Slow Factory

Slow Factory Environmental & social impact through open education and action. Slow Factory is a satellite boutique floating in space.

Slow Factory is an R&D Lab, hosts Study Hall conferences, all under the mission of Good for the Earth and Good for the People. Its aesthetic is taken from the open-source movement. Founded on August 5, 2012 – the day that the Curiosity rover landed on Mars - we use NASA’s open data images of the Earth and of space, taken by satellites and telescopes. We re-purpose and re-sample in order to create

new meaning. We are the new luxury: the timeless and the temporary built into sustainable essentials that are built to last, crafted in Italy and New York.

Still here ❤️ thinking about possible futures.
08/26/2026

Still here ❤️ thinking about possible futures.

07/28/2026

Hi 👋 سيلين سمعان 🇱🇧 Céline Semaan here inviting us to political imagination with Celine Semaan

We don’t need another design explaining just how horrible the situation is, we need community to radically imagine what can be. Join me on Celine Semaan ❤️ we are all we’ve got.

Here’s what you can do to help free Sama Safi: Call or email your senator and ask them to publicly demand her immediate ...
07/24/2026

Here’s what you can do to help free Sama Safi:

Call or email your senator and ask them to publicly demand her immediate release.

Post her name and story everywhere you can, and tag your representatives directly so they can’t look away.

Sign the petition circulating through IMEU action page ( imeupolicyproject org/release-sama-safi) Share it. ❤️

Every day she goes without proper medical care in Israeli prison is a day her health deteriorates further. This isn’t just about her freedom, it’s about her survival.

On Sunday evening (July 19), the multibillion dollar fast fashion corporation SHEIN swiped a popular graphic design hono...
07/21/2026

On Sunday evening (July 19), the multibillion dollar fast fashion corporation SHEIN swiped a popular graphic design honoring the life and legacy of Black revolutionary, Assata Shakur. The art in question is a labor of love and product of the communications team at Dream Defenders, a national Black-led political formation based in Miami, Fla.

“I made this graphic with love to honor the life and legacy of Assata Shakur—who, even upon the day of her death, was disparaged on social media by prominent celebrities and politicians as nothing more than a criminal,” says Fe Worthington, the graphic designer behind the socialist organization’s branding and visual storytelling. “This graphic was not made for commercial use or financial gain. This graphic was never mocked up on a t-shirt.” Dream Defenders

SHEIN is, unfortunately, one of the largest clothing retailers in the world and a multibillion dollar corporation that relies on slave labor to create cheap clothing that harms the environment and exploits poor and working-class people. Their profits are maximized by the same type of individuals who were bold enough to celebrate the death of a freedom fighter.

The irony is also that SHEIN stole this design from a Black, anti-capitalist non-profit that stands against everything they are. Black legacy and lived experiences have only ever been “respected” when it’s to turn a profit, for the white gaze and mass consumption.

For Worthington, it’s especially disheartening as Black and marginalized creators compete with artificial intelligence and the theft of their own creative and intellectual properties.

“In a world where the work Black and brown artists create are stolen by AI and mega-corporations to fuel a system that keeps the same Black and brown people oppressed,” she adds, “it is so important to continue to create from the heart—channeling emotions, experience and heritage—the way only humankind can.”

SHEIN has had this promotion going for more than 24 hours. Dream Defenders, which is prepared to take legal action, has requested that the company cease and desist—remove the design from its social networks and the t-shirt item from its online store.

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Over the past 3 years Spain has often stood out as a nation whose policies do not bow to zionism as much as most Western...
07/20/2026

Over the past 3 years Spain has often stood out as a nation whose policies do not bow to zionism as much as most Western countries. So when Spain won the World Cup today against Argentina, a country with an openly zionist president, many have celebrated a metaphorical win for Freedom against colonialism and oppression.

May we see a free Palestine soon. Congratulations to Spain

Update on Lebanon via sarah abdallah (follow her for ongoing updates)
07/18/2026

Update on Lebanon via sarah abdallah (follow her for ongoing updates)

Football is Political: A Critical Media Literacy Guide By Dr. Maytha Alhassen (dr. maytha alhassen ميثاء الحسن) Like man...
07/08/2026

Football is Political: A Critical Media Literacy Guide
By Dr. Maytha Alhassen (dr. maytha alhassen ميثاء الحسن)

Like many folks yesterday, Dr. Alhassen unraveled after the Egypt-Argentina game. She thought about the context and history of what was unfolding in front of our eyes as collective witnesses. Here is a non-comprehensive list of insights into a game that in her words, ruined the rest of the World Cup for a lot of us.

Attention to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Amnesty International 🌎 Physicians for Human Rights and everyone who sees th...
07/05/2026

Attention to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Amnesty International 🌎 Physicians for Human Rights and everyone who sees this. Israel must free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya 💔 The least we could do is make his story known.

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