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We Do not Wait for Permission Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

We Do not Wait for Permission Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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

We do not wait for permission. A thousand mutual aid networks got started by people who spotted a need on a Tuesday and had something rolling by Thursday, with no grant cycle, no board vote and nobody's blessing, and the organizer in the tee has a van to show for it. Approval tends to arrive well after the groceries do. This tee is the operating principle, printed.

Wear it to the distribution day, the van loading, the community fridge restock, the organizing meeting, and the family dinner where a relative asks if you have a permit for that. It is a strong gift for a mutual aid organizer, a community fridge keeper, a van driver, and the friend who started on a Tuesday.

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 community fridge restock. 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 loaded-van 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

How is this different from nobody is coming to save us? That one is the diagnosis. This one is what the crew did about it by Thursday.

Would a mutual aid crew order these for distribution day? Crews do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do organizers pick? Black and Bay. White for the van.

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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