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Meet Waylan Niece, a kindred spirit and Chief Operating Officer at The Neighborhood Center. With the help of thousands of thoughtful people who participated in Breyting’s one-for-one t-shirt campaign, we gave over 300 shirts to The Neighborhood Center and donated another 2,600 shirts to people needing clothing.A new shirt might not seem like much, but to those without clean clothing, it’s a symbol that they matter. Please help us share the news that for every shirt purchased at breyting.com between now and the end of the year, Breyting will give one identical shirt to the homeless or shelters. 

You can’t have a housing revolution without an activism toolkit, a knowledge bomb-throwing mascot, some coffee, and a photo library. So, we set out to track down our good friend and renowned photographer, Marius Moore, who we eventually found in the remote regions of the Himalayas (true story).Marius created epic photography for our street posters and T-shirts and for Breyting’s “Housing is a Human Right” booklet. This booklet contains facts, proposed solutions, helpful contacts, allies, and talking points to empower anyone interested in advocating for housing and shelter solutions.Breyting will provide all these design files and information for FREE, making...

Breyting is prototyping our cubes of change, a 3 x 3 x 6 display to hold our limited-edition collaborations with like-minded artists, activists, and nonprofits. These displays will be found at retail pop-up events that appeal to lifestyle and streetwear cultures that embrace ethical consumerism.Each of the coffees, t-shirts, skate decks, and framed photos supports change by working with artists rather than factories, local retail stores rather than big box stores, and giving 1/3 to social good. Small craft manufacturers make everything; even the coffees come from small family-run farms, and wood artisans design and build the displays.

Meet Boxy, a scrappy little coffee with a big voice whose first words were, "C, mon city planners; we need you to be a part of the solution and change the zoning laws." You see, many mayors and city managers don't see the link between city zoning and homelessness. However, Boxy does, and he also believes in positive capitalism.Boxy knows that if zoning laws are written to promote private-sector solutions built by local builders and developers, capitalism and the pursuit of profits will solve many of today's housing issues.Boxy is currently on the road gathering solutions from architects, non-profit organizations,...

So, apparently, while Boxy (Breyting’s Mascot) was hanging out in Detroit, he became friends with Bill Danforth, aka The American Nomad! The two are calling on skaters to help spread the word about Boxy’s mission to get people to rock Boxy’s deck to raise support for the homeless.Boxy is supporting small, localized non-profits that offer direct assistance. Think boots on the ground—to get people to medical appointments, provide food and clothing, and get people and families out of makeshift camps and into shelters.Help spread the word and share this post.Click here to check out the deck.

One excruciatingly painful lesson Breyting has learned is that we cannot stop injustice and cruelty from happening in the world. Still, we can bear witness to these horrible actions by taking the time to document these events and listen to the stories of those who were hurt.Artists play a crucial role in this process by using their art to capture these traumatic events, helping us all process the experience and lighten our emotional load through a shared understanding. Without artists, the world would be a bleak and heartless place to live. Pictured is a metal art sculpture made from a...

Our coffee to help Laos (Vietnam's neighbor) heal from the Southeast Asian conflicts began with sharing wok-roasted coffee with a group of Lao coffee farmers. The conversation turned to sharing traditional coffee-growing methods and their struggles growing coffee in Laos. Indeed, there were many obstacles, so we asked if there was something Breyting could do to help. Their response was immediate and profound: help us remove the bombs that are killing our people and help us sell our coffee so we can afford to educate our children so they can escape poverty.Coffee: Farmers in Laos faced a significant hurdle in selling...

Breyting's mission is to mobilize movements by leveraging the creative arts and fundraising innovations. But is this work best achieved through a for-profit or non-profit legal entity? And what is the best way to leave Breyting to future generations of change-makers?Some of you might be shocked to learn that Japanese Keiretsu's and Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, known as Gung Ho International Committee, use non-profits to control raw materials, land, and labor; thus, much of the world's wealth. In fact, some of the world's largest brands are non-profits like IKEA, the furniture company. Did you just gasp and say wait, what? Well,...

Meet Leo David. He spent 8 years in the army, and his expression says what all veterans feel: Wait, we can die together, but not live together?This is a reality in many cities, especially university towns. Many local municipalities refuse to remove old, outdated ordinances that violate property rights by using zoning to prohibit more than two unrelated people from living in the same home, regardless of the number of bedrooms the house has.These occupancy limit laws are one of many reasons housing solutions cannot be built today, and prevent non-profits that work to provide veterans with housing from operating in these cities.This...