May Family Action Toolkit - Books For Littles by Raising Luminaries

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Hi friends!

Consider this my nudge to finally start a conversation you’ve been afraid to tackle.

You don’t have to cover EVERY SCARY THING with your kids. Just one topic a month.

May is for taking small steps of courage toward a better future. Pick one story, or knit them together. Just keep pushing a tiny bit beyond your comfort zone.

With you,

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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May Day

What do labor rights, gender equality, anti-racism, and wealth inequality all have in common? EVERYTHING.

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Freedom Of The Press Day

How do you amplify the voices of those who are overlooked and silenced?

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National Bird Day

Which sounds either super boring or super scary, depending on how much birds creep you out.

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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirit People

What is our responsibility to end the need for stories like 'Missing Nimana'?

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Mothers Day

Resisting the commercialization of motherhood and prioritizing maternal mental health.

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Vincent Chin Day

Scapegoating, xenophobia, and the birth of the modern Asian American Civil Rights movement.

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Famine Commemoration Day

Recognizing the role colonization plays on food scarcity and famine.

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Compost Day

Composting could reduce our carbon emissions by up to 50%. Why not give it a try?

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Confronting friends about problematic behavior can be scary - discover how to work through those nerves!

Destigmatizing
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Talking about mental health and modeling self-care prevents us from exacerbating injustice.

Asian & Pacifica Heritage

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Is banning books in schools and libraries really that dangerous?

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Helping you raise kind & courageous kiddos is how I process the hurt, anger, and frustration that comes with raising kids as an Autistic Asian mom in a society designed to disempower folks like us.

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Suicide and overdose are the leading causes of death for mothers in the first year after a baby is born, no doubt due to the shockingly low rates of diagnosis and effective treatment for maternal mental health conditions.

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I've recently discovered Books for Littles by Raising Luminaries. It's brilliant, you're brilliant, and I'm grateful to have found these tools that I need to raise my daughter as a lifelong learner and listener, a critical thinker, and a power-with person.

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Wordbank for Kids

Free Toolkits

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Summer Luminator

Winter Incubator

Student Ignition Society

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Monthly
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Event
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Calls
to Action

Join Our
Community

Amplify
This Toolkit