February Family Action Toolkit – Books For Littles by Raising Luminaries

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Hey friends! Happy Lunar New Year!

This month, our family welcomes the Year of the Rabbit. Leaping into the year with vigilance, agility, and hope.

It’s supposed to be a *gentler* year that the previous year of the tiger – though I’m not sure I how to lend a gentle tone to the Raising Luminaries rally cry of ‘SMASH ALL THE OPPRESSION WHILE BLOWING RASPBERRIES AT THE BIGOTS.’

But hey I’m up for new things – let’s try it out!

:: nudges you to light a fire under your family and speak truth to bullshit :::

(but *gently,* like a bunny )

Oh wow this is gonna be hard for me. ANYHOO…

This February we’re igniting a spark of compassion in our kids by getting honest about how the world really is – and what an amazing place it could be…

…IF we can resist false urgency and other nonsense that distracts us from dismantling injustice from the roots up.

Here’s to pushing for radical change through the year of the rabbit and beyond!

With you,

Ashia R.

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Don't try to do it all! Pick one event and build upon what you learned together next year.

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Imbolc / St. Brigid's Day

Celebrating the passage of winter and the persistence of clever Irish women as we wait for the right moment to spring into action.

2

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Groundhog Day

Let's take this low-key event as an opportunity to unpack 'innocuous' sexism in kidlit.

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Rosa Parks Day

Celebrating the legacy of Black women who dared to disrupt business as usual

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Black Lives Matter At School:
Week of Action

Black Lives Matter at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education encouraging all educators, students, parents, unions, and community organizations to join the annual week of action during the first week of every February.

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Galentine's Day

Celebrating lovers is over-rated, let’s celebrate friendship and those kickass buddies who support us as our full weirdo selves.

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Valentine's Day

Resisting consumerism & toxic gender norms - we use Valentine's day as a reminder to identify healthy romantic relationships and affirm LGBTQiA2S+ and interracial marriage rights.

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Supporting young visionaries in building a joyful future without ignoring the past.

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Cultivating persistent patience in youth activists for long-term change.

Children's Rights

Why discrimination against children is still legal in the US, and how we can end childhood exploitation.

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Groundhog Day

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Rosa Parks Day

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Galentine's Day

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Wordbank for Kids

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Luminary Braintrust

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Winter Incubator

Student Ignition Society

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Monthly
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Event
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Calls
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Black Lives Matter At School:
Week of Action

Black
Futures

Persistence
& Patience

Tackle hard conversations with your kids
- one story at a time

Sponsor Black
History Education

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This Toolkit