by Resource Generation | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, Movement Moments, Stories
Like many working mothers, my mom’s office doubled as a daycare center. Much of my childhood was spent in my mom’s office, filing folders, stamping brochures, folding policies, and hiding underneath the table in the breakroom and playing fort with my younger brother....
by Resource Generation | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, Money Stories, Movement Moments, Navigating Family, Stories
“If you work hard, people will notice and you will be recognized.” Parts of that tale are true — at least for me as a young person with class privilege and access to wealth. Every week, I churn in a few dozen hours, and twice a month, a paycheck is deposited...
by Resource Generation | Apr 21, 2017 | Money Stories, Movement Moments, Stories
This April 29th, I’ll be in Washington D.C. marching alongside frontline communities — those who are being most directly impacted by climate change — for climate, jobs, and justice as part of the People’s Climate Movement. I’m also marching as someone...
by Resource Generation | Apr 19, 2017 | Money Stories, Movement Moments, Navigating Family, Stories, Young People of Color with Wealth
When you open the door the sound pulls you in like an undertow, humming electric and mechanical. Light seeps in through dented and dirty windows high in the metal ceiling. It smells like sweat and burnt plastic; to anyone else, a strange combination, but to me, this...
by Resource Generation | Apr 14, 2017 | Movement Moments, Tax Justice
By Ross ChapmanCampaigning for tax justice is a no-brainer when you see the math — which I did recently (and serendipitously in time for tax season and oncoming protests). The effective tax rates for the rich and poor in this country don’t track the real wealth...