{"product_id":"dotm-nov-2023-deconstruct-reconstruct","title":"DOTM Nov 2023: Deconstruct \u0026 Reconstruct","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Design Of The Month for November 2023, made of 100% organic cotton, and supporting grassroots labour unions in South Asia.\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.workingclasshistory.com\/products\/t-shirt-of-the-month-deconstruct-reconstruct\"\u003eOutside the US, this design is available here a shirt made by a workers' cooperative\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis month's design celebrates the life of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stories.workingclasshistory.com\/tag\/11678\/shin-chae-ho\"\u003eShin Chae-ho (신채호)\u003c\/a\u003e, Korean historian, journalist, novelist, independence activist and anarchist, who was born on 7 November 1880. Shin had been Korea's most prominent journalist, writing for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHansong News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDae Han Daily\u003c\/em\u003e, and he drafted the Korean Revolutionary Manifesto put out by the Band of Heroes anti-colonial combat organisation. Shin's writings highlighted the relationship between destruction and creation:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The revolutionary path begins at destruction, thus opening up new ways for progress. However, revolution does not stop at destruction. There can be no destruction without construction; no construction without destruction… In the mind of the revolutionist, these two are indivisibly linked: destruction, ergo construction\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese ideas of progress in the form of continuous deconstruction and reconstruction inspired the musician and graphic artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ochsworks\"\u003eConny Ochs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto create this new design with the slogan \"Deconstruct to Reconstruct\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShin was also well known for his idiosyncrasies. For example he was known to wear, at least occasionally, women's underwear, as he thought it was \"beautiful\". And when he washed his face, he would always end up splashed with water. 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