by Resource Generation | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog
I’m danielle marilyn west, or danni, the new Development Director at RG! My hope in writing to you is share about my story, my background and orientation to what we are trying to do together: build and be transformative leaders for the redistribution of land, wealth,...
by Resource Generation | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action
Hello fellow RG’ers, and greetings from the South or Tidewater region of the country! We are writing to share about Triangle North Carolina RG chapter’s first public-facing campaign, which we called “Protect Durham Housing.” (Spoiler alert: it was a success, and we...
by Resource Generation | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Local Chapter, Money Stories, Personal Transformation, Wealth Redistribution in Action
On a sunny morning in May, I found myself at the post office getting my first ever money order. A few seconds later, I was making out a $2,000 payment to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. I was about to meet the mother of an 18-year-old Guatemalan young man named...
by Iimay | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Personal Transformation, Stories
I spent the first week of July at a people of color meditation retreat at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat in northern New Mexico. There I experienced deep silence, stunning nature, and teachings on joy, loving-kindness, equanimity, and compassion. I was on retreat with...
by Resource Generation | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog, Giving, Money Stories, Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action
At my second wedding ceremony, the octogenarian vicar said to the guests, “Let’s be honest, this couple’s initial wedding was quite lacking.” Pretty bold, right? But he was right. My first wedding was for legal purposes only — my spouse is a citizen of the...
by Resource Generation | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Stories
These days the average wedding cake costs about half-a-grand. Imagine working 64 hours back-to-back at minimum wage to save up $466 to buy a wedding cake for the soon-to-be most important day of your life, knowing that that chunk of change is actually a minor cost of...
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