Classified How to Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It for Social Change!

by Pittelman, Karen; Generation, Resource; Hein, Molly

• ISBN13: 9781933368085
• ISBN10: 193336808X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-23
• Publisher: Soft Skull

Summary

An illustrated how-to guide for young people with both money and progressive politics. The fight for economic justice can draw stark battle lines, with the fight portrayed simplistically as Us versus Them, with the rich in the role of Them. So where does that leave young people with wealth who believe in social change? Afraid of being branded the enemy, yet deeply committed to social justice, they're left in a confusing no-man's land. Complete with comics, exercises and personal stories, Classified gives readers the tools they need to encourage social change.

Author Biography

Karen Pittelman is the author of Resource Generation's Classified: How to Stop Hiding Your Privilege and Use It For Social Change from Soft Skull Press and served as RG's first program coordinator. At 25 she dissolved her $3 million trust fund to co-found the Chahara Foundation, a fund run by and for low-income women activists in Boston. She lives in New York City.

Resource Generation is a national non-profit organization that works with young people with financial wealth who believe in social change. Since 1996, the organization has offered a variety of programs educating young funders about social change philanthropy. RG is located in New York City and led by a cross-class board and staff.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
The first half of the book is about understanding privilege: Introduction	1	(93)
How to Use This Book	4	(1)
This Book Probably Isn't for Me	5	(10)
The Classified Files	15	(20)
Wealth = Class Privilege	35	(7)
Class Privilege → Wealth	42	(12)
The Fancyhood	54	(9)
The Not So Level Playing Field	63	(3)
Money Stories	66	(13)
The Side Effects	79	(11)
Playing a Supporting Role	90	(4)
The second half of the book is about taking action: Welcome to the Taking Action Section	94	(88)
Using Money For Social Change	102	(8)
Giving	110	(18)
Creating a Money Action Plan	128	(31)
Using Privilege for Social Change	159	(12)
Creating a Privilege Action Plan	171	(9)
What's Next?	180	(2)
Resource Section	182	(19)
Sponsors	201