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July Calls Us To Action!

Youth-centered calls to action to ignite the next generation of kind & courageous leaders.

Published: June 4, 2023Updated: June 26, 2024

Co-Created by Shannon Brescher Shea & Ashia Ray

WE DID IT!

We're cheering on...

STAY CURIOUS, STAND BRAVE & SMASH THE KYRIARCHY

You give us hope

This July, we focus on themes of Interdependence, Climate Justice, Animal Rights, and Taking Local Action.

ADVOCACY TOOL via SARAH SAYER

Daily 10-Second Ceasefire Texts

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PETITION via MAURICE CARNEY

Congress: Stop US Funding Conflict in Congo

Tell your officials to stop funding genocide in the DRC. For over 25 years, United States allies Rwanda and Uganda have plundered and murdered Congolese people using diplomatic and political cover from the US.

TOOLKIT via NORA LESTER MURAD

Support Teachers & Librarians Against False Accusations of Antisemitism

False accusations of antisemitism are used to silence librarians and K-12 educators educating about Palestinian culture, history, and current events. Help local schools and libraries reduce the impacts of attacks before they arise, and learn how to respond when the attacks come for you.

PETITION via WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION

Congress: Ban Cruel Whale Captivity

The SWIMS Act would end the capture and breeding of whales for entertainment, closing one of the cruelest chapters in aquarium history.

PETITION via EKŌ

Target Corp: Stop Poisoning Bees

Demand US retail chains refuse to sell food grown using neonics killing bee colonies everywhere. Walmart and Giant have started to move, but Target is dragging its feet.

TOOLKIT via WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION

Ban Wild Animal Sales In Your Community

For stores like PetSmart and Petco, countless animal deaths go unreported. But employees continue to speak out about the animals suffering in stores.

AUDIO TRAINING via COME BACK TO CARE

React-Revert-Reduce Parenting

Support your child's agency to choose which survival strategies they want to keep, which ones they want to adapt and which ones they want to pass down to their own children down the line.

PETITION via AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK

Congress: #StopTheShock by July 9!

Using sneaky language in a new funding bill, Congress is trying to take away the FDA's power to ban electric shock devices used to torture disabled people at the Judge Rotenburg Center.

Sign before July 9, 2024

PETITION via ABLE DEMS

Congress: Stop Forced Sterilization Of Disabled People

Tell your members of Congress to stand up for reproductive freedom for people with disabilities. Sign on to drive change and protect the freedoms that are fundamental to all.

Sign before July 9, 2024

AMPLIFY YOUR ACTION

Suggest An Action

Recommend a youth-centered action organized by people with lived experience.

DO-GOODERY CHALLENGE via PLASTIC FREE JULY

Reduce Single Use Plastic

Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

PETITION via AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS

Congress: Pass the 'End Polluter Welfare Act'

In 2023, Big Oil, Gas, and Coal spent nearly $137 million to lobby Congress in order to maintain their $17 billion in tax subsidies each year. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ilhan Omar have introduced the End Polluter Welfare Act to end the practice of our tax dollars fueling the climate crisis.

PETITION via AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS

Congress: Don't Roll Back EPA Protections

Despite state mandates, utilities have been moving ahead with gas expansions that generate harmful and unnecessary climate emissions, raise rates for customers and threaten reliability of the electric grid during extreme weather events.

PETITION via SUNRISE MOVEMENT

FEMA: classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disasters

Record-breaking heatwaves and toxic wildfires continue to devastate U.S. cities and ecosystems. The Federal Emergency can unlock federal support for resource-strapped neighborhoods, cities, counties, and states where thousands are dying and disabled by these disasters.

PETITION via CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

Stop plastic-burning facilities from harming vulnerable communities

Greenwashed incinerator plants burn plastic, creating chemicals that lead to more greenhouse gas emissions and a cocktail of toxins linked to cancer, nervous system damage, and harmful effects on reproduction and development.

WORKSHOP via BEYOND PLASTICS

Build a world without plastic pollution

Register Beyond Plastics Trainings to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution locally and engage your larger community.

