Co-op Oct 2025: Power and Resistance
Co-op Oct 2025: Power and Resistance
Co-op Oct 2025: Power and Resistance
Co-op Oct 2025: Power and Resistance

Co-op Oct 2025: Power and Resistance

Regular price
475 kr
Sale price
475 kr
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per 

Only available outside the US. Available in the US here on a different shirt.

Our Worker Co-op for October 2025, made of 100% organic cotton, and supporting grassroots labour unions in South Asia. 

This month's design references French philosopher Michel Foucault, who was born in October 1926. Foucault’s quote, “Where there is power, there is resistance,” encapsulates his theory that power and resistance are inherently linked. He argues that power is not a static force imposed from above but exists within relationships, networks, and structures. Resistance is an integral part of these power dynamics, emerging wherever power operates. This resistance can take many forms, from subtle non-compliance to overt rebellion. It suggests that power is never absolute and is always met with some level of opposition. Foucault sees power as a relational dynamic tied to human structures and interactions. It’s contingent and contestable. His logic also suggests that resistance is the most natural response to oppression. And history has proven this time and again. 

Noteworthy is also Foucault’s critique of liberal democracy. Rather than being modern, rational and transparent, he suggested that libral democracy is actually characterised by all kinds of methods of controlling people’s behaviour, particularly through subtle methods that do not involve force. 

Designed by illustrator and musician Conny Ochs.

  • 100% organic cotton, single jersey, 160 g/m², 0% elastane in fabric
  • High-quality water-based print: environmentally and skin-friendly ink certified under the Global Organic Textile Standard
    Unisex fit s
    izes: S - M - L - XL - 2XL – 3XL - 4XL - 5XL
  • Made with dignity by the worker-owned Humana Nova cooperative
  • Supports grassroots labour unions in South Asia through ExChains
  • Printed individually just for you, with no overproduction or waste
  • Shipping everywhere except the US, from France

Size guide
Please make sure to carefully choose your size by checking the size chart below.

Width: Measured 2cm (1in) beneath the sleeves across the shirt
Length: Measured from the highest point of the shoulder to the bottom end of the shirt

  S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL
Width (in) 19 21 22 24 25.5 26.5 27.5 33.0
Length (in) 28 29 30 31 31.5 32 29.0 33.5
Width (cm) 48 53 56 60.5 64.5 68 70 84
Length (cm) 71 74 76.5 79 80.5 82 84.5 85


When will I receive my t-shirt?

Printing of each Co-op Shirt will take approximately two weeks after being ordered. The shirts will then be shipped from France, and delivery should take up to one week for Europe, and up to two weeks for the rest of the world.

In the unlikely event that shirts from dna merch are out of stock, design will instead be printed on an organic t-shirt from fairwear foundation leader Stanley & Stella instead.