heal the
holidays
a grassroots effort to step out of the holiday grind and make zines together
brought to you by
Black River Life
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro
Cihuapactli Collective
2025
Why We’re Healing
This year, we looked around at what’s happening — mass layoffs, “anti-woke” discrimination, climate disasters, ICE kidnappings, incarceration, and everyday brutality — and realized we can’t do the holidays like everything is normal. So we’re inviting our communities to say: no.
No to the spending.
No to the shopping.
No to fueling the same corporations and politicians draining our communities.
Instead, we’re taking our power back.
We’re tending to each other.
We’re healing ourselves —
starting at home with the winter holiday season.
how to participate
BIPOC Businesses to Support in Downtown Phoenix
If you absolutely must purchase a few things, be sure to shop with local businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, Latiné, Asian Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, disabled and immigrant folks. Remember: The smaller the business, the better.
Archwood Exchange 8th Annual Black Friday & Small Business Saturday Buy Local Block Party
ACRES Marketplace
Afri-Soul Educational Center
ALAC (Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center)
Andy's Shoeshine and Repair
Black Theatre Troupe
Blok Photo Studio
Brownstone Spa
Cataleya's Nail Salon & Boutique
Céntrico @ Hotel San Carlos
Chaconne Pâtisserie
Cool Vybz Jamaican Restaurant
CP Peixoto Coffee
Early Bird Vegan
El Zaguán Bistro
Fair Trade Cafe
Grassrootz Bookstore
Latha Restaurant and Bar
Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles
Mr. Wonderful's Chicken & Waffles
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
Que Sazón South American Cuisine & Ceviche Bar
Randizzle's Food Truck
Revolución Tacos + Cantina
Stardust and Sage Crystal Shop
Straw and Wool Hat Store
Taco Chelo
Tap That Self-Serve Pourhouse
The Thread Thrift + Cafecito
Xico Inc.
if you’re in the phoenix area, come share space with us!
#HealTheHolidays
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
—Angela Y. Davis