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Action Tips: Make a T-Shirt to Advertise Your Issue or Event

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A great way to raise awareness about an issue (and to show off your fashion style) is to make T-shirts. Follow these easy steps for making a shirt that everyone will be talking about (in a good way).  

Make It Look Clean

Puffy-paint is for elementary school. If you want people to take what you're wearing seriously, try ordering printed t-shirts from:

You can also take a blank shirt and iron on fabric letters that you find at an arts and crafts store.

Make a Slogan

Everyone loves those "I Heart Boobies" bracelets because they are catchy. Your slogan needs to grab a person's attention (without violating school dress code). Some ideas:

  • Front: Every 26 seconds... Back:...someone drops out of high school.
  • Front: I'm into petting. Back: Animals should not be neglected.
  • Front: Teen pregnancy is 100% preventable.

Include Designs

If you want, also use your project's logo or your own design to emphasize the T-shirt's statement.

Have a Call to Action

What do you want people to do about it? After your slogan, display information about...

  • The event you are advertising
  • A website people can visit
  • A simple thing someone can do (i.e. recycle every plastic bottle you use)

Check out other ways you can to take action. GO [4]

Time: 
One Day [5]
One Week [6]
One Semester [7]
One Summer [8]
One Year [9]
Where: 
At Home [10]
At School [11]
In Your City [12]
In Your Neighborhood [13]
Online [14]
Issues: 
Animals [15]
Endangered Species [16]
Discrimination [17]
Environmental Racism [18]
Who: 
Alone [19]
Club [20]
School [21]
With Your Friends [22]
Source URL: http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/make-a-t-shirt

Links:
[1] http://twitter.com/share
[2] http://www.customink.com/
[3] http://www.cafepress.com/
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/7847/act-now
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-day
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-week
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-semester
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-summer
[9] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-year
[10] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-home
[11] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-school
[12] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-city
[13] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-neighborhood
[14] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/online
[15] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/animals
[16] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/endangered-species
[17] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/discrimination
[18] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/environmental-racism
[19] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/alone
[20] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/club
[21] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/school
[22] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/with-your-friends