Check out Owen, the super cute, almost 3, son of one of our most enthusiastic and supportive customers - Stacy Bednar. Doesn’t he make the Obama tee look even better?
Owen & Mom Celebrate Obama's Victory
Tiny Revolutionary is oh-so proud to have our tee’s part of a new, amazing baby boutique in Dubai called BabySouk. Mama owners Emma & Franziska are amazing and donate a portion of their proceeds to UAE charities (that’s United Arab Emirates) and are committed to working with suppliers who have the environment and children’s best interests at heart. We’re quite honored to be part of the line up and to have our messages of hope, peace and love taken half way around the world by another set of truly spectacular mamas!
Recently, Emma sent a photo of her son Quba wearing the Obama Inauguration tee and boy does he look cool.
He looks like an Obama Storm Trooper!
Check out Finn & Liam Henry Hackney in their matching Obama Inauguration tee’s.Could they possibly be cuter? Nope, don’t think so.
They are the adorable kids of our amazing Houston customers Casey & Ryan Hackney!
On January 19th, we asked our customers to respond to Dr. King’s famous line, “I have a dream that one day . . .” They did and we are happy to share their responses below. So proud to have such wonderful dreamers onboard out Tiny Revolutionary.
I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY . . .
“This generation will change the world so they will encounter love and not hate, acceptance and not ridicule, peace and not war, caring and not apathy. I have a dream that people will stand in another’s shoes before judgment and offer grace instead of condemnation. I have a dream that our children will not experience the prejudice of being different, but be embraced with kindness and overflowing love for all of mankind.”
- Jeni Pickard
“people won’t do “community service” but rather LIVE community service by behaving in that way all the time, helping those who need help would become as routine as eating dinner. that is my dream for our world now but mostly for my children’s generation.”
Meredith Alexander
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“We have a dream that one day Arbor Day and Martin Luther King Day will be combined into one super celebration in which children of all races will come together to plant trees that will bear fruits of peace. (Our 4 year old son Finn had the idea this morning, when he told us that today is Arbor King day!)”
Casey and Ryan Hackney
Houston, Texas
“The people of the middle east will find peace in their hearts for the sake of all their children .”
Ruthie Brooks
Portland, OR
“Marriage will be a right of all people who love each other, not just those who happen to have asimilar anatomy. Love makes a family, not biology.”
Jan Heart
Los Angeles, CA
“A time will come in human history when people will evolve beyond hatred, bigotry and prejudice. When there will not be a side for acceptance and a side for exclusion, a side for right and for wrong, a side for with-god and against-god, but we will all be one. Only then will be all be free.”
Jennifer Bales
“My son wil not be made to feel different because he has two mommies but will be loved and accepted for his character, instead of his family portrait.”
Melissa
Atlanta, GA
Earn a coupon code for 30% off by sending us your personal completion of Dr King’s famous “I have a dream that one day . . .” Email it to us at info@tinyrevolutionary.com by midnight tonight and we’ll send you a coupon code.
Also, please read the story below about the Children’s March. Inspiring events that remind us how powerful our children truly are.
THE CHILDREN’S MARCH
The Story of How Kids Changed the Course of the Civil Rights Movement in America
In the spring of 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was ground zero for the Civil Rights Movement. Heavy intimidation by Birmingham authorities had created intense fear and anxiety amongst movement members and paralysis had begun to take hold. Many were ready to give up, but one night, when Dr. King asked who would demonstrate with him, ready to go to jail if arrested, the children of the meeting hall stood up. Dr. King was grateful for their offer and thanked them but refused to allow their participation. The children, however, would not be denied the opportunity to be part of change. They reasoned that if they were old enough to experience discrimination, they were old enough to fight against it.
On May 2, 1963, using a secret network of word-of-mouth, more than 4,000 black school children organized themselves to desert classrooms at exactly 11 am, touching off a week of mass demonstrations and rioting that shocked the nation and rocked the world. Police tried to stop them with attack dogs and fire hoses but the children would not be discouraged. As expected, notorious Sheriff Bull Connor arrested the young protesters and put them in jail.
Across the nation, people watched as Birmingham police abused and jailed thousands of children whose only crime was to advocate for a normal childhood. Up to now, President Kennedy felt he could do nothing about segregation in the South. After the chaos and embarrassment of the Birmingham Children’s March, he could no longer stand by and watch. The Children’s March had awakened the nation — the ugly, violent, and unjust situation in Alabama was no longer a “local issue.” The original goal of the Children’s March was to desegregate downtown stores in Birmingham. Now, Dr. King had a global stage and the leverage to demand more from citizens and from government leaders. Children made the difference and we think that’s KID POWER worth celebrating on this special day in history!
Be sure to check out all of our socially progressive kids tee’s by visiting us at the Tiny Revolutionary Shop!
MomFinds, the preeminent stop for hip moms around the world just wrote a feature about planning an Obama Party for your kids and lucky ole us were on the list! Check it out: www.momfinds.com/obama
Also, note that we’ve got the Obama Tee ON SALE from now till inaugurations for $25!
Like a lot of people who worked hard to elect Barack Obama, the choice of Rick Warren for the Inauguration’s Officiating Minister was upsetting. It was upsetting mostly because we were confronted with our own shortcomings as middle-grounders. I came across a fantastic piece by Harvard Humanist of the Year, Dale McGowan, that gets at the heart of our struggle and gives us a good kick in our righteous pants: Click here to read the piece.
I just received great new photos from Africa Aid of the kids in Buduburam and had to share! As of now, we’re almost to the 500 child mark in our This Shirt Saved a Life campaign! We are so grateful for everyone who has participated thus far - it really has been an incredible outpouring of support and we can’t wait to launch more Giving Tee’s in the future!
The kids enjoy their daily lunch compliments of Africa Aid.
We’re going to continue working with Africa Aid to re-establish all programs in Liberia now that the families are being allowed to return. One of their newest focuses is on bringing advanced medical care to the kids so we’ll be right there with them to help in any way we can.
