Here are some cool ideas for great purposeful and world changing gifts to make the season bright...with a little enlightenment!
- Stickersisters.com has a great collection of t-shirts, buttons, magnets, posters, and even school supplies that would entice any spunky young feminist in the making. Girl power!
- Books, books, and more books! It never hurts to build someone's personal library. So spread some holiday cheer with Scroogenomics: WhyYou Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holiday by Joel Waldfogel or They Take Our Jobs!: And 20 Other Myths About Immigration by Aviva Chomsky. I bet these would be great conversation starters during your holiday feast!
- We can't forget about the children. What better gift to give than schoolin' the next generation of leaders. Here are some great children's books to consider: A Kid's Guide to Hunger & Homelessness: How To Take Action by Cathryn Berger Kaye; Grace For President by Kelly Dipucchio; A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around The World presented by UNICEF; and VOTE! by Eileen Christelow.
- Support your local independent book or video store by purchasing dvds like: Persopolis, an animated film based on the graphic memoir following the life of a young Iranian girl during the Islamic revolution of the 1970s. The documentary Lioness directed by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers about women in the military is a great one to pick up. And, of course, one of my favorites, Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed, details the experiences on the campaign trail as the first African American congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm runs for president of the U.S.
- Subscribe a friend to a year's membership of progressive, feminist magazines such as Ms. Magazine, Bitch, BUST, and Off our backs. Let's keep these babies alive!
- Give to a cause you believe in! Offer a donation on behalf of a friend or family member to local shelters, charities, rape crisis centers, community organizations or your local community radio station and/or newspaper.
You can also find more gift ideas at our feminist online store!
Be sure to share with us your holiday gift ideas.
Happy Holidays from your FMF Fam!!
1 comment:
Shirley Chisholm's book Unbought and Unbossed is re-releasing just in time, also.
http://www.amazon.com/Unbought-Unbossed-Expanded-40th-Anniversary/dp/098005902X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261179530&sr=8-5
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