Class Action: Exploring Class in Times of Financial Meltdown

Start: 01/09/2009 9:00 am

End: 01/09/2009 5:00 pm

Presenter: Felice Yeskel

Location: Seattle, Washington

Cost/Registration: Open to the public, COSTS: (which includes snacks, lunch, and materials) are $145 for individuals, and $195 for folks with organizational support, with a limited number of partial scholarships available for those who need it.

Information: Steve Schnapp, sschnappfaireconomy.org

Description: UFE is a co-sponsor. Also co-sponored by Resource Generation
We will discuss these things and more:
- Our own class identities
- Assumptions we have about other classes
- Economic policies
- Changes in wealth distribution

Projects

Estate and Federal Taxes

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Responsible Wealth

A network of over 700 individuals who are among the wealthiest five percent of Americans who advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability.

Popular Economics Education

A series of participatory workshops that transform economic statistics into engaging learning experiences to move people to action.

Racial Wealth Divide

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Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative

A network of 28 state-level advocacy groups that promote fair and adequate taxation at the state and federal levels through grassroots organizing.