchy!

I love all y'all. Thank you for your support.

-Lasara

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