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Take Action
Practical actions you can take from your home to advance climate action, social justice, democracy, peace, and more.
Buy a COVID mask from Black-owned DIOP
DIOP is a Detroit-based, Black-owned apparel company that makes products rooted in and celebrating the Black Diaspora.
Power your home with renewable energy through Arcadia
Simply sign up for Arcadia at $5/month and they invest in solar and wind farms around the country, which can then indirectly power your home through Renewable Energy Certificates.
Support Georgia Democrats by donating to Black Voters Matter Fund
The Black Voters Matter Fund, based in Georgia, works to: “increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities. Effective voting allows a community to determine its own destiny.”
Get out the vote for Georgia Democrats for upcoming runoff elections
Georgia Democrats are asking that you join virtual phonebanks to help get out the vote for the upcoming Senate runoffs.
Deliver gifts anonymously to trans youth in need with TranSanta
Many trans youth likely will not get to enjoy the holidays in the same way many of us do without support. Fortunately, we can all help through the new social media campaign TranSanta.
GiveDirectly to the world’s poorest
GiveDirectly is the first — and largest — nonprofit that lets donors like you send money directly to the world’s poorest.
Find holidays gifts from plastic-conscious brands
Products featured in this gift guide have been vetted by the Lonely Whale team as products that are gentle on the ocean. Each comes from a business that is committed to a future with clean seas.
Swap our shampoo in a bottle for bar shampoo
One example: Trader Joe’s has a Peppermint & Tea Tree Shampoo Bar. Instead of a liquid, packaged in a plastic bottle, this is just like a bar of soap. One fewer plastic bottle in the landfill or in the ocean!
Donate old political signs to help bees stay warm and safe
Now that the campaign season is over, what do we do with all those political yard signs? Trash them? Keep them for memories’ sake? Florida beekeeper Alma Johnson has a better idea: donate them to help keep her honeybee hives warm.