Rage at the system. Positivity that we can do better.
It’s the answer Manda gives every time someone asks how she gets through it: fury at the injustice, paired with stubborn hope that we can do better. Rage and Positivity is that answer, worn out loud.
The fire and the flower
The characters at the heart of this brand are Manda’s own drawings. The fire is the rage: hot, unruly, honest about how bad things are. The flower is the positivity: soft, stubborn, still growing anyway. They hold hands because neither one works alone. They exist in the same place, needed in tandem.
Who’s behind it
Amanda J. Richer is a human rights advocate, writer, and visual artist who brings frontline expertise to homelessness and housing policy. Her work centers one simple claim: housing is a human right. She writes at amandaricher.substack.com and shares her story readings on YouTube.
Why merch?
Because people kept asking her one question: how do you keep going? The answer deserved to be more than words. Every piece here says what you believe, without you having to explain it first.