[18/09/25 IG Repost]
This is an appreciation post to all of the worker-run collectives, co-ops, and small businesses which have helped PAA in our journey until today. With your help–your solidarity rates and sometimes even generous donations–we have managed to raise THOUSANDS for Palestinian organisations and families in this last year. So here is to you all, and here is to some more print runs soon!!!
First, shoutouts to @carryonscreening who really came through with some shirts this last month (slides 1-3). That baker’s dozen helped us raise around £700 in a SINGLE NIGHT for our last campaign highlight recipient at @decolonisefest . The Tees looked cool as F and we can’t wait to print the next round to keep supporting the Bi-Weekly Campaign Highlight Series.
Slide 4 is a bonus T-shirt, printed by the inimitable @knotwork_crusher_crust in Detroit, raising almost $1,000 for @gazasoupkitchen with just that one run of shirts. You guys are legendary. And slide 5 is a new T-shirt we are hoping to print soon… Just as a promo tease!!
MOVING ON…shouts out to @delfuegoscreenprinting in Chicago, US & @domakesayink in Birmingham UK for the AMAZING patches which are our bread and butter (slides 6-8, shout out to @total_liberationlondon and @piehouse.coop!). These simple patches are how we are able to raise the majority of the money we do. Of course, we could never have done that without the original designs by Ethan Heitner of @cartoonistsforpalestine and our old friend Hannah Allen.
NEXT: shouts out to @calvertscoop for working with us on a MASSIVE print run of zines a few months back that have helped us consistently send aid to Palestine AND spread critical political education (see slides 9-10, with prints alongside our UNDER THE BLADE OF A ZIONIST NIGHTMARE cassette raising money for @gazasunbirds). We always get GREAT feedback on the quality and we recommend other DIY groups check out this worker-run collective in London!
We never dreamed we would be here a year ago. And we are about to launch a BIG new GLOBAL initiative for mutual aid fundraising, for which badass merch will DEFINITELY play a part. So get excited, and GET ORGANISED!
FREE PALESTINE!!
Slide 1: A headless mannequin wearing a kuffiyyeh on top and a green T-shirt with black stencil PAA logo, which shows the apartheid wall being smashed through by a fist with a spikey bracelet and the words PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID around the circle’s edge.
Slide 2: A headless mannequin wearing a kuffiyyeh on top and a light beige T-shirt with dark red stencil PAA logo, which shows the apartheid wall being smashed through by a fist with a spikey bracelet and the words PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID around the circle’s edge.
Slide 3: A headless mannequin wearing a kuffiyyeh on top and a black T-shirt with white stencil PAA logo, which shows the apartheid wall being smashed through by a fist with a spikey bracelet and the words PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID around the circle’s edge.
Slide 4: A headless mannequin wearing a kuffiyyeh on top and a black T-shirt with white stencil logo, which shows a group of masked and kuffiyyeh wearing individuals gathered around and PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID around the circle’s edge.
Slide 5: A black T-shirt design which is long sleeve, showing the circular punks against apartheid logo with the fist wearing a spikey bracelet punching through the apartheid wall surrounded by the stenciled text PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID and the words ANTI-ZIONIST and ANTI-FASCIST on the right and left sleeves respectively.
Slide 6: Two layers of patch sheets with bits of the long PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID and circular PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID logos visible. Half the patches are black with white ink, the others blue with black ink.
Slide 7: Another close-up shot of another half of patches, with a different alternate circular logo visible: the apartheid wall being broken through by a front-facing fist with spikes, and the text PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID on the top and bottom.
Slide 8: A table full of merch selling flags, badges, stickers, and patches at a punk show.
Slide 9: A pile of zines, including FROM BOYCOTT TO AUTONOMY, UNDER THE BLADE OF A ZIONIST NIGHTMARE, Antifa Means Free Palestine, Returning to Haifa, and From Gaza to Japan: Essays on Life during the Genocide by Mean Alhaj-Ali
Slide 10: A picture of a larger poster showing a dove being killed by a blade and impaled by a peace sign, with the text SOUND OF CHAOS & PLASTIC WOUND & EASTREV & PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID % A WORLD DIVIDED PRESENTS UNDER THE BLADE IF A ZIONIST NIGHTMARE VOL II, A BENEFIT COMPILATION FOR THE PALESTINIANS IN THE WAKENOF THE GENOCIDAL WAR ON GAZA AND THE WEST BANK. Also viewable are the accompanying zine, cassette tape, and sticker showing the Handhala and the phrase: “Palestine: I want to grow up, not blow up.”
Slide 11: A picture of two people wearing PAA t-shirts with a large PAA banner and merch on the table with their faces blotted out.