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Digital Fundraiser
In-person and online launch:
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Until supplies last!
Buy hand-made goods and support families impacted by the ICE raids!
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Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort, also known as the Artivistas, have been using SHG’s printmaking studio to craft pieces of art you can display or wear! Designed by Nat, Abril, Maddy, and Karen, items like t-shirt, stickers, tank tops, patches, journal covers, and poster prints will be on sale as part of this mutual aid online fundraiser. 100% of proceeds will support Eastside families who’ve been struggling to pay for rent, groceries, legal fees, etc. due to ICE raids. Funds will be given to vulnerable members of the Eastside LEADS coalition who have been nominated. At the same time, you’ll be able to support the creative endeavors of our emerging Chicanx/Latinx youth artivists.
THE ARTIVISTAS
Learn more about SHG's 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort here.
Check out the process! All the designs made by the Artivistas are informed by intensive feedback from the Eastside LEADS coalition’s members. To incorporate the community into their designs, the Artivistas presented their work-in-progress, which responds to the theme of “Raíces Sin Fronteras” or “Roots without Borders” and made revisions, resulting in works made by and for the community. Shout out to our teaching artists, Dewey, Viktor, and Melissa, our facilitators, Jesus and Tania, and the rest of the SHG team for their support!
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DONATE TO OUR MUTUAL AID FUNDRAISER!
Do you want to support families on the Eastside impacted by the ICE raids? We will have more information on how you can donate directly to the fundraiser. In the meantime, order merchandise the Artivistas are designing here!
ITEMS WILL BE LIVE ONLINE ON
NOVEMBER 1!
Plus, the Artivistas will be having in-person pop-ups, like on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Self Help Graphics & Art’s 52nd Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration, happening from 3-8 PM at East LA Civic Center (4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022), which you can get free tickets to here.
These in-person events will have a special focus on promoting healing, reflection, and resistance, so stay tuned for more in-person event announcements in the future!
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about this mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, email Jesús Estrada Martinez (they/them), Arts Advocacy Manager at Self Help Graphics & Art, at jesus.estrada-martinez@selfhelpgraphics.com.
Learn more about SHG's Youth Artivism Internship here.
Follow @shgyouth on Instagram to accompany our Artivistas along with their internship experience!
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A pink t-shirt with a screenprinted design that says “Love is…” on top and “luchando juntos por nuestra comunidad” in the bottom.
This t-shirt is size Small.
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
This 11"x17" 14pt matte cardstock poster centers on the shared instinct to move, survive, and adapt. A human figure walks alongside migrating animals illustrating the interconnected rhythms of life across species. The piece challenges the criminalization of human migration by mirroring it with the natural, unquestioned migrations that sustain ecosystems. It invites viewers to recognize movement as an ancestral right and a reflection of our place within the natural world.
This print was developed through multiple rounds of community collaboration, drawn and vectorized digitally by Nat Ayala, and professionally printed.
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
A white/cream t-shirt with a two-screen print graphic; light pink flowers behind bold, black cultural iconography & text. This t-shirt was screenprinted and the tag was airbrushed.
This item is part of “Raices sin Fronteras” (Roots without Borders”, a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
Stickers Sheets of bold, black cultural iconography & text. These are printed stickers with lamination and the sticker sheet is 8.5" x 11"
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
This print showcases migrating animals hovering around a central human figure, encircling them like spirits. A poster within the image reads “Nature migrates, and so do we,” anchoring the message that migration is natural. The human figure is inspired by photographs from the Chicano Movement, echoing the strength and courage of migrant farm workers who marched in defiance and hope. Through this imagery, the print uplifts migration as instinctive, sacred, and deeply connected to the natural order.
Artistically conceptualized, digitally drawn and vectorized by Nat Ayala, and brought to life through professional printing.
11"x17" 14pt matte cardstock poster.
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
"Adapted from my poster series “Nature Migrates, and So Do We,” these 3" x 3" patches are hand-embroidered on 100% recycled cotton. Each one carries the texture of care, craft, and resistance. Inspired by punk’s DIY ethos, they’re meant to be hand-sewn by the wearer onto any article of clothing. What’s more punk than activism and self-expression?
These patches are made to move with the wearer: stitch them onto jackets, bags, or whatever you claim as your canvas. Created to be worn at protests, in the streets, or in everyday life, they serve as small emblems of solidarity with all who journey. A reminder that migration is not a crime, but a natural, enduring act—woven into the fabric of life itself."
Each 3"x3" piece is screen printed on repurposed cotton shirts, carefully hand-cut, and finished with detailed hand embroidery.
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
Screenprinted thrifted t-shirt with airbrush tag
Size M/L
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras
"Adapted from my poster series “Nature Migrates, and So Do We,” these 3" x3" recycled cotton patches highlight the animals that symbolize freedom, movement, and endurance. Designed in the spirit of punk DIY culture, each patch is meant to be hand-sewn by the wearer onto the article of clothing of their choice—a personal act of resistance and self-expression.
What’s more punk than activism? These patches reject confinement to a single garment, embracing fluidity, creativity, and movement—just like migration itself. They are made to travel: to be seen in protest and demonstration, or simply woven into everyday life as quiet, persistent symbols of solidarity. Reminding us always that migration is not a crime, but a natural act woven into the fabric of life itself."
Each 3"x3" piece is screen printed on repurposed cotton shirts, carefully hand-cut.
This item is part of “Raices sin fronteras” (Roots without Borders), a mutual aid fundraiser by the Artivistas, Self Help Graphics & Eastside LEADS' 2025 Youth Artivism Internship cohort.
Learn more about this project here: https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/raices-sin-fronteras