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This November we take responsibility to care for each other.
As caregivers (or just regular humans), we’re tight on time and resources. We have a responsibility to heal the world, but we can only do so much while juggling advocacy and dishes.
Take solace in the knowledge that the discussions and explorations we discover together inspire our kids to work toward a better world. Raising kids to examine their internal bias and generational impact – that is next-level action.
If you only have time to dig into one issue this month – you can still meet your kids where they’re at. Show them that they can come to you with hard questions and difficult decisions about anything.
As always, no one expects you to tackle everything below. Just keep these issues on your radar, and keep asking your kids (and yourself) – what responsibility do we have to care for each other?
As always, I super-duper appreciate you, your tenacious curiosity, and your push for inclusion and justice <3
With you,
Ashia R.
November Explorations
November Calendar
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US Federal Election Day
Federal Presidential elections typically occur the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, but state and local elections happen all year round.
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Diwali
Dates shift between October and November based on the lunisolar calendar of Ashvin.
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Month of Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr
Dates shift about 10 days earlier each year according to the lunar Hijri calendar. The Month of Ramadan starts in October in 2033-2035. Eid al-Fitr occurs at the end of Ramadan observances this month in the years 2036 & 2037.
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Author: Ashia (they/them)
Ashia Ray is the founder of Raising Luminaries.
I’m 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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Books For Littles shares kid-centered social justice toolkits to save you time and stress. We provide step-by-step support for kyriarchy-smashing caregivers juggling parenting and advocacy without burning out.
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Raising Luminaries is rooted in the unceeded land of the Wampanoag & Massachusett People.
Land acknowledgements are worthless without action. So we prioritize amplifying Indigenous-lead resources in our toolkits and reciprocate with donations to the Wôpanaâk Language Reclaimation Project.
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Thank you for offering this. I’m a neurodiverse mom to two young kiddos, primary care provider, and person living with chronic illness just trying to keep hope alive in what often feels like a chaotic garbage world. Found this site via multiple Reddit suggestions when searching for books about disability justice to share with my kiddos and am staying to continue to find actionable ways to build community and support collective action for a brighter future for our children and the planet. Thank you!