Human Rights

How to Help Ukraine

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As so many around the world, we have been horrified seeing the Russian attack on Ukraine unfolding in the news and on social media. Authoritarianism attacking democracy – again. One crazy man destroying the lives of so many children, women and men. Again. We are pleased to see governments stepping up sending defense equipment and humanitarian help to Ukraine. Nevertheless, we wish we could figure out how to help Ukraine end the madness immediately.

In the meantime, Ukrainians need all help they can get. If you are able, please donate to humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross, Care or Save the Children.⁠ Many news organizations has published longer lists with reputable organizations, for example this one from NPR.

backpack with yellow and blue heart safety reflectors by funflector
Hang the blue and yellow heart safety reflectors on your jackets, bags and backpacks to show support for the Ukrainian people. We will donate to humanitarian help with each order

We’ve put together a 4-pack of blue and yellow heart safety reflectors, the Ukrainian flag colors, where we will donate $8 to the Red Cross for each sold pack. Hang them on jacket zipper pulls and bags, backpacks, strollers etc to show your support for the people in Ukraine. On top of that, we’ll donate 10% of sales of our other products to the Red Cross when you use promo code “NO-WAR“. Please note that this fundraiser has been closed. Thank you to everyone who contributed!!!

Independent Press

Independent press is crucial for people around the world to understand what is actually going on. Especially with misinformation campaigns on social media, quality investigative journalism is more needed than ever. Therefore, The Kyiv Independent, is now making the chilling podcast Gaslit Nation company among our Patreon subscriptions. We highly recommend both of them if you want to learn more about Ukraine.

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The state of The Union

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After the November 2016 election, we gave up keeping politics out of our business. We wanted to make it crystal clear that we are standing up for decency, common sense and respect for democracy, every person and our one and only planet. It is sad that these issues even are politics and not our common baseline from which we build a more perfect union. We launched our #resist collection and have so far raised hundreds of dollars for ACLU, the Sierra Club,  NRDC and other organizations working hard on improving human rights and environmental protection in the US.

Black Lives Matter symbol embroidered on a pair of jeans.
Black Lives Matter symbol embroidered on a pair of jeans.

It’s now June 2020 and our hearts are heavy. The Covid-19 crisis and the tipping point of police brutality against black men and women and people of color has exposed America’s preexisting conditions of racism and inequality to the world and also to many white Americans.

Everyone is Exhausted

Like so many, I am exhausted. On top of being a mother and business owner, for the last 3 years I’ve attended and organized protests, volunteered on political campaigns. I’ve tried to be a good citizen by helping my community when needed. In March, the Covid-19 crisis hit. My kids were sent home from college and high school, funflector sales plummeted and we tried to adjust to a new normal. We are constantly revising our family and business plans for the months ahead that we know so little about. I also want to be good ally to our black neighbors who must be so much more exhausted than I am. If I was black, everyday simple things, like taking a walk around my own neighborhood, could be deadly without the right attributes – and I’m not talking about safety reflectors. Imagine having that much to worry about every time you or your teens leave home! So I try to figure out how to best keep pushing for change and I hope you are too.

What is really going on?

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