2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Dear Beloved Community,
In the midst of global challenges, our communities find solace in cultural traditions during the darkest months, weaving threads of hope, light, remembrance, and togetherness.
This holiday season, Embracing Equity extends a gift to you: a guide supporting your values as you shop. We hope you enjoy the delightful items below - my personal fave is the courageous and inspiring memoir, “They Called Us Exceptional” and the cozy Mental Health Liberation sweater.
Warm wishes for a season filled with purposeful giving,
Daisy
1. Empowering Reads Collection:
Explore titles by BIPOC authors on websites like MahoganyBooks. We are loving Punished for Dreaming by Bettina Love and They Called Us Exceptional by Prachi Gupta. For the young people, we love Come and Join Us by Liz Kleinrock.
2. Artisanal Delights Box:
Find handmade products at BLK + GRN or Etsy's BIPOC-Owned Shops.
3. Fashion with Purpose Lookbook:
Explore BIPOC fashion designers on We Buy Black or The Folklore.
4. Wellness Essentials Kit:
Find holistic health products at Golde.
5. Fair Trade Coffee Set:
Source ethically sourced coffee from BLK & Bold.
6. Inclusive Beauty Box:
Explore beauty products on Mented Cosmetics.
7. DIY Creative Corner:
Find art supplies at Culture Chest or Nubian Hueman.
8. Mental Health Liberation Apparel
By Joyce Kabwe, Black Woman Designer - Get 20% off with code: holiday23
9. Tribal Nations of Settler Colonial United States
This Laminated Three-Part Picture & Text Cards set ($165.00) was created by Indigenous educators to raise awareness about the contemporary existence of Tribal Nations. We love the beautifully illustrated 37 Tribal Nations cards.
10. Give the gift of Embracing Equity
You have the power to defend the right to fight racism. Join us in providing 500 teachers with Embracing Equity anti-racism training by making a generous donation today.
Your contribution will directly sponsor a teacher ($299.00/teacher) to access our Teaching for Equity Micro-credential. This professional development supports our educators to build a stronger, more inclusive democracy with our children.
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