Resistance
People are losing their jobs and their homes. People are struggling to survive. Some say that it’s a cycle, that it will work itself out if we just give it time.
Meanwhile, people are losing their jobs and their homes.
There is a moment when one simply gives up. That moment usually comes after the person has tried everything in his power to do something about it. If there’s no resistance, that moment happens exactly when it’s supposed to. If something gets in the way, that moment gets delayed. If enough things get in the way, that moment never happens.
Working Class Cards is my small contribution to the resistance. It lets people who have no money print their own greeting cards to give to someone to help them keep going. The messages, which can be edited and rewritten, are there to remind the card’s receiver that he or she is not alone.
The drawings are rough and simple and don’t require much ink to print. Nobody has to download a PDF reader or a Flash player or a media viewer in order to use the site.
The site isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s supposed to encourage people to create something for somebody they care about. It’s supposed to make people think of each other. It’s supposed to make people do something about it. It’s supposed to let them do this quickly and easily, with a cheap printer and scissors.
The web site is supposed to delay that moment of giving up.