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Anarchist T-Shirt and Textiles Collection

Albo Jeavons

Jeavons is a Philadelphia based anarchist artist whose work has been exhibited in many local galleries in that region.

The t-shirts are designed by Jeavons and hand silkscreened.

  1. CK: Conformism Kills (Ad-Anon.org).
  2. Masturbate: Priceless! The Best Things in Life Really Are Free!
  3. Sweatshop Workers Never Have a Nice Day (Ad-Anon.org).
  4. Disclaimer: Any resemblance between myself and the vicious psychopaths who currently run the world is purely coincidental.

Dennis Zarelli & Vrinda Palacios

Zarelli and Palacios played an instrumental role in the founding of Camas Books in 2007. Palacios designed the Camas Books t-shirt logo, which also appeared on Camas Books bookmarks and other paraphernalia. The t-shirt dates to 2007 and was silk-screened by Zarelli and Palacios, who ran their own t-shirt operation, Tsunami Print ‘n Sew.

  1. Camas Books: The Most Violent Element in Society is Ignorance.

Splitting the Sky (John Boncore Hill), 1952–2012

Splitting the Sky was a Mohawk anarchist activist who spoke at the 2009 Victoria Anarchist Bookfair. Splitting the Sky participated in the Attica uprising of 1971 and the Gustafsten Lake Stand-off of 1996. At that time he spoke in Victoria he had recently attempted to conduct a citizens’ arrest of George W. Bush in Calgary. The t-shirt was produced to commemorate the action and distributed at the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair.

  1. Faces of Fascism: the photograph depicts Splitting the Sky being tackled by police while Calgarians lined up to see George W. Bush look on.

Gord Hill (b. 1968)

Hill (pen-name Zig Zag) is a Kakawakiwak activist and historian with deep ties to the anarchist movement who has contributed to and initiated numerous actions, publications, and community initiatives across Canada. His illustrations are very popular and have appeared in Indigenous and anarchist publications and internet sites around the world.

  1. No Pipelines; Solidarity Against Political Repression—2014. The t-shirt was produced by Gord Hill to raise funds following a police raid on an anarchist house in Vancouver where he lived.

Zoe Blunt (Tracy Park) & Kimberly Croswell

  1. Free Speech Zone—2009.This t-shirt (logo by Zoe Blunt) was designed by Kimberly Croswell and silk-screened onto t-shirts and bandanas by Croswell to raise funds in support of the Olympic protest movement in Victoria.

T-Shirts from Anarchist Presses, Archives & Bookfairs

  1. Salon du Livre Anarchiste de Montreal—2006.
  2. Le Huitiem Salon du Livre Anarchiste de Montreal—2006.
  3. Saskatoon Anarchist Bookfair—2007.
  4. Festival of Anarchy, Victoria—2009. Produced by a volunteer based on that year’s poster, which was designed by the New York based anarchist artist, Fly.
  5. CIRA, Japana—2010.
  6. AK Press—2006.
  7. North American Anarchist Studies Network, 2012, Puerto Rico.

T-Shirts from Anarchist Groups, Organizations & Bands

  1.  Books to Prisoners, Ottawa.
  2. Free John Graham (unknown artist – possibly Indigenous artist Angela Sterritt), Vancouver.
  3. Bindlestiff Family Circus—U.S. anarchist amateur circus group.
  4. Graffiti Artist with Bandana.
  5. David Rovics: I’m a better anarchist than you—anarchist folk singer.
  6. The Suicide Pilots—Ottawa based anarchist band.
  7. Iskra: TruthVision.

Miscellaneous Textiles

  1. Red and Black Flag. This flag hung inside the Victoria Anarchist Bookfair venues between 2009-2013.