by Resource Generation | Mar 22, 2021 | Investing, Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action
By: Emily Duma (RG Board Member) and Taij Kumarie Moteelall (Media Sutra) At a Resource Generation National Membership Council meeting in 2018, we found ourselves in the midst of a generative conflict that planted the seeds for our cross-class and cross-race...
by Resource Generation | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog, News, RG News, Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action
We recently celebrated the 20th Anniversary of our Making Money Make Change conference! Making Money Make Change has been a signature part of Resource Generation’s work since our founding back in 1998. The original conference was a joint vision and collaboration...
by Resource Generation | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action
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 raised over $120k through grassroots efforts!). [A little background on our chapter: we...
by Resource Generation | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Local Chapter, Money Stories, Personal Transformation, Wealth Redistribution in Action
Over the last few months, images of children in cages triggered a lot of us into facing the awfulness of the U.S. immigration enforcement machine. The attention paid to separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border has also brought to light how ICE has been...
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 | May 31, 2018 | Blog, Giving, Personal Transformation, Stories, Wealth Redistribution in Action
In one year of Resource Generation membership, I have increased my giving from around $100 to $10,000 a year, which is 5% of my net wealth, and started organizing my family and friends to give. Even before I learned that my inheritance was a direct result of economic...
