Read Your World Celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day is hosting a jewelry fundraiser through Kendra Scott from May 3rd to 5th! Go to Kendra Scott’s Website Enter the code GIVEBACK-RYW and 20% of your purchase will be donated to Read Your World The jewelry will come in time for Mother’s Day, and also…
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Ideas to teach kids kindness, compassion and giving back.
LGBTQIA+ Books Save Lives Merch supporting Read Your World
Read Your World has created merchandise as a fundraising campaign and it’s available to order now! To support Read Your World and purchase any of these items, please go here. The t-shirts, hoodies, long sleeve tees, and tank tops feature the illustration by Federico Erebia which is also part of our newest classroom…
Donate to Read Your World 2nd Annual Online Auction
Our 2nd Annual Auction is fast approaching, and we’re seeking your support to raise funds to continue the work we do including: Themed Classroom Kits such as our Climate Change and Environmental Justice Kit. IG Live Interviews with KidLit creators. Book donations to teachers. Booklist resource to help readers find the diverse books they need. Do you have any…
Families Embracing Diversity Conference: Replay of My Session
Vanessa from Families Embracing Diversity hosted a conference, and she sent out a newsletter about my session: Today I want to share the recording/transcripts of one of the interviews from the conference with you. This session was about standing up to racism in your community with author and activist Mia Wenjen. There is SO much insight…
44 Children’s Books on Climate Change and Environmental Justice
This year’s Read Your World’s Classroom Kit is on Climate Change and Environment Justice. But what exactly does that mean? I am using this book list to explore this topic with 44 Children’s Books on Climate Change and Environmental Justice. Are they the same or different? What Is Climate Change and Global Warming? Climate…
AAPI 5K: Walking to Prevent Domestic Violence in Boston’s Chinatown
It was a morning of good luck! First, we got the best parking spot even though we were told repeatedly that the parking lot in Carson Beach is small and will be completely full of the volunteers running the event. Second, the rain held off until our event was long over. Finally, we did not…
Earth Day Clean Up at Nahant Beach
My company, Aquent, set up Earth Day events for our employees and talent in several locations across the United States. The Boston area event was an Earth Day Clean Up at Nahant Beach. At first glance, the beach seemed pretty clean. There weren’t any visible signs of litter, but Lucy, who grew up in Nahant,…