Any Top Chef fans out there? Yeah us too. One of our Giving Tee partners - True Child - produces these fantastic fundraiser events with contestants from Top Chef called TrueFlavors. At each event this year they’ve shown the Tiny Revolutionary anti-bullying video and given away our Be True to Ewe tee to participants.

This past week’s event was in Washington DC where Carla, our all time fave Top Chef Contestant, was the star of the show:

Carla LOVED our line and was devastated the Be True to Ewe teee didn’t come in grown-up sizes. We’ll get cracking on that Carla!

Along side her was another amazing woman - Chancellor of DC Schools, Michelle Rhee.

Rhee is the most watched woman in the world of education right now and was rumored to be Obama’s first choice for Secretary of Education because of her commitment to saving kids, even at the expense of tenured faculty and union support. She’s not always popular but her record of taking kids to the top is unmatched. Very interesting and committed woman. Here’s a shot of her little girl holding our Giving Tee:

We are so honored to be partnering with True Child - their work to make schools a happier, healthier place for all our kids is truly critical and inspiring.

You recycle your plastic, your cans and your newspapers but do you recycle the most important natural resource of all? LOVE!

Check out our new Recycle Love Organic tee for babies and kids! Perfect for Valentine’s Day or any other day! This cool organic tee comes in sizes from 6 month to Youth 10-12 and costs $25.

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!

As a result of holiday sales, we have officially fed almost 500 refugee children through our “This Shirt Saved a Life” tee! We still need everyone’s help in raising money for Hands to Hearts International and Rock for Kids but we’re working on some fun promotions next year to generate sales for these two wonderful charities!

Today is the last day orders will be shipped to guarantee arrival by 12/24 unless you want to pay for Express Shipping but who wants to pay for express shipping right? $20 is a chunk of change!

So, get your orders in by 3pm EST and we’ll get them out the door for you so you can have them in plenty of time for St Nick.

Happy Holidays!