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For Immediate Release: July 2018    Concern over Changes to Etsy Values Leads to #EtsyStrike Consumer Strike organized for July 16, 2018 in response to changing values at Etsy. Read submitted statements from the community on changes to values at Etsy here.  Click here to download this press release as a PDF | Original call to action from June 2018 here IMPORTANT: … [Read more...] about Press Release: Concern over Changes to Etsy Values Leads to #EtsyStrike

Click to view a spreadsheet of all submissions. View call to action: http://bit.ly/etsystrike   IMPORTANT: Letter to Etsy Inc. Board of Directors, July 16 2018 http://bit.ly/lettertoetsy Last month I shared a personal statement about changes to values at Etsy and called for fellow makers who had similar concerns to participate in organizing a day of action together with a … [Read more...] about Community Statements on Changes to Values at Etsy #etsystrike

IMPORTANT: Letter to Etsy Inc. Board of Directors, July 16 2018 http://bit.ly/lettertoetsy Dear fellow makers & Etsy sellers I suggest we plan a general strike, For a media version of key points please click here.  Do you know the scene in the musical Rent where a ragtag collection of artists and freaks confront the suits trying to gentrify their New York arts community and … [Read more...] about Et Tu, Etsy? A call for fellow makers to strike.

Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right As the other fellow has To stand On my two feet And own the land. I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread. Freedom Is a strong … [Read more...] about Democracy is a Strong Seed