Debbie Nathan

Immigration demo fashion design contest!

An old friend in the border city El Paso writes, lamenting that she looked drab at a recent protest against the idea of building a wall to keep out immigrants.

It’s hard to believe she came off as less than fabulous, since she’s a veteran street campaigner, versed in the art of political buttons, placards, and tees. In any case, I offer here an item guaranteed to make fair-skinned girls glow at their next immigrant rights demonstration. It’s an iron-on that I put together for a big New York march. I made tee shirts with it — wore one myself and carried five more in my purse. In minutes after joining the march down Broadway, I got smiles, high-fives, and Where-can-I-get-thats. I was soon empty handed and happy.

Feel free to copy the design. Or email and I’ll send you a PDF that you can heat transfer to make your own shirt.

I’ve been trying to work out “Gringo” as an acronym, too — don’t want to leave the men out! But I’m having trouble, so am running a contest. Send me your slogan ideas based on this word, and next Tuesday I’ll pick the best one. Winner gets a free shirt, adorned with the design.