Goodwill is convenient, but commercial, and religious charities may discriminate in distribution efforts. What to do? Most areas have at least a few thrift stores designed to benefit a specific target cause: DV victims or immigrants or animals. Specialty thrifts may also focus on a particular kind of goods that other stores reject. ReStore specializes in building supplies and benefits home building.
The Starbucks strike began November 13th, and expanded to 2,500 baristas November 28th. In December they began camping outside headquarters, and still no negotiations. Don’t buy Starbucks! If you have gift cards, either hold them, or donate to unhoused neighbors.
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Did you get art supplies for the holidays? Create a Zine to teach people about something that matters to you. Communication is resistance. Art is resistance. What do you wish people knew about? Create and distribute your own tiny resistance pamphlet!
Do you have family or friends in the military? Reach out today, especially if they’re deployed or can’t get home. If you’re estranged, click through for tips and how to reconnect. MAGA is quiet-quitting. Outreach can help. The first step is to crack the door.
Instead of going to a crowded, commercial movie theatre, consider supporting the arts from home! From ballet to choirs, enjoy it in your matching pyjamas! Click through for holiday-themed online performances, some free, some for a fee.
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While most of us gather with family or friends, inmates and people in detention have to pay just to make a phone call. Holidays are about being with family, and if we can’t be physically present, we call. Incarcerated or detained people often don’t have that luxury, so if you’re grateful for family today, donate funds to help keep the people we lock up connected, too.
