StreetWise INK is Memphis’ only T-Shirt Screen Printing Workers-Cooperative that is organized and operated exclusively by individuals with experiences of homelessness. We provide high-quality, custom, hand printed t-shirts for a variety of needs. Individuals who have experience or training in screen-printing are able to subsidize their income by working with StreetWise INK as well as to hopefully gain skills of the industry, and possibly become potential member-owners after incorporation.
1st Annual Member Meeting: StreetWise INK members held their first Annual Member Meeting on Monday, May 7th, 2018. With a full quorum, members discussed and voted on several topics. Some of the topics included: Deciding on rights & responsibilities of members, bylaw amendments, meeting with and officially electing advisory board members, bookkeeping and accountability measures, scheduling of worker-cooperative business ownership trainings for current members, prioritization of current member trainings before re-starting the free trainings, and deciding that the goal would be to train weekly in preparation to start off as a Member-Managed Worker-Cooperative at the end of the year or to reevaluate timing, entity type, etc. at that time.
Getting Down to Business: StreetWise INK is has been receiving so many price quote requests and new t-shirt order inquiries, that we are currently working on launching our own landing page on the MSPJC website and possibly even our own website to make things more efficient for potential customers as well as our members. We thank you all for your interest and business and can’t wait to share those with you as soon as they’re ready to roll out. Watch this space for updates!
Community Training Update: In case you missed it, MSPJC has been hosting free screen printing trainings for people with experiences of homelessness every other Saturday for the past few months. While we’re prioritizing member business ownership trainings, adding new material to update the current trainings, and changing the times and dates to better serve our community by being more accessible to people with transportation obstacles and other barriers, our regular Saturday trainings are postponed. In the meantime, if you’d like to assist or possibly partner with us in these and other possible trainings, please feel free to get in touch. Keep an eye on our Facebook for updates on future training dates!
Support StreetWise INK! We’re extremely grateful to everyone who has been interested in joining our Advisory Board! If you have certain skills you think might be helpful to StreetWise, we truly appreciate whatever way people can contribute. We’re currently seeking people with screen printing skills they’d like to teach and individuals who are experienced in business ownership and management to volunteer for whatever amount of time you have to offer to help us expand our skills and base.
We’re also on the lookout for free computers or laptops with Photoshop and/or Illustrator abilities if anyone happens to have an old one they aren’t using anymore.
We gladly accept all donations, as your support is what keeps the free trainings free, and us too. Thank you!
NEED SHIRTS??
****For Custom Order Inquiries, please fill out our Price Quote Form****
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StreetWise INK is a proud Community Coop Partner with Democracy at Work!