Minneapolis printmaker Amanda Huber launches a grassroots block printing initiative from a spare bedroom during the ICE occupation, block printing on reclaimed apparel and raising over $32,500 for mutual aid across Minneapolis communities affected by ICE.
The first print was a reclaimed sweatshirt that already said “PLANTS” across it. Amanda Huber had the idea, thought it was pretty witty, carved the block and printed it. “PLANTS hate Fascists.” It worked. A Barbie sweatshirt followed, printed in hot pink. Then Paddington, Pokémon, Super Mario, the Golden Girls. The formula was simple: find an ironic reclaimed shirt, add “hates Fascists,” raise money for the people who needed it.
ANTIFAbrics started in late January 2026 out of the ICE occupation in Minneapolis, when families were afraid to leave their homes for basic necessities and Huber was looking for a way to help beyond protesting, donating and whistle-packing.
“I wanted to find something that would let me contribute on a bigger scale,” she says. “The resistance art coming out of the occupation was incredible, and with a bit of printmaking experience I decided this was my calling.”
The initiative runs from a spare bedroom, block printing on reclaimed fabrics, keeping the environment in mind while making political statement pieces that people actually want to wear.
The Resist Loon block, a riff on the viral MN Rebel Loon with Huber’s own modifications, became the core of the initiative after a thousand cuts of the lino. “That block felt like where the whole thing crystallised,” she says. “People connected with it immediately and it carried everything the project was about.” By the end of February, growing by word of mouth alone, ANTIFAbrics had raised over $500 for the Immigrant Defense Network. Since then, tabling at three mutual aid market events alongside other artists, the initiative has raised over $32,500 for mutual aid.
ANTIFAbrics continues to expand, with new block designs added regularly to reclaimed apparel. The ICE occupation in Minneapolis and across the US is ongoing.
Amanda Huber is a Minneapolis resident, GIS map maker for an environmental conservation organisation, and founder of ANTIFAbrics. She is an Ultimate Frisbee player, camper, hiker and fisherman who loves thrifting for one-of-a-kind items.
Website: antifabrics.my.canva.site Instagram: @ANTIFAbrics
ANTIFAbrics: Printmaking for a Cause, 2026 to present. Block prints on reclaimed apparel. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
