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Hi, I’m Ashia, founder & Head Custodian of Infodumpery for Raising Luminaries.

I create free tool kits to help overworked caregivers ignite the next generation of leaders.

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Hi, I’m Ashia, founder & Head Custodian of Infodumpery for Raising Luminaries.

I create free tool kits to help overworked caregivers ignite the next generation of leaders.

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July Calls Us To Action!

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

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Co-Created by Shannon Brescher Shea & Ashia Ray

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STAY CURIOUS, STAND BRAVE & SMASH THE KYRIARCHY

You give us hope

Let's talk with our kids about how the small everyday decisions we make can accumulate into a world-changing impact. Knowing we're in this together, each making tiny steps toward courageous, radical kindness - we're not alone!

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

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PETITION via MOMS RISING

Sign a letter to Congress to #ProtectSNAP

"SNAP helps pull families out of poverty and provides food to those who are struggling financially. In fact, nearly two-thirds of SNAP benefits go to families with children.

We need to make our voices heard to Congress: Hands off SNAP!"

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PETITION via SUNRISE MOVEMENT

Biden: Declare A Climate Emergency

Demand President Biden both declare a climate emergency and also use the full power of the DPA (Defense Production Act) to expedite the transition to renewable energy.

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PETITION via ULTRAVIOLET

Protect Youth Access To Reproductive Care

The Abortion Justice Act will ensure that anyone seeking care will be able to get it when they need it, where they need it, and without worry about cost or insurance denials.

SEND
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TEMPLATE E-LETTER via ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH

Demand Congress to Protect LGBTQi+ Youth

The Equality Act would make it illegal to discriminate against LGBTQI+ people in employment, housing, schools, restaurants, shelters and other public accommodations. (This kind of discrimination is completely legal in more than 30 states right now).

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SHARE OUT via SIERRA CLUB

Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

"Protect communities and clean water from the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP)! Tell federal regulators to deny MVP's latest scheme to continue building this dirty, dangerous, over-budget fracked gas pipeline."

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AMPLIFY YOUR ACTION

Suggest An Action

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

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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?

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ACTIVITY via LITTLE FEMINIST BOOK CLUB

Diverse Reads Summer Bingo

Download your bingo chart and complete 5 squares to win prizes.

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If playing for prizes, finished bingo cards are due August 18th

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SUMMER CAMP via REVOLUTIONARY HUMANS

Line Leaders Summer Camp

Creative arms, community outreach, and fun activities in an inclusive environment for artistically awesome socially conscious kids.

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Camp Runs July 24 through August 4 | Charlottesville, VA

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ONLINE WORKSHOP via REFLECTION PRESS

The Playing Way

Gender Wheel® 101 is a series of introductory and interactive online workshops to start (or grow) your path toward a holistic, nature-based perspective of gender.

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July 19 & 26th | Virtual

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SUMMER COLLECTIVE via RAISING LUMINARIES

Caregiver Activist Accelerator

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.

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Starts July 10th | Virtual.

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Download The Climate Action Now! App

This free app provides new options every day to take real action on climate change, including actions at the state and local levels.

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"There's so much that needs to change, and it's a challenge to figure out where to focus, especially with little bits of time, energy, and money to send into the world."

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Raising Luminaries is run by Ashia R., an Autistic, multiracial (Chinese/Irish) 2nd-generation settler raising two children alongside their partner on the homelands of the Wampanoag and Massachusett people.

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RAISING LUMINARIES

Hi, I’m Ashia, founder & Head Custodian of Infodumpery for Raising Luminaries.

I create free tool kits to help overworked caregivers ignite the next generation of leaders.

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RAISING LUMINARIES

Hi, I’m Ashia, founder & Head Custodian of Infodumpery for Raising Luminaries.

I create free tool kits to help overworked caregivers ignite the next generation of leaders.

ABOUT | MISSION | FINANCIALS | ACCOUNTABILITY

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Social & Emotional Disability Gender Spectrum Asian & Pacific Islanders Holidays Black Identities Anti-Racism Body Acceptance Family Constellations Indigenous History Elders Immigration LGBTQiA2S+ Humor Ageism Saviorism Wealth Inequality Faith & Religion Activism #OwnVoices Model Minorities Pandemic Life Tokenism Education healthy masculinity Mental Health Death Climate Justice Unschooling Speciesism generational trauma youth activism Interdependence Sexuality Latinx third culture kids Adoption STEAM Multiracial By Age Collective Action Classism whitewashing

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