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Hey friends! Happy Lunar New Year! 

This month, our family welcomes the Year of the Dragon. Leading us into the new year with courage, strength and wisdom.

In contrast to last year’s Rabbit – this is no time to tread lightly. Set a path for change  and barrel forward with conviction!

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 dragon and beyond!

With you,

Ashia R.

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

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A new year holiday exploring themes of loss and letting go along with longevity, luck, and raising a ruckus.

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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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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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Raising Luminaries is founded & run by me, Ashia Ray – an Autistic, multiracial (Chinese/Irish) 2nd-generation settler raising two children alongside my partner on the homelands of the Wampanoag and Massachusett people. I support families and educators in raising the next generation of kind & courageous leaders, so we can all smash the kyriarchy together.

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RAISING LUMINARIES

Raising Luminaries creates workshops, training, and educational resources for parents & caregivers igniting the next generation of kind & courageous leaders.

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