Why Rich People Sharing Their Class Stories in Media Must Address Redistribution
Sharing our class stories as rich people matters only insofar as we address taking action toward the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power.
Sharing our class stories as rich people matters only insofar as we address taking action toward the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power.
“I was born into wealth, and I benefit from government handouts.”
Some of Resource Generation’s leaders of color with wealth share why attending Making Money Make Change changed their life and relationship to economic and racial justice.
If you come from or have earned wealth and believe in a future where wealth, land, and power are equitably shared, join us at MMMC so we can dream together about what’s next.
Individual wealth accumulation will never create collective safety and freedom for people of color.
Young wealthy folks have a place in social justice movements, but it requires being honest about our class and wealth. Don’t be silent.
Hoarding wealth, exploiting poor & working-class communities, gutting corporate regulations, & forcing austerity on the 99% cause economic insecurity, not immigrants.
Universities have a history of compounding wealth, land, and power among the wealthiest Americans. Young wealthy folks, like me, have a role in pushing back.
After I graduated from college, I learned I was the owner of a trust fund worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In June, I made my first gift of $80,000 to a social justice foundation.
Our reflections on Charlottesville and why organizing young people with wealth toward economic and racial justice is so increasingly critical.
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