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, crew necks, 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!

DONATE TO OUR MUTUAL AID FUNDRAISER!

Do you want to support families on the Eastside impacted by the ICE raids? Please donate directly to the fundraiser by choosing an amount ($5, $10, $15, $20, $50, $100) and 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!