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Mutual Aid is not Charity Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Mutual Aid is not Charity Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Mutual aid is not charity. Charity runs downhill, from whoever has it to whoever lacks it. Mutual aid moves sideways, between neighbors who all need something and all bring something, and the organizer in the tee explains that at every intake to the person who arrived expecting to be a client and left with a shift on the calendar. With Medicaid and food cuts landing, the difference is the whole point. This tee explains it.

Wear it to the mutual aid intake, the distribution day, the organizing training, the community meeting after the cuts, and the family dinner where a relative asks if you run a charity. It is a strong gift for a mutual aid organizer, a first-time volunteer who came as a client, a community fridge keeper, and the friend who took a shift.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a mutual aid intake table. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the intake-table entry on our mutual aid and solidarity page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What is the actual difference from charity? Direction. Charity flows down; mutual aid moves sideways. The organizer wearing it explains it at every intake.

Would a mutual aid network order these for the training? Networks do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do organizers pick? Bay and Black. Ivory for the intake table.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the mutual aid drop-off, the block party, the picket line, the church basement.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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