Check out the Resource Generation. Its an amazing organization.
Resource Generation is a multiracial membership community of young people (18-35) with wealth and/or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power.
The Redistribution Story Bank is a compilation of stories that show what we mean by transformative redistribution of wealth, land and power. We hope that these short videos, audio interviews, and written blurbs will serve as seeds that spread, turning individual moments into collective action.
We need stories to expand our imagination of what is possible, explain the complexities (messy and beautiful!) of acting on our Redistribution Pledges, and learn from each other and our communities.
We hope that these short videos, audio interviews, and written blurbs will serve as seeds that spread, turning individual moments into collective action.
Julia, RG National Member Council
Why do you support the Redistribution Pledge and how are you doing with yours so far?
I support the Redistribution Pledge because it pushes me to set tangible goals and hold myself accountable to them, in community with others. So far, I have used my Redistribution Pledge to develop a plan to transfer my stock and brokerage accounts out of Wall Street and into community and values-aligned investments.
How would you describe your class background?
Top __ percentage?: 1%
What is your class identity?: owning class
Name a couple of “class privilege clues”: I have no student debt (or really debt of any kind), and I was able to travel internationally from an early age
Current Access to net wealth: around $1 mil. (mostly in real estate)
Where did the money come from? Briefly describe the source/history of wealth you have access to (family/individually):
My access to wealth is almost entirely from my parents, who immigrated to the US from Taiwan in the 80s and are both medical doctors. The bulk of my family’s current wealth was generated during my lifetime by my mother through 30+ years of real estate, business, and a variety of other investments.
How did you get involved in social justice movements, and how did you get connected with RG? What types of work are you inspired by and/or supporting and why?
I didn’t start getting involved in social justice movements until college, but I learned about community organizing and social justice from my mom at a young age from being involved in community farming and gardening projects that she started. I first learned about RG while I was an organizer in Ferguson (St. Louis), MO during the Ferguson Uprising and the It Starts Today campaign, where RG members were sending donations to local organizers in the St. Louis area. I had already been active in community organizing and the solidarity economy but didn’t identify myself as a possible RG member until 2016, when I started having more access to my family’s foundation. I’m deeply committed to and involved in organizations that are building a solidarity economy. Some of my movement homes include Solidarity Economy St. Louis, STL Mutual Aid, and the New Economy Coalition.