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New England Regional Organizer Nadav David is leaving RG after over 3 years on staff. We’re so sad to see him go, and we’re so excited to continue hearing from him in his new role building and supporting the solidarity economy! We wanted to share some shady appreciations for our comrade as he makes this move in roles and other moves in life.
Here’s 3 things we’ll miss about ND
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Nadav catfishing major agenda items as quick and snappy! Have you ever heard of a quick and snappy? We (BBLD) haven’t either thanks to our loquacious and visionary thinker Nadav. If Nadav has placed a simple “Wall Street Divestment” 5 mins on your team agenda, only to identify that this is a full meeting topic, you may be entitled at least $1 or an early meeting departure coupon. We will miss you Nadav, but we won’t miss needing to next action you bringing back an accurate time estimate for your meeting topics 😭
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Nadav’s unwavering commitment to a mediocre NBA franchise Before the beam was lit this year, Nadav proudly represented the Sacramento K*ngs like it was 2004. While we don’t support Monarchy’s he even admirably was one of the folks who donated money to local Sacramento organizations when the Kings continued their practice of losing between 2006 - 2022. The undeniable belief that winning is possible, even with the Sacramento Kings is truly admirable.
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Nadav’s heartfelt enthusiasm for movement tees. Whose “fire the bosses” or “let this radicalize you” shirts are we going to look at on Zooms now? If you have a merch sale fundraiser, we highly recommend that you reach out to Nadav!
All jokes aside, Nadav we’ve appreciated your grounded, deliberate, spirited approach to moving us closer to winning RG’s mission. We hope your next team knows how lucky they are to work with such a governance loving, spreadsheet hugging, playlist making, facilitating teammate. Congratulations Nadav, and we’ll miss you! BBLD
Registration Now Open: Making Money Make Change Nov. 9-12, 2023
Making Money Make Change (MMMC), Resource Generation’s signature annual gathering, is back in person this November in Nashville, TN! MMMC is for young people with access to wealth and class privilege (ages 18-35) who dream of a future in which land, wealth and power are equitably distributed and are ready to take action to turn that vision into reality. We’re so excited to be in person again after three years!
Register NOW for MMMC 2023 or learn more here:
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Experienced RGers, your leadership is needed to warmly welcome newcomers into RG. If you want to be a pod leader, please fill out both the Pod Leader Application [[link removed]] *and* the registration form for MMMC 2023.
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CHAPTER UPDATES
Bryn, Paige, Andrew, Ken Jon, Francesca, Carley, and Natalie came together in Cleveland while Jess zoomed in from Toledo. [[link removed]] Ohio Chapter
RG Ohio had a beautiful in-person get-together on May 29th to workshop money stories and discuss our priorities as a chapter for the coming months. A lovely new member Carley joined us from Columbus, and our beloved departing member Andrew got a chance to visit Lake Erie before moving away. Most importantly, we finally remembered to take a picture together!
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RG Portland is re-emerging after a few sleepy years and we are excited to see how much interest there is from young people in Portland! We hosted our backyard Summer Kickoff in July where we shared money stories, invited in folks new to RG, and committed to taking action together! People left the event with RG Posters that are going up around the city as well as commitments to participate in a Fall Praxis Group and plug in with organizations in the area such as PDX Housing Solidarity Project. Our connections to local RG alums and other regional chapters have helped us learn and grow and we are excited to keep the energy up this summer!
[[link removed]] Los Angeles, CA
RGLA had a generative in-person community gathering/organizer training with activist and organizer Chanelle Gallant. We ate delicious tacos, wore a collection of hats (literally), dreamed of future directions, and meditated on the differences between organizing and mobilizing.
We’ve continued our work with the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy—over the past year members of RGLA have been involved in removing literally 30 tons of debris and hoard left on the property when the land was rematriated.
In July RGLA was thrilled to be community sponsor of LA Co-op Lab’s Solidarity Economy House Party! LA Co-Op Lab [[link removed]] is a rad organization in LA that serves as a hub and training ground to explore and invent ways to build LA’s capacity for worker ownership. A crew of RGLAers joined others to eat delicious food, vibe to throwback jams, and meet new friends supporting worker rights and self-determination in LA, all provided by folks from worker owned cooperatives.
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RG's member-led Fund Abortion Now! Team is still looking for new members who have experience in or want to learn research/design skills. Check out this testimonial from a campaign member on what their experience in FAN has been like:
"Being a part of the Fund Abortion Now! campaign has been a highlight of my organizing in the past year! I've been able to contribute existing skills and learn new ones as well. Being a part of the Fundraising sub-group led to me learning important fundraising skills that I was then able to leverage for my local chapter to raise over $10,000 for a rapid response mutual aid ask. It's been so energizing to be a part of such a knowledgeable and dedicated campaign team."
Please reach out to [email protected] [[email protected]] if you're interested in joining the team!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Transformative Fundraising Training on August 17th (for dues-paying members only)
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET
Facilitators: Katie Wang, RG's Western Regional Organizer and Valeriya Epshteyn, RG's Membership Manager
In the lead-up to Resource Generation's Fall Redistribution Pledge & Membership Drive, we're offering a Transformative Fundraising training for dues-paying members! In this training, you'll build skills to fundraise for the equitable distribution of land, wealth and power. This training will also incorporate RG's Transformative Investment Principles. There will be time for live fundraising of each other in pairs. No prior experience necessary! This will be on zoom; zoom link will be sent out upon registration.
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How to clearly identify someone's self-interest in moving $
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How to make a strong ask for someone to increase their giving
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How to make integrated asks that include: divestment from Wall St, overall redistribution, RG membership, and local partner orgs   
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How to build accountability and make a follow-up plan!
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How to organize your RG peers to sign the Redistribution Pledge

Solidarity Economy / Transformative Investment Principles (SE/TIPs) Member Team
For almost two years, a team of RG members with the help and support of Nadav (we will miss you!!!) have been forming the Solidarity Economy / Transformative Investment Principles (SE/TIPs) member team. We are excited to share and *celebrate* this Partnership Proposal [[link removed]] with the rest of the RG community where we formally approved two incredible partners: New Economy Coalition (NEC) [[link removed]] and Solidarity Economy Principles Project (SEPP) [[link removed]] . This is the first major decision / vote that our group has made together so THANK YOU to everyone who participated, gave input, expressed concerns, and offered critique for how we can improve our processes.
Since working with the Solidarity Economy Principles Project, we've also received $9,830 in pledges from RG members supporting SEPP! THANK YOU to everyone who gave and participated in the amazing work that SEPP is doing.
We are actively recruiting and welcoming new members into our SE/TIPs member team! Check out our Overview Doc [[link removed]] and Email Anna [[email protected]?subject=SE/TIPS] and Chuck [[email protected]] to join our email list and begin participating! We will connect you to an active team member for a 1-1 conversation. Our full team meets every two months, alternating between community-building focused gatherings and project-focused meetings.
RG on break from August 28 - September 4
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🌻 As part of our ongoing efforts to promote a culture of care and rest, we’re closing the office next week. Can't wait to continue redistributing wealth, land, and power with you after our collective recharge. ⚡️Wishing you all a joyful rest. ✨
We'll see you in September ;)
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