by Resource Generation | Jul 21, 2010 | RG News
two things have been on my mind a lot lately. one, the US Social Forum- particularly the conversations, workshops, and organizing around funding and being in the movement as someone with money, white skin, and class privilege. two, the reading i’ve been doing...
by Resource Generation | Jul 9, 2010 | Featured, Uncategorized
I stepped off the plane from the US Social Forum (USSF) in Detroit, and onto a luxury bicycle tour with my family. I never expected I’d hear the words, “luxury” and “bicycle” in the same sentence. But here I am, scribbling in my...
by Resource Generation | Jul 6, 2010 | Conferences, Featured, RG News
I was reading over the notes from Resource Generation’s final delegation meeting at the US Social Forum 2010 this morning and one question seemed apropos to this posting, “How can we leverage our privilege to support Detroit?” This is one example. It...
by Resource Generation | Jul 1, 2010 | Money Stories
My friend sent me a link to a podcast a few months ago from The Moth, a series that features true stories told live. The storyteller was Jamie Johnson, a documentary filmmaker who made Born Rich and The One Percent. Because I am the world’s slowest emailer, I only...