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

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Hi friends!

We hold the power to define the next generation.

Regardless of the roles and responsibilities society labels us with, we can break assumptions weaponized against us to support the next generation who share your identity.

How are you building up this next generation of kind and courageous leaders? How will you give them confidence, hope, and the tools they need to smash the kyriarchy?

No one expects you to dedicate your every waking moment to healing generations of trauma. But pick a topic below and examine how your family can build a better future, one conversation at a time.

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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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Gardening As Resistance

Hyper-local climate justice & community care starts from the roots

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Gun Violence Awareness Day

How do we talk about school lockdowns with our kids?

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Weed Invasives From Your Garden Day

Small actions you can take to protect local wildlife - on the long road to root out intolerance and punch nazis in the face.

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Father's Day

Single dads! Trans dads! Bonus dads! Not everybody has a father, but we can still celebrate the kyriarchy-smashing dads in our community (and their ridiculously loud sneezes.)

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Autistic Pride

You don’t have to be Autistic to celebrate and support Autistic folks on pride day.

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Juneteenth

Why did it take two years for the people of Galveston, TX to discover they were free?

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Solstice & Outdoor Accessibility

How can we improve access to nature, sports, and fresh air for targeted kids?

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Stonewall Riots & Pride Month

It's rainbow-washing season in your local shopping aisle! How to talk about the radical roots of pride this June.

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Operation Olive Branch thoroughly helps families with complex medical needs escape the siege in Gaza so they can get medical care. Families are fully vetted and funds go directly to evacuation and support efforts.

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Congress: Stop Protecting The Gun Industry

Shielding the gun industry from lawsuits has allowed manufacturers and dealers to sell guns based on an extreme gun culture rooted in fear and violence, that disdains gun safety and embraces armed aggression, and puts weapons in the hands of those most susceptible to its dystopian vision.

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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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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.

ABOUT | MISSION | FINANCIALS | ACCOUNTABILITY

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Get free weekly email notifications with toolkits, guides & little delights

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Posts may contain affiliate links and  sponsorships, which allow me to earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

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Collaborate with Raising Luminaries on an issue important to you.

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Raising Luminaries is anchored in the land of the Wampanoag & Massachusett People.
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