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Custom Pages   |   March 19, 2018

Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyful Christmas

Blog   |   by Bill McKibben   |   October 3, 2010

Youth Perspective: Seattle Is Dying, At Least for Longtime Residents and Job Seekers

Blog   |   by Alexis Arambul   |   May 3, 2019

New Dreamer Alexis Arambul discusses a challenge facing more and more U.S. cities: a lot of people who need work simply can’t afford to live in the places where work is offered.

NPR's On Point: No-Gift Christmas Advocates Say That's a Wrap on Presents Under the Tree

Blog   |   December 20, 2018

The joy of a no-gift Christmas. Don’t blame the Grinch. Real people are pushing back against presents and advocating for new traditions. Featuring special guest Guinevere Higgins, director of strategic partnerships for New Dream.

TIPS: Simplify Valentine's Day

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   April 14, 2017

Check out our Simplify Valentine's Day resources to help you “reboot” Valentine’s Day into a day focused on kindness and generosity.

The Atlantic: The Joy of No-Gift Christmas

Blog   |   by Joe Pinsker   |   December 13, 2018

Raagini Appadurai, a 26-year-old educator and social-justice advocate living in Toronto, told me that her family—her two sisters, her parents, and herself—made a no-gifts pact this year. “When we remove material purchasing and consumption from the table, we are forced to question what we are bringing to [the holiday] instead—individually and collectively,” she said. 

Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyful Christmas

Resources   |   by Bill McKibben   |   April 14, 2017

Author and environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses the "Hundred Dollar Holiday" program he started through local churches in the late-1990s, and why we need to reclaim the true joy of Christmas in our lives.