Shop Indie: Black Lives Matter

24 August 2020
ByAndy Newman
2 min read

Black lives matter.

That we need to say it is why we say it. It's a reminder that freedom is not a sliding scale, available only to some and not others. Freedom should be the default state.

At Big Cartel, doing our part in the fight against racism and dismantling unjust systems - even ones we've benefitted from - means acknowledging, learning from, and elevating others who have been doing the work for a long time. Stamina is something we've been talking about a lot lately - how to keep the work going each day as the struggle continues. So this is part of that. Whether it's a print or a shirt or a pencil, let these products serve as reminders that this cause is so much bigger than us, that it's been going on for years, and that it won't be made right overnight. But no matter what hurdles are ahead of us, we have to keep on going, and keep on saying: Black lives matter.