Some Thoughts on the 🍉 Tee and Hoodie

Edited on 6 April 2024 to add the crewneck sweatshirt.

I’ve personally struggled to figure out how to share my support for Palestinian liberation beyond the feeling of “screaming into a void” of social media. I had seen the 🍉 emoji gain a lot of visibility online as a symbol of alliance and solidarity with the Palestinian people (in case you don’t know, this is because the colors in the watermelon = the colors in the Palestinian flag. More context here.). I realized I wanted to raise money for Palestine while also being able to help others represent what they stood for.

I designed two three pieces of apparel:

• A t-shirt which is printed on demand.

• A hoodie which is embroidered on demand.

• A crew neck sweatshirt which is also embroidered on demand.

Production on demand means that this can scale without additional input from my end. Feel free to share this as broadly as you want to. I’m selling both of these on my webshop. I’m donating 100% of profits to PCRF (Palestine Children’s Relief Fund). I picked PCRF because it felt like a charity that was unlikely to be contentious among people who may want to support this fundraiser. It also has a 4 star rating on Charity Navigator.

For the month of December, I’m personally matching all profits (donations). At the time of writing this note, two friends have stepped up to match these donations as well. We’ll probably have to put a cap on the donation match if for some reason things really take off. I will not be writing off any of the donation amount against my taxes.