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My Holidays, Simplified: More Connection, Less Stuff
Blog | by Holly Minch | December 4, 2013
New Dream board member Holly Minch shares her path toward more connection and less stuff during the holidays.
Northwest Earth Institute: How to Enjoy the Holidays with Less Stress and Less Stuff
Blog | by Deb McNamara | November 20, 2017
Our friends at New Dream have created a variety of resources designed to help people escape the shopping, spending, and frenzied preparations that have become synonymous with the winter holidays.
Introduction to the SoKind Celebration Series
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | June 1, 2015
Welcome to the first installment of the SoKind Celebration Guide, which we will bring to you as a weekly blog series. This series is designed to serve as a resource for you regardless of whether you’re planning a wedding, a baby shower, a birthday party, a holiday celebration, a graduation picnic, or a backyard barbecue. Although we have focused on weddings, baby showers, and birthday parties throughout the series, most of the ideas and tips can be easily adapted for any type of celebration.
SLIDES: Simplify the Holidays Presentation – a pre-packaged slideshow for presenting in your community!
Resources | October 16, 2018
We've created a set of pre-packaged slides that you can use to make presentations in your community. This comprehensive slideshow offers tips and ideas for celebrating the year-end holidays in a less-stressful, more meaningful, and simpler way.
How to Host an Alternative Gift Fair
Blog | by New Dream | September 4, 2014
Want to build community? Tired of the commercialization of the holidays? Learn how to organize an Alternative Gift Fair in your town!
WEBINAR: Organizing an Alternative Gift Fair – FAQs
Webinars | by New Dream | June 12, 2018
This FAQ Webinar is a follow-up to New Dream’s previous webinar, “How to Organize an Alternative Gift Fair,” and will answer some of your questions about organizing this type of community event.
Never Too Early for a (Green) Halloween
Blog | by Kim | June 18, 2009
Black Friday Spoofs Have Come True, But You Don't Have to Join the Madness
Blog | by Addison Del Mastro | November 20, 2012
As Hollywood spoofs become Black Friday realities, we need to fundamentally question what this says about our consumer-driven society.
Our Emerging Normal: Share Your Thoughts with Us
Blog | by New Dream | April 28, 2020
We welcome any reflections you wish to share about this moment in time, as you and those around you more deeply question what we prioritize and consume—and as we all continue to seek individual and collective well-being.
Question Consumption (and Go Lighter on the Planet) This Halloween
Blog | by New Dream | October 22, 2019
Halloween is big business. It also requires a bit of cultural and environmental sensitivity, so we can be sure we're really embracing the spirit of good old fashioned fun.
Regift for charity and other year-end donations
Blog | by Kim | December 29, 2008
Christmas 2016: Not Made in China
Blog | by Anne G. Lliversidge | November 14, 2016
How one New Dreamer found meaning in finding and creating presents that reflect the true value of Christmas and family.
Connect with a Campaign
Get Involved | September 21, 2017
GUIDE: Family Celebrations: A More Fun, Less Stuff Guide to Life's Joyful Events
Resources | by New Dream | November 1, 2017
Our newest guide provides inspiration and practical tips for you to plan special celebrations that reduce waste and expense, emphasize meaning over material goods, and strengthen relationships. With specific sections on: The Year-End Holidays, Birthday Parties, Baby Showers, and Community-Building Celebrations.