Moving money is one important way that white people can advance justice, whether by empowering communities of color or funding movement organizations. But deciding where to give, and how much, can be a challenging and emotional process. Over our next two chapter meetings we will come together to understand our own relationships to money and class and how they inform our decisions about giving money. These important discussions will help us create plans for our giving that align with our values, while also working to resolve feelings, such as anxiety or guilt, that may be rooted in our relationships with class and money. The first meeting will focus on unpacking these relationships, while the second will focus on how we decide about who to give to and how much—so please register for both the December and January meetings.
In the meantime, you can move some money today to support Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP), whose second annual Gala is coming up on December 2nd. Donate to help RAPP celebrate Families on the Frontline: Generations of Resistance. The Gala will honor leaders in the movement and offer tribute to the women, femmes, and nonbinary people of RAPP, whose unwavering dedication sustains communities, builds chosen families, and fuels the ongoing struggle.
There are also many upcoming opportunities to join the SURJ NYC Anti-Mass Incarceration Working Group in canvassing for RAPP. Canvassing takes place at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal (Manhattan side), on Thursday, November 21st; Friday, December 6th; and Monday, December 16th from 6pm-8pm, and is followed by food and conversation. Please join us!