This article on CNN.com talks about MomsRising.org, which is an online community founded by Joan Blades (she is one of the founders of MoveOn.org) that focuses on bringing attention to work-life balance issues in the United Sates. I was really excited to see this story on CNN because I have been working with the MomsRising.org group here in PA since the summer. But I am even more excited that it offers the perfect example of how t-shirts allow online communities to expand beyond the internet.
In addition, members can take up their own tactics. Yvonne and Ken Zick, a member couple in Washington state, have resolved to wear Moms Rising T-shirts 365 days of the year in 2007 as part of their campaign for a paid family-leave bill being considered in their state.
T-shirts are a great way to take a web-based community and expand beyond the internet. By wearing their Mom’s Rising T-shirts, Yvonne and Ken are taking the MomsRising message everywhere they go.
Do you have any examples of using t-shirts that helped to take an internet community offline?
Lindsay Patross
Dave
Yep… most of the socially active tshirt sites are on GoodStorm.com. We have ours on their site. They give the MOST GENEROUS share of profits to non-profits like ours while still maintaining modest prices for the consumer.
Caio!
Hi Ernie,
Thanks for the comment. What do you like about Good Storm? What is your non-profit? We would love to learn more about your thoughts about t-shirts for non-profits. Leave a comment or email me lpa -at- Spreadshirt.com
Thanks,
Lindsay