{"id":3968,"date":"2016-11-12T17:33:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T21:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seekingsol.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2016-12-16T10:02:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:02:02","slug":"give-instead-of-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seekingsol.com\/give-instead-of-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Instead of Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Give instead of Gift.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve lost my appetite for everything. Including consumerism. So for the upcoming holidays, instead of gifts, I&#8217;m going to GIVE. I&#8217;m turning over my entire holiday budget to the following organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Should you feel inclined, please join me in giving (over gifts).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/action.aclu.org\/donate-aclu?redirect=donate\/join-renew-give');\"  href=\"https:\/\/action.aclu.org\/donate-aclu?redirect=donate\/join-renew-give\">American Civil Liberties Union:\u00a0aclu.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.bbbs.org\/site\/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F\/b.5962345\/k.E123\/Volunteer_to_start_something.htm');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.bbbs.org\/site\/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F\/b.5962345\/k.E123\/Volunteer_to_start_something.htm\">Big Brothers Big Sisters: bbbs.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/secure.ppaction.org\/site\/Donation2?df_id=12913&amp;12913.donation=form1&amp;s_src=Evergreen_c3_PPNonDirected_banner&amp;_ga=1.29691839.1828672704.1478719625');\"  href=\"https:\/\/secure.ppaction.org\/site\/Donation2?df_id=12913&amp;12913.donation=form1&amp;s_src=Evergreen_c3_PPNonDirected_banner&amp;_ga=1.29691839.1828672704.1478719625\">Planned Parenthood:\u00a0plannedparenthood.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.borderangels.org\/support-us\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.borderangels.org\/support-us\/\">Border Angels:\u00a0orderangels.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.joincampaignzero.org\/#vision');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.joincampaignzero.org\/#vision\">Campaign Zero (Police Reform):\u00a0joincampaignzero.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/give.hrc.org\/ea-action\/action?ea.client.id=1954&amp;ea.campaign.id=51848&amp;_ga=1.109084165.1475167696.1478722857');\"  href=\"https:\/\/give.hrc.org\/ea-action\/action?ea.client.id=1954&amp;ea.campaign.id=51848&amp;_ga=1.109084165.1475167696.1478722857\">Human Rights Campaign:\u00a0hrc.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/secure3.convio.net\/cfrr\/site\/Donation2?df_id=4620&amp;4620.donation=form1&amp;s_src=webnav&amp;s_subsrc=datasync&amp;_ga=1.112142342.382419761.1478718576');\"  href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/cfrr\/site\/Donation2?df_id=4620&amp;4620.donation=form1&amp;s_src=webnav&amp;s_subsrc=datasync&amp;_ga=1.112142342.382419761.1478718576\">The Center for Reproductive Rights:\u00a0reproductiverights.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.cair.com\/');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/\">The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR):\u00a0cair.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/donate.naacp.org\/page\/contribute\/make-a-contribution');\"  href=\"https:\/\/donate.naacp.org\/page\/contribute\/make-a-contribution\">The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP):\u00a0naacp.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/salsa.wiredforchange.com\/o\/5996\/p\/salsa\/donation\/common\/public\/?donate_page_KEY=11005');\"  href=\"https:\/\/salsa.wiredforchange.com\/o\/5996\/p\/salsa\/donation\/common\/public\/?donate_page_KEY=11005\">National Organization for Women (NOW): now.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/nilc.z2systems.com\/np\/clients\/nilc\/donation.jsp?campaign=15&amp;');\"  href=\"https:\/\/nilc.z2systems.com\/np\/clients\/nilc\/donation.jsp?campaign=15&amp;\">National Immigration Law Center:\u00a0nilc.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/donate.rainn.org\/');\"  href=\"https:\/\/donate.rainn.org\/\">Rape, Abuse &amp; Incest National Network (RAINN): rainn.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sheshouldrun.org\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.sheshouldrun.org\/\">She Should Run (for office): sheshouldrun.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/donatenow.networkforgood.org\/TheYoungCenter');\"  href=\"https:\/\/donatenow.networkforgood.org\/TheYoungCenter\">The Young Center for Immigrant Children\u2019s Rights:\u00a0theyoungcenter.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/my.seashepherd.org\/donate');\"  href=\"https:\/\/my.seashepherd.org\/donate\">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: seashepherd.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/donate.everytown.org\/donate\/support-everytown-t1\/?amount=25&amp;amount_other=&amp;prefill=1&amp;source=100115-int&amp;utm_source=100115-int&amp;utm_medium=_o&amp;utm_campaign=100115-int');\"  href=\"https:\/\/donate.everytown.org\/donate\/support-everytown-t1\/?amount=25&amp;amount_other=&amp;prefill=1&amp;source=100115-int&amp;utm_source=100115-int&amp;utm_medium=_o&amp;utm_campaign=100115-int\">Every Town for Gun Safety: everytown.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/secure3.convio.net\/gpeace\/site\/SPageServer?pagename=fund_primary&amp;id=reus_fundgp_future&amp;s_src=adwords&amp;s_subsrc=greenpeace&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiAu6DBBRDDr6-e_6698E0SJACvuxny_HZ-odVuabP35zoWsn5bp0_WaboOAq2GNTA_CtM7qRoCVAPw_wcB');\"  href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/gpeace\/site\/SPageServer?pagename=fund_primary&amp;id=reus_fundgp_future&amp;s_src=adwords&amp;s_subsrc=greenpeace&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiAu6DBBRDDr6-e_6698E0SJACvuxny_HZ-odVuabP35zoWsn5bp0_WaboOAq2GNTA_CtM7qRoCVAPw_wcB\">Greenpeace: greenpeace.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give instead of Gift.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve lost my appetite for everything. 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