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Inclusivi-Tee:Creating waves of progress, one tee at a time

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This post is sponsored by Inclusivi-Tee however all opinions are solely those of the author.

With all of the hate surrounding us and the world becoming more divisive than ever we can certainly use something to remind us the importance of coming together, supporting one another, and giving back to our communities around us. I think Inclusivi-Tee, a new t-shirt subscription brand, has done just that.

Inclusivi-Te was founded by Lori Myren-Manbeck not long after the 2016 elections. She started the company as a response to the concern that people’s rights were being taken away.

“I heard people saying they didn’t know what they could do to help and I felt a need to make a difference, to give my friends and others something specific they could do, to provide a community and to highlight positive change and action,” said Myren-Manbeck.

She wanted to be able to support progressive causes. She’s done that by partnering with artists to create beautiful t-shirts with incredibly important messages. I have to admit. I am obsessed with one of my Inclusive-Tees. I’d wear it everyday if I could.  It’s comfortable, the artwork is lovely, but the message is SO important. “Different people mesh-it’s the fabric of society. Together it all works. If you try to pull it apart, you pull everything apart.” I usually wear my hair up so everyone can see it and I can only hope they are reading it!

 All photos by Andi Perullo De Ledesma.

All shirts are supplied by Clothes made from Scrap which makes their shirts from plastic soda bottles and reclaimed cotton. Not only are you supporting progressive causes but you are also protecting our environment at the same time!

How To Purchase?

Inclusivi-Tee is a T-Shirt Subscription. Once you subscribe, you will receive an exclusive artist-designed t-shirt every three months. Sign up here- > https://inclusivi-tee.com/collections/for-sale/products/t-shirt-subscription 

Profits from the logo shirt, artist shirts, custom designed tees, notebooks, bags, and other general merchandise are distributed to American Immigration Council, Council on American-Islamic Relations,Disability Rights Advocates, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, National LGBTQ Task Force, Native American Rights Fund, Natural Resource Defense Council, Planned Parenthood, and Southern Poverty Law Center.

So, no matter the choice in shirt, you are supporting a variety of really amazing (and progressive) nonprofits/causes.

Inclusivi-Tee Mission:

We pledge to:

  • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
  • Create artist-designed t-shirts around progressive themes.
  • Donate 100% of our profits to nonprofit organizations that protect the earth and all her creatures.
  • Actively participate in the progressive community, locally, nationally, and worldwide.

At Inclusivi-tee, we know that the only way to move forward, take care of and uplift each other and protect the earth is by working together.

  • We will support forward-focused organizations – both large and small – by donating 100% of our profits
  • We will support artists and the arts by providing a platform for artists to share their progressive visions and producing beautiful shirts
  • We will encourage our members to become involved in protecting the earth and the creatures who live here in whatever ways they can
  • We will seek out business partners who share our ideals
  • We will consistently walk the walk of progress, never settling for simply talking the talk

 

 

Comfort for a Cause: The Elephant Pants

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FTC Disclosure: Compensation was not received for this review. Opinions are solely those of the author based on product provided by The Elephant Pants.

Over the last year during my travels I’ve had encounters with elephants both in the United States and Africa. During my trip to Zambia last October, I remember telling my colleagues that I was praying to see an elephant in the wild. And boy did I get that and I may have shed a tear or two. I have a great love and respect for these beautiful creatures. Sadly, their population is declining at an alarming rate. Not only are they losing their habitat but did you know that every 15 minutes an elephant loses their life to poaching? Over the last two years, over 100,000 elephants have lost their lives to this. This is heartbreaking and at this rate we may very well have a world without this animal by 2050.

The Elephant Pants, a fashion brand created in 2014, is working to save the elephants. How? By selling PANTS! I wish I learned about this brand a while ago because they are my new go to. Not only are they stylish but they are COMFORTABLE. More importantly, by selling these pants, over $145,000 has been donated to organizations that work to save elephants.

The team behind The Elephant Pants are truly living up to ‘Be the Change You Wish to See in the World’. Don’t you think? This is the type of fashion I can get behind. Comfort and style for a cause.

Check out my shoot featuring The Elephant Pants

Photography By Andi Perullo Ledesma

Tyke Harem Pants

$24

Black Diamond Boho Pants

$28

 

 About The Elephant Pants:

Through strategic partnerships with organizations dedicated to making the world a better place for elephants, we make sure that a portion of every sale goes towards helping create a sustainable future where elephants thrive. By aligning ourselves with both global and localized grassroots operations, we aim to make a difference for elephants everywhere. While every elephant herd faces its own unique challenges, the tactics needed to overcome them all have one thing in common : humans working together. With partners on the ground wherever there are elephants, we aim to use our products and the lifestyle they inspire as a vehicle for real change.

I’m going to Mt Everest Base Camp! #HikeforHope

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Things have been a whirlwind over the last 4 months and I haven’t had a chance to share with you some pretty incredible news! I travel for a living. I travel to tell stories of people and places. I travel to inspire and to be an example to my children. I want to encourage people to step out of their comfort zone, to travel off the beaten path, to try new experiences-all while giving back to others. I live and breathe this.

Last year my travels took me as far away as Africa and Greece. Those were life changing trips. This year has been slower with the exception of a few small domestic trips as I took a few months off for surgery and have been unable to go very far. HOWEVER, it’s time for a new journey. A greater one. One that has the potential, over time, to help hundreds of lives.

In April of 2018, I will be trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp with the Huma Charity Challenge to raise funds for a wonderful organization called Cancer for College (www.cancerforcollege.org).  

They provide hope to cancer survivors who have been affected physically, emotionally and financially by cancer treatment by granting college scholarships.

That’s right my friends! I am going to hike to MT EVEREST BASE CAMP. It still doesn’t seem real to me. Over the next seven months, I will share my journey through personal videos, photos, blog posts, and via social media. I want those who follow along to feel like they are part of something special – in turn encouraging them to travel, to step out of their box, and to face their greatest fears. If children and young adults can survive cancer only to face financial challenges preventing them from furthering their education, then I can face my own challenge to help send them to college.  I hope you will follow my journey as we work together to make the world a better place.

This is by far the biggest challenge I’ve ever gone through…both physically and mentally. There’s lots of preparation and I hope you follow my journey.

My current goal is to raise $10,000. ALL donations will go directly to Cancer for College. Any amount is appreciated!!!!!

Can you help me send a deserving child to college?!?!

https://www.crowdrise.com/team-amelia-hike-for-hope/fundraiser/cancerforcollege1 

 

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