Welcome to Class Action

Class Action inspires action to end classism. We raise awareness, facilitate cross-class dialogue, support cross-class alliances, and work with others to promote economic justice.

FY2010 Campaign Launched

Funding sought to honor co-founder Felice Yeskel and build for the future.

Read Jennifer Ladd's inspiring tribute to Felice...

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Upcoming Programs

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Class Action also consults with organizations and institutions.
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New Leadership Announced

 

Kristen Golden (left) was appointed executive director in May as Class Action Co-founder Felice Yeskel assumed new role as senior program specialist. Read more...

What do we mean by "class and classism"?

Intersections: Race, Class & Gender

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Feature Articles

"10 Ideas for Creating and Running a Cross-Class Giving Circle" by Jennifer Ladd, co-founder of Class Action
What is a giving circle? It is a group of people who pool money and make group decisions around how and where to make charitable gifts. Why might you want to create a giving circle? Giving circles can be wonderful ways to build relationships between pe

"Migrant Workers Sending Less Money to Latin America" by Miriam Jordan
Funds sent by overseas workers back to Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to drop steeply in 2009, shrinking a crucial source of cash for many families in the region.

"Meeting of America\'s Richest About \'Need,\' Attendee Says" by Russell Goldman and Eileen Murphy
Under a cloak of secrecy, some of the world's wealthiest people gathered in an unprecedented meeting early this month in New York City "to see how they can join together to do more," according to one attendee.

"A New Take on Tithing" by Claude Rosenberg & Tim Stone
oo often, individuals make decisions about how much money to donate to charitable causes on an ad hoc basis. As a result, many people give less money than they can actually afford. If the affluent contributed as much to nonprofits as the authors believe

"Too Poor to Make the News" by Barbara Ehrenreich
THE human side of the recession, in the new media genre that’s been called “recession porn,” is the story of an incremental descent from excess to frugality, from ease to austerity. The super-rich give up their personal jets; the upper middle class cut ba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

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"Where wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. Where wealth is distributed, the people are brought together."

~Confucius, 5th century B.C.

 

Last Call for Submissions: Class Action is putting together a cross-class anthology and we want your story! Deadline: June 30.


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