DOTM Mar 2026: Zapatista Women T-shirt

Our Design Of The Month for March 2026, made of 100% organic cotton, and supporting grassroots labour unions in South Asia. 

This design celebrates the more than one thousand women who participated in the “First International Political, Artistic, Sports and Cultural Gathering of Women that Struggle” (Primer Encuentro Internacional, Político, Artístico, Deportivo y Cultural de mujeres que Luchan), which was held for International Women’s Day, March 8 to 10, 2018 in the Caracol of Morelia, Chiapas, in southern Mexico. Among them were Indigenous women from all over the Zapatista controlled areas respectively Caracoles, i.e. the official name given to centres of local, Indigenous-led self-government after the 1994 Zapatista uprising. Women also joined from 27 other Mexican states and 34 countries of the world.

The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) had called for this gathering to be held with “women that struggle, resist and rebel against the machista and patriarchal capitalist system”. The convocation, published in December 2017, added: “We know well that the bad system not only exploits us, represses us, robs us and despises us as human beings, it also exploits, represses, robs and despises us again as women.” 

Men were not invited to this event, the only ones present being the masked Zapatistas who were in charge of cooking, cleaning and of whatever was needed to ensure the well-functioning and safety of the gathering including vigilance on the outskirts.

Design by the Hong Kong based Endless Lilin.

• 100% organic combed ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 5.3 oz./yd.² (180 g/m²)
• Regular unisex fit
• Set-in sleeves
• 1 × 1 rib at collar
• Double-needle topstitch on the sleeves and bottom hems
• Self-fabric neck tape on the inside of the back
• The fabric of this product holds certifications for its organic cotton content under GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and OCS (Organic Content Standard). Stanley and Stella Fair Wair Foundation-made
• Supports grassroots labour unions in South Asia through ExChains and social enterprise dna merch
• Printed in the US individually just for you, with no overproduction or waste
• Global shipping from the US
• Proceeds from this design will be donated to Zapatista solidarity organisations

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