Our dearest friends, retired bar mitzvah DJs, enemies, lovers (?), and co-onspirators: Happy Juneteenth !- Black Lives Matter ! Happy Pride ! General Strike NOW! ! Cops are fuckos ! We keep us safe ! ~~~~We have scrounged together this baby raffle to raise money for HIPS DC (https://www.hips.org/) a harm reduction and advocacy organization committed to upholding the autonomy and freedom of sex workers, IV drug users, and (more globally) communities adversely impacted by policing and other forms of systemic violence in the metro DC area. HIPS is a really special org with a commitment to centering the and be staffed by and informed from the perspectives from the individuals of the communities they serve. Please sample the wares of our amazing prize contributors here ( a range of great prizes! Shirts, Zines, Tapes, original one of a kind drawings! !) buy as many tickets as your heart desires, resting assured that 100% of the money raised is going directly to HIPS to fund things like: overdose prevention kits, gas for vans to continue doing mobile overnight syringe exchange, masks for clients, and money to help their staff continue crucial duties of crisis hotline training, supporting current or former sex workers as peer volunteers, and so so so much more. As always, if none of these luxurious prices tickle your fancy please consider donating anyway if it is in your means or donating to HIPS or another organization centering the most vulnerable among us <3 Ideas for such funds can be found in our bio by state. Raffle starts today, glorious Juneteenth, ends Tuesday (June 23rd). Ticekts are $10 buckaroos, buy as many as you please and tell us in your entry which prize (by number) you are selecting them for. Thank you as always ~ ~ How sweet it is to stand here with you, and in holding those objects that you have created...feel like we are holding each other from afar !
An original, one of a kind handmade art postcard made by DC based artist Esteban Whiteside (https://www.instagram.com/esteban.whiteside/). Seriously we are so grateful to have Esteban donate a prize to this raffle ~ check out his work on his page (and below)~ so you can get excited for the undoubtedly sick prize he is gonna whip up for you!Screen Shot 2020-06-18 at 3.38.04 PM.png 714.61 KB
Seriously folks...you can't make this shit up: <3 Puppy partner Mikey Cabezas (https://www.instagram.com/drivelikeyourkids/) and I have have created a pair of long white corduroy, Y2K teenager shorts (lol) with hand drawn, hand painted swatch. Short waist measures 14 inches across flat (~28 inch waist) with roomy legs for maximum comfort and athletic capabilities. Feel free to message me directly if you want more sizing info prior to buying ticket for this item :-) 104782120_282073506326553_3094886109631831646_n.jpg 29.78 KB
#6. Chris Lloyd Mystery Prize (?!)
The people are dying to know: what will this prize be? This mystery art prize (drawings? ! a print !!!? something different??!?!? nothing at all?? (no it will be something don't worry) by NYC artist Chris LLoyd (https://www.instagram.com/christianmingle93/?hl=en) will undoubtedly entrance and absorb you. Note that this prize will be selected and created by Chris LLoyd himself (that's the mystery part!)Screen Shot 2020-06-18 at 3.49.36 PM.png 545.71 KB
#7. Blue Lives Murder Piggy Pig Crop Top
Oink! Want a shirt that will make your coworker, Chester, feel super uncomfortable and really fucking bad about bragging about his Uncle being a cop and having a Fraternal Brotherhood of Police sticker on his car that "totally gets him out of getting speeding tickets on the regular....so so sick dude, I'm serious, like..."?? ~ Shirt best fits size S-L and is cropped length. Message me if you want more sizing info prior to bidding!104872799_942655456180925_8857496735768755570_n.jpg 18.54 KB
#8. Confusing (?) Macho Ant x Society Movie Homage Shirt
This size L T-shirt features a *checks notes* Buff humanoid ant walking a dog, a floating demon head on front and a *adjusts reading glasses*....Spray painted portrait of the mom (Mrs. Carlyn) from the 1989 hit body horror classic "Society"....? Seriously...who allowed us to make this? Why? 104883733_3918974134811979_2338536340632652290_n.jpg 19.27 KB
Surprise bundle of sweet cassettes from Brooklyn weenie boy junior label Pastel Voids (https://www.instagram.com/pastelvoids/?hl=en) This prize includes 3 mystery tapes and a mix CD of my choosing :-)
