Class & Classism

Classified: How To Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It For Social Change by Karen Pittelman & Resource Generation

RG's very own! Classified is a guide for people with class privilege who are tired of cover-ups, who are ready to dig through the buried files and figure out how their privilege really works.

Class Action (www.classism.org)

Class Action's mission is to raise consciousness about the issues of class and money, and their impact on our individual lives, our relationships, organizations, institutions and culture. Through workshops, consultations, research and writings, they aim to heal the hurts of classism, and support the development of cross-class alliance building, and to support the movement of resources to where they are most needed.

United for a Fair Economy (www.faireconomy.org)

A national nonprofit organization focusing public attention and action on growing economic inequality in the United States. United for a Fair Economy has a variety of programs including popular education, research and media work. Responsible Wealth, a project of UFE, provides an organized voice for wealthy people to speak out against growing inequality. Share the Wealth, the action arm of UFE, engages in legislative action, arts and cultural work, and direct action.

Wealth for the Common Good
(http://wealthforcommongood.org)

A national network of business leaders, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation.

Other Political Resources

Any of the resources listed in the Social Change Philanthropy section can give you a great deal of information on the kinds of organizations that interest you. They are connected to many groups as funders and as colleagues. Reading the annual reports of these foundations will give you plenty of places to find engagement in social and political movements and action.