First Session: Sept 7 or 10. Second Session: Sept 9 or 12 | Free | Online

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Tackle tricky conversations with confidence

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WORKSHOP via RIGHT TO BE

Resilience Training

Using guided practices to hold our pain and still find joy and recoveingr quickly when we’re knocked down by the world.

Free | Online | July 18 3p ET

KIDS SPEAK UP SURVEY via ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH

LGBTQiA2S+ Kids School Survey

Inviting LGBTQiA2S+ kids ages 13+ who attended middle or high school in 2023-24 to answer questions about about your sense of safety and ability to participate in school.

PETITION via CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

Congress: Pass the equality act to protect LGBTiA2S+ kids

We urgently need federal protections like those laid out in the Equality Act, which would give 2SLGBTQ kids the same protections from discrimination as other protected groups under federal law.

ACTIVIST PARENTING GUIDE

Raising Climate Justice Advocates

These monthly Quick Action guides are brought to you with the help of our Quick Action Coordinator, Shannon Brescher Shea.

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PETITION via THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES

Congress: Replace Police Escalation With Mental Health Response

88% of Black Americans support hiring mental-health professionals as non-police first responders to de-escalate mental-health crises. he People's Response Act emphasizes and adopts an inclusive, holistic and health-centered approach to public safety.

FILM SALON via VOICES FROM THE HOLY LAND

Understand the physical & mental health needs of people trapped in Gaza

Seven months into the war, there is no ceasefire and no safety anywhere in Gaza. How could healing ever begin? What can people do now to end the trauma and support the process of recovery for survivors?

Free | Online | Ends July 21, 2024

PETITION via MOMS RISING

Congress: Address The Youth Mental Health Crisis

Congress must provide effective resources to federal agencies to establish a comprehensive system of care to address mental and behavioral health needs for infants, children, and adolescents.

LETTER TEMPLATE via RAISING LUMINARIES

Dear Schools: Reconsider 'Crazy Hair Day'

Beyond the racist and xenophobic implications of this practice, using the word “crazy” as a joke and an insult pushes people with mental health conditions to the margins and isolates students when they most need support.

KIDS ACTIVITY via FOR THE PEOPLE

Libraries & Lemonade

Show your support for public libraries this summer by sharing the impact they make on your community while serving up some cold lemonade. Libraries and Lemonade is back this year with resources to help you host your own lemonade stand.

SUMMER WORKSHOP via RAISING LUMINARIES

Summer Luminator Collective

Join our 6-week summer collective, where radically progressive parents reflect, assess, and take action to make a laser-beam impact all year round.

It’s fun. You will like it. Join us.

Enrollment closes 7/1/24 | Online | Sliding Scale

Let us know we're not alone:

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

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

QUICK ACTIONS

July Calls Us To Action!

We're cheering on...

You give us hope

Daily 10-Second Ceasefire Texts

Congress: Stop US Funding Conflict in Congo

Support Teachers & Librarians Against False Accusations of Antisemitism

Congress: Ban Cruel Whale Captivity

Target Corp: Stop Poisoning Bees

Ban Wild Animal Sales In Your Community

React-Revert-Reduce Parenting

Congress: #StopTheShock by July 9!

Congress: Stop Forced Sterilization Of Disabled People

Suggest An Action

Reduce Single Use Plastic

Congress: Pass the 'End Polluter Welfare Act'

Congress: Don't Roll Back EPA Protections

FEMA: classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disasters

Stop plastic-burning facilities from harming vulnerable communities

Build a world without plastic pollution

Tackle tricky conversations with confidence

Resilience Training

LGBTQiA2S+ Kids School Survey

Congress: Pass the equality act to protect LGBTiA2S+ kids

Raising Climate Justice Advocates

Congress: Replace Police Escalation With Mental Health Response

Understand the physical & mental health needs of people trapped in Gaza

Congress: Address The Youth Mental Health Crisis

Dear Schools: Reconsider 'Crazy Hair Day'

Libraries & Lemonade

Summer Luminator Collective

What does local action look like for your family?

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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

Wordbank for Kids

Free Toolkits

Luminary Braintrust

Summer Luminator

Winter Incubator