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 Snake—a time to shed harmful systems, get clear on our priorities, and take opportunities for precise action.

In contrast to last year’s Dragon energy– the Snake year reminds us to embrace patience and conserve our energy for the long haul. It’s a year for families to build strong foundations, getting ready for active resistance and sudden revolution.

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 building a strong foundation through the year of the snake and beyond!

With you,

Ashia R.

February Explorations

Black
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Prison Abolition

Children's Rights

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

1

FEB

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

FEB

Groundhog Day

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

4

feb

Rosa Parks Day

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

3-7

feb

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.

10

jan

Lunar New Year

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

13

feb

Galentine's Day

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

14

feb

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.

28

feb

The Month of Ramadan Starts

With more stellar books coming out every year, we no longer have to settle for dry nonfiction about the Month of Ramadan

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February Explorations

Black Futures

Persistence & Patience

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1

Imbolc / St. Brigid's Day

2

Groundhog Day

4

Rosa Parks Day

3-7

Black Lives Matter At School: Week of Action

10

Lunar New Year

13

Galentine's Day

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Valentine's Day

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The Month of Ramadan Starts

Suggest An Event

Tackle tricky conversations with confidence

Step Into Your Power: Take Action

Sponsor Black History Education

Tell Your State to Divest from Prisons

AmplifyThis Toolkit

Wordbank for Kids

Free Toolkits

Luminary Braintrust

Summer Luminator

Winter Incubator

Student Ignition Society

Bookshop

Come Back To Care

Revolutionary Humans

Growing Sustainable

Drop The ADL From Schools

Support local schools

STOP BOOK BANS

Meliora

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Stay Curious, Stand Brave & Smash The Kyriarchy

Monthly
Explorations

Event
Calendar

Calls
to Action

Join Our
Community

Black
Futures

Persistence
& Patience

Black Lives Matter At School:
Week of Action

Sponsor Black
History Education

Amplify
This Toolkit