Our 100 Days List

Environmental Issues/Climate Change

• Volunteer at a community garden
• Teach children how to grow food from seeds
• Start a recycling initiative in your home or workplace
• Visit a National Park for an afternoon
• Learn more about the efforts to protect and sustain clean water in the United States (i.e. Flint, Michigan and Standing Rock, North Dakota).

Immigration

• Volunteer with a non-profit organization in your area that directly serves refugees and immigrant families
• Call out xenophobia when you hear/see it
• If you only speak English, consider learning another language. Practice this new language with multilingual members of your community
• If you are or know an immigration lawyer, organize a free workshop on rights for U.S. immigrants and their families
• Host or participate in an international, multicultural gathering with members of your local global community. Offer space for others to celebrate and share their respective cultural heritage.

Islam/Interfaith Outreach

• Visit a local mosque
• Spend time reading or listening to the recitation of the Qur’an
• If you are not a Muslim, be an ally. Call out Islamophobia when you see/hear it
• Invite Muslim scholars, artists and activists to speak at local institutions
• If you are a civic or religious leader, invite members of your local mosque to a dinner. Respectfully ask ahead of time what food your guests may be comfortable sharing across the table.

Women’s Rights/Reproductive Justice

• Research the Divine Feminine.
• March is Women’s History Month. Host or organize a local event celebrating the women in your community
• Volunteer for a local women’s advocacy group such as a women’s shelter or a women’s clinic
• Educate your children about the importance of consent and respecting every body
• Establish or strengthen gatherings of sacred women’s circles. If you are male or are not able to attend the gatherings, offer space to be of assistance to the women in your life to meet by babysitting, catering or offering other services.

Racial Equality/Black Lives Matter

• Support black businesses. Open an account at a black owned bank. Invest in black communities and invite others to do the same
• Host an inter-generational dialogue between elder community leaders and young activists that respect each other and honor the complexities of intersectionality
• Donate children’s books with positive contemporary subjects to a school that primarily serves children of color
• Support lawyers and organizations that fight to protect the rights of individuals in prison and illuminate the business of the U.S. prison industrial complex
• If you are a therapist or counselor of color, consider offering one free group counseling session for members of organizations that work to end systematic racism.

LGBT Rights

• Host an inclusive house party celebrating all members of the LGBT community and their families in a safe space
• Support legislation and lawmakers that work to protect and expand LGBT rights
• Volunteer at a shelter for LGBT youth
• Advocate to make all restrooms more accessible for transgender people
• Call out homophobia when you see/hear it. Even if it’s in your most sacred and intimate spaces.

Special Needs/Individuals with Disabilities

• Speak openly and honestly to people with disabilities in your community. Ask how you can be be more inclusive and respective to their needs
• Start an initiative for children with learning disabilities to start and complete a creative project
• If you own a business, consider expanding your workforce to include people with disabilities
• Teach all children that bullying individuals with disabilities in any setting is unacceptable
• Respect the space and spaces that are held by people with disabilites. Honor their bodies by asking for permission to touch or interact with them, including the assistive devices that help people operate their daily lives.

Self-Care List

• Meditate for at least 20 minutes
• Participate in a free yoga class
• Walk in nature for at least 30 minutes
• Wear colors that resonate with you, regardless of the season
• Make one positive change to your diet
• Call a friend or loved one who can actively listen to you with compassion. Then check up on someone else, and practice actively listening with compassion.
• Take a day trip
• Be creative: write, draw, dance-create for yourself or others
• Unplug from technology for an hour
• Rest when needed

Special Resources for Educators:

http://www.tolerance.org

http://www.teachingforchange.org/teaching-blacklivesmatter

http://www.glsen.org/educate/resources/curriculum

http://www.adl.org/education-outreach/

http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/eduk12plan.html

http://climate.nasa.gov/resources/education/

https://humaneeducation.org/blog/2016/resources-teaching-dakota-access-pipeline-protest/

http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/tools-and-research/support-and-resources-for-parents-and-teachers/

https://www.reproductiverights.org/project/curricular-resources

http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/guides/guides-and-workshops/&issuefilterType=Education

The more power we use to impact positive change in our communities, the more we will re-evaluate the function and capacity of our government. Please share, distribute, and be inspired.