2022: Gift Ideas for Activists

‘Tis the season to give gifts that take a stand and make a difference. Every product on this list supports an important cause – so you can give the perfect gift and help advocate for a better world this holiday!

The Safe Abortions for Every Body campaign by artist duo, Ash+Chess donates 100% of proceeds to the National Network of Abortion Funds, an organization that works to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. Buying this tee helps provide much needed support and abortion access for everyone!

The Keep Families Together campaign by Norcal Resist, an organization whose goal is to fight injustice through making a positive impact in their communities, is raising funds to help continue their efforts. Buying this tee helps Norcal Resist fund educational events and training, organize actions, and maintain a variety of resources and programs that provide support to those in need! 

The Our Bodies Our Futures campaign was created by Jane’s Due Process, an organization that helps young people in Texas navigate parental consent laws and confidentially access abortion and birth control. Buying this tote helps work towards a future where young people in Texas have full reproductive freedom and autonomy over their healthcare decisions!

The I Support Survivors campaign directly benefits Advocates for Youth, an organization that partners with young people and their adult allies to champion youth rights to bodily autonomy and build power to transform policies, programs and systems to secure sexual health and equity for all youth. Buying this crewneck sweatshirt helps Advocates for Youth fight for a society in which all young people are valued, respected and treated with dignity; sexuality is accepted as a healthy part of being human; and youth sexual development is normalized  and embraced.

The Fight for Trans Lives campaign supports Trans Student Equality Resources, a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment. Buying this tee helps celebrate the only national organization led by trans youth!

The Black History is American History mug was created by Be Goods to fundraise for It Takes Philly, an organization that empowers youth to believe in their full potential through education, mentorship, and facilitation. Buying this mug helps fund Black Doctors Consortium (an affiliate of It Takes Philly), bring COVID testing, and vaccinations, to the neighborhoods where Black people live, work, and play!

The Queer Families Are the Future campaign supports Intersectional Fertility, an organization that offers reproductive healthcare for folks with wombs. Buying this crewneck sweatshirt helps fund The Intersectional Fertility Podcast, recorded fertility webinars, and their 5-week online program, Fertile!

The Repair / Rebuild campaign by Nadine Darwish is raising funds for The Watershed Center, an organization that works to protect and restore the water and natural environment in central New Jersey through conservation, advocacy, science and education. Buying this tee supports The Watershed Center as they continue their scientific investigation, advocacy at the state and local level, enhanced land and water stewardship, and education to expand environmental literacy!

The Peace for Ukraine campaign was made by EXIST Design Studio to fundraise for CARE, the leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Buying this crewneck sweatshirt helps CARE provide emergency critical aid to those affected by the war in Ukraine.

The All Flourishing is Mutual campaign donates 100% of proceeds to Humanities Amped, an organization whose vision is to build an innovative and dynamic community of lifelong learners and civic leaders, and whose mission is to empower public school communities and youth organizations to cultivate healing justice, radical imagination, and beloved community. Buying this tee helps support the Amped Studio Afterschool program, where kids get help in academics, gain leadership experience, and find healing in restorative circles. 

The Protect Our Children campaign by Whitney Berkowsky directly benefits Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in America. Buying this crewneck sweatshirt helps Everytown provide support and education, take action, raise awareness, and continue to build their movement! 

The A Space for Us campaign was created by Metamorph Mentorship, a collective of LGBTQ+ mentors and artists committed to supporting queer and trans youth and allies. Buying this tee helps support the making of their film about queer and trans youth joy!

The A Better Food System Is Possible campaign is donating all their proceeds to the Public Justice Foundation, an organization that pursues high impact lawsuits to combat social and economic injustice, protect the Earth’s sustainability, and challenge predatory corporate conduct and government abuses. Buying this crewneck sweatshirt helps the Public Justice Foundation fight against reckless polluters, unscrupulous payday lenders, unjust employers, punitive credit card companies, inhumane government detention centers, dangerous food producers, and more!

The End Human Trafficking campaign was made by Rachel Geiser to benefit the American Medical Women’s Association, whose PATH (Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans) program works to train healthcare providers about human trafficking. Buying this tee helps fund their efforts to identify, fight, and end human trafficking.

The I Wanna See Feisty Disabled People Change the World campaign by International Disability Rights Activist, Judy Heumann is raising funds for the American Association of People with Disabilities (AADP), an organization that aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities by increasing their political and economic power. Buying this baseball tee helps promote disability rights and pride! 

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