Solidarity in design.
Solidarity in production.
Solidarity in the message.
Telling the untold stories through tee-shirts.
Solidaritees Studio was established in 2006 by two Edmonton artists who want to expand the imposing and reductive vision of today's mainstream culture by engaging people through alternative clothing and print media.
Solidaritees aims to highlight connections between what we live today and what has been forgotten by telling the stories that have been ignored. These stories are told respectfully through visual representations that honour the messages and memory of fallen leaders, poets, folksingers and activists from around the world.
Solidaritees are screened on non-sweatshop garments in a local unionized environment.
About solidaritees
We come from different backgrounds and we do different things and its all happening in Edmonton, Alberta!
Vlad and Joe are two friends from Edmonton who love art and culture. Joe is a talented multi-level designer who enjoys the finer organic meats and cheeses in life. Joe only needs a napkin to bring your ideas to life. Vlad is into art and activism and is also a spoken word poet and hip-hop MC with Edmonton's people's poets.
Solidaritees are screened on non-sweatshop garments in a local unionized environment.
Who's wearing solidaritees?
In addition to hundreds of Edmontonians, solidaritees is gaining fans everywhere in communities across Canada. Feel free to upload photos of you and your friends wearing solidaritees to our facebook page (solidaritees).
Solidaritees has been worn by 4Real co-creators Sol Guy and Josh Thome along with other Canadian talent including Canadian Hip Hop Pioneers Red1 and DjKemo, K'naan, Rayzak, UDogg, Kiersey, Hannah Simone from the New Music, Comedians Nile Seguin and YES Mr. Tommy Chong. Other international artists wearing solidaritees include Public Enemy, Dead Prez, MIA, DJ Preservation, and the mighty Mos Def.
Community Support
Many people from the city of E have supported us as we try to get this off the ground and we also want to spread the love where we can how we can! Solidaritees has sponsored and supported the following groups and events over the past couple of years:
Empowerment Squared / United FC
Chilean Earthquake Relief
Haitian Earthquake Relief events in Montreal and Edmonton to support Partners in Health, and Doctors without Borders
Primary School Construction and Bilingual Education in Comitancillo, Guatemala through Change for Children(www.changeforchildren.org).
Hip Hop on The Court (To benefit Hip Hop in the Park)
Edmonton Youth Emergency Shelter Society (YESS)
University of Alberta No Sweat Fashion Show
Engineers without Borders
4RealKenya / Haiti Hurricane Relief
Hip Hop For Hunger 2008 to benefit the Edmonton Food Bank