I spent most of last weekend in a puddle of sadness and overwhelm. Nothing was okay. Nothing I did mattered. Ominous Election Day countdown emails crowded my inbox (26 days until the apocalypse!). I had a meltdown about accidentally buying chicken sausage instead of pork sausage (true story). Does this sound familiar to you? Perhaps…
As people with class privilege, who were born into, adopted into, hired into, or partnered into class privilege, we are in the uncomfortable position of knowing that our access to wealth is part of what this racist, police violence is trying to protect. Resource Generation condemns the anti-Black violence embedded throughout police forces and white supremacy…
As young people with access to wealth, we want to amplify what Black people and communities of color have long said: police officers as a part of the state exist to protect whiteness and wealth at the expense of everyone else, especially Black people. We are updating resources to support the Movement or Black lives…
I first joined Resource Generation in 2013 because I wanted to be part of ending the harm of racial capitalism. I have been a member ever since. Being a member of Resource Generation over many years has deepened my accountability and commitment to wealth redistribution and helped me feel connected and grounded in this moment where stress…
Where We’ve Been From Iimay Ho, Resource Generation Executive Director Resource Generation was founded as a peer to peer donor organizing network back in 1998. From its very beginnings, co-founders Tracy Hewatt and Lynne Gerber were looking for peers to connect with – other young people with access to wealth and class privilege who wanted…
I’ve been making a series of exhausting decisions that I’m calling the “corona calculus.” Can I go get groceries if it means being less than 6 ft away from the cashier? Can I support my friend who is physically healthy but struggling with depression by seeing them in person but does that mean I can’t…
I’m embarrassed to admit that I’m into the British royal family. It’s one of the things about me that is least aligned with my politics – to be clear, I am not okay with hereditary monarchy or the British Empire. But through The Crown I became fascinated with the family dynamics of multiple generations navigating…
Introducing RG’s inaugural 2019-2020 RG Student Organizing Fellows! Student Organizing Fellows will be supporting RG student leaders on college campuses across the country to build strong relationships across class, bring more wealthy and class-privileged students into movements for racial and economic justice, and learn and develop skills along the way. I’m grateful to Harshita, Rose,…
As a community of young people with access to wealth and class privilege it is essential that we (staff and members) take the time to learn about the Black and Native lead organizing locally and nationally and to support in whatever ways we’re able.
We were proud to have sent a delegation of 8 RG members and 5 staff to Center for Popular Democracy’s People’s Convention last month! This was a big step in developing our national campaign partnership with CPD and in being a visible, organized group of young people with wealth in a space centering poor and…
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