The year 2025 marks 50 years from the end of the Second Indochina War, popularly known as the Vietnam War. Sông2Sea invites you to join our special fundraiser in this momentous Year of the Wood Snake!

This year, in addition to a calendar, we are also offering postcards and tote bags featuring artwork by two Vietnamese artists. The art was beautifully and thoughtfully created to highlight the themes of study, solidarity, and the symbolism of the snake.

Study is central to our organizing work. We use political and cultural education to understand events from historical and material perspectives. This enables us to effectively combat oppressive systems, practice solidarity, and work towards a liberated world.

To pay homage to the spirit of study and struggle, our artwork features the modern Vietnamese alphabet. Poppy flowers honor those who have been martyred in Palestine. The snake symbolizes transformation and regeneration, as it sheds its skin to renew itself.

Suggested donation amounts are appreciated. Proceeds will go towards supporting displaced Palestinians and refugees impacted by deportation, as well as our pilgrimage to Vietnam. During this learning trip, we will engage with history and culture, learn about the ongoing effects of war and the tasks of rebuilding, and bring back lessons to share to strengthen our movement.

Your contribution will help us reach our goal of making political and cultural education meaningful and necessary in this transitional time. We thank you for your support and monetary contributions and wish you a year of good health.

What's featured

The calendar: consists of 14 months, from January 2025 to February 2026, featuring a Vietnamese word portraying the spirit of revolution and solidarity for each month. It contains Gregorian and lunisolar dates and includes full moon, new moon, and solar terms.

The calendar is printed on matte 100lb light paper weight and wire bound. You can receive a printed calendar for a suggested donation of $45, or $20 for a digital download to print at home.

The postcards: Printed on high-quality card stock, each set of postcards comes with four unique designs. The words are key principles to our organizing and are written in both Vietnamese and English. The suggested donation for a set of four postcards is $20.

The tote bag: A heavyweight canvas book tote with the Vietnamese alphabet and phrases printed. The tote bag is available in two colorways: green canvas with white text or cream canvas with red text. The suggested donation for a tote is $30.

Notes

If you are a student or organizer, please subtract $5 from the suggested amount and note which item(s) you would like to receive.
Each tote or printed calendar will come with a random postcard design (one postcard per gift).
Colors from the photos might vary slightly with the final product.

About Sông2Sea

Sông2Sea is a multi-ethnic anti-imperialist organization based in the Puget Sound Coast Salish area, with ancestral connection to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Asia Pacific. Sông means river in Vietnamese. In our name, sông represents the rivers that run through our homelands and connect to the Puget Sound via the Pacific Ocean.

Our community work is grounded in political and cultural education and collaboration with other community organizations to build greater collective power. We host study groups in the spirit of popular education for poor and politically disempowered people, grounded in notions of class struggle and social transformation.

Learn more about us at song2sea.com or follow us on Instagram at @song2sea!

Sông2Sea's 2025 Year of the Snake Fundraiser

Donate to Sông2Sea and receive our limited edition Year of the Snake calendar and/or Vietnamese Alphabet merch!