In the last couple of weeks (and years), we’ve seen another marked rise in white supremacy – horrific violence against Black communities, and escalation of Islamophobia and fascism (Syrian refugee crisis, Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim plans). We also send our heartfelt condolences to victims of the San Bernardino shooting, and can’t help but notice the differential…
This story originally appeared on the Regenerative Finance website. Wowzers! Regenerative Finance just got back from Resource Generation’s annual conference Making Money Make Change (MMMC) and we are feeling inspired to act, excited to follow-through on commitments and challenged to dig deeper in confronting racism in our economy and in our lives.This year Regenerative Finance partnered with Resource Generation…
By Kate Aronoff In a political and economic system seemingly tailor-made for the 1 percent, backlash against “wealth therapy” — the trend of moneyed Americans seeking counsel through their Occupy-induced feeling of shame and isolation — is well-placed. While the top 0.1 percent of families in the United States possess as much wealth as the…
by Willa Conway and Cara Romanik On one of the first hot sticky days of June, a group of RG New Orleans chapter members and local organizers came together for an outdoor meeting to discuss our engagement with the ten-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as donor-organizers. First we went around the circle sharing what we…
Reflections on the campaign to fund Black liberation In the last year, the movement for Black liberation has grown at an exhilarating pace. Even as the systemic violence against Black lives continues, this social movement has built tremendous transformative power nationwide. In the late summer and fall of 2014, we in RG realized that our…
By Katherine Wolf and Lena Solow On May 9, North Star Fund convened over 500 New Yorkers at the Let Us Breathe Forum to discuss anti-Black racism and discrimination, support the development of Black leadership, and to brainstorm ideas for sustaining the movement for Black liberation that was ignited after the death of Michael Brown…
By Willa Conway It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose it is they themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be. One can give nothing whatever without giving oneself—that…
Written By RG Philly Chapter Leaders Kate Poole, Sarah Burgess & Julia Stone In this EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, Robin Hood talks with Prince John about his recent transformation and decision to join a movement to redistribute wealth on a massive scale. Robin Hood: Let’s get right to the point here, Prince John. Tell us, what’s behind…
This post is a part III of a three part blog series and RG campaign, “It Starts Today: Moving $1 Million to Black-Led, Black Liberation Organizing.” Visit our campaign webpage. Written by Lily Andrews, bex kolins, Jason Rodney, and Jen Willsea Young Black leaders in Ferguson and around the country have mobilized every day since August…
This post is a part II of a three part blog series and RG campaign, “It Starts Today: Moving $1 Million to Black-Led, Black Liberation Organizing.” Click here for more info on the campaign. Written by Lily Andrews, bex kolins, Jason Rodney, and Jen Willsea (Soundtrack for this post: “There’s Something Wrong With This Picture”…
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