{"id":4701,"date":"2026-04-03T19:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/equity\/?page_id=4701"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:47:42","slug":"poverty-classism-working-towards-anti-classism-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/equity\/poverty-classism-working-towards-anti-classism-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Poverty, Classism, &amp; Working Towards Anti-classism in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this learning guide, we will explore the impact of class and classism on our personal lives and on those in poverty within U.S. class structures. Through increased awareness and understanding of individual, institutional, and cultural manifestations of classism within this context, we will identify ways of taking action to be anti-classist and make commitments to address and build change towards socio-economic justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this topic-specific learning guide, we recommend learners to move through each learning resource in the order they are listed. Each section has been organized to thread together learning resources and activities.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you engage with these resources, keep the following questions in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are your primary takeaways?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What questions do you still have?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start Here: Social Class Inventory and Reflection Questions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AUcPs2UYFTvSpWhb_ya2KUokTUpK9sng\/view?usp=sharing\">Classism Assumptions<\/a> by Suyemoto, Donovan, and Kim \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is your first memory of recognizing class differences?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How often do you engage in conversations about classism and\/or poverty?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why do you think you engage in these conversations frequently or infrequently?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you engage in these conversations how do you feel while doing so? (discomfort, confusion, anger, fear, pride, guilt, etc.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why might social class be a sensitive topic to discuss in communities?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activity:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AwXkxvQfOl0k7GU1VZvngWsB0iS16x3QWBuCHqOslDM\/copy?usp=sharing\">Social Class Inventory Self-Assessment and Reflection<\/a> by Suyemoto, Donovan, and Kim<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note: You will automatically be prompted to create your own copy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Part I. Concepts and Principles<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Learning Objective<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we work towards being anti-classist, we must first understand its concepts and principles. This section of learning reflects the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/equity\/social-justice-concepts-and-equity-principles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Justice Concepts and Equity Principles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> learning guide. We will move through resources that support understanding social class, classism, and poverty in the United States by highlighting foundational concepts and historical context. We will also learn about different forms of capital and how they function to reproduce class differences at the individual and group level.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">1. Read: Classism: Readings and Resources by Sharon Raz<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskoer.ca\/dsj2021\/chapter\/classism-reading-and-resources\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classism: Readings and Resources by Sharon Raz<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read and review the resources listed on this website. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the resource, how is classism defined at the institutional, cultural, and individual levels? In what ways does classism go beyond individual prejudice?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on the reading, how do you define social class, and what are the variables used to determine one\u2019s social class (e.g., income, education, power)?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can internalized classism affect individuals\u2019 self-esteem, expectations, and relationships?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are examples of negative impacts of classism in areas like employment, education, housing, and policy making?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why might the idea of meritocracy be misleading or harmful in the context of classism?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How might beliefs about meritocracy hide systemic inequalities?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Additional Resource:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Watch:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0a21mndoORE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Impacts of Social Class: Crash Course Sociology #25<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Crash Course<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">2. Read: Class in America by Gregory Mantsios <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Read:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Class in America<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Gregory Mantsios\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Readings for Diversity &amp; Social Justice 4th Edition, Chapter 26 | Pages: 173 \u2013 182<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Available in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/macalester.on.worldcat.org\/search\/detail\/1008972045?queryString=readings%20for%20social%20justice%20and%20diversity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeWitt Library<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><span>Please note that an electronic version of this chapter is currently not available online. If you are unable to access this chapter through the suggested means, please contact <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:equity@macalester.edu\"><i><span>equity@macalester.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are the four myths about class in the United States? <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How did these myths contribute to your socialization and understanding of class, classism, and poverty?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the relationship between class, race, and gender? <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How have you experienced or witnessed this play out in our society?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the connection between social class and education? <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What roles does your own education play in your understanding of social class?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does the structure of American society maintain class inequality? <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How have you unconsciously or consciously participated in this structure? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">3. Listen to: Factually! with Adam Conover: The Real Cause of Poverty with Matthew Desmond<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nXUbkhl_uuQ?si=bBdv9dElSb-rxITu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Podcast: Factually! with Adam Conover: The Real Cause of Poverty with Matthew Desmond<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the distinction Desmond draws between describing poverty as being &#8220;in America&#8221; versus &#8220;by America&#8221;? Which concept does his book focus on?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the &#8220;biggest myth about poverty in America&#8221; that Desmond argues must be rejected?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explain the concept of financial exploitation as it relates to the banking industry in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do benefits enjoyed by affluent customers often rely on the fees paid by the poorest customers?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explain why the stability of the U.S. poverty rate for decades, despite massive wealth, is interpreted as evidence that poverty is a structural problem rather than an inevitable economic outcome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Desmond suggests that affluent Americans are &#8220;contributing unwittingly&#8221; to poverty. Explain two ways that this complicity occurs through consumption or investment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How would reducing poverty offer security and freedom to everyone, including the currently affluent?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Part II. Critical Consciousness and Self-Awareness <\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Learning Objective<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this section of learning, we will unpack our own biases, assumptions, and collusion with classism and poverty. This section of learning reflects the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/equity\/critical-consciousness-and-self-awareness\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critical Consciousness and Self-Awareness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> learning guide. Expanding our self-awareness will allow us to authentically engage in the work and avoid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.bkconnection.com\/allies-accomplices-saviors-knowing-the-difference-to-maximize-impact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">saviorism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">1. Read: \u201cClass Dismissed\u201d by Laura Smith and Rebecca M. Redington <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Read: \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Class Dismissed\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laura Smith and Rebecca M. Redington<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4th Edition of Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, Chapter 27 | Pages: 182 \u2013 185<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note that an electronic version of this chapter is currently not available online. If you are unable to access this chapter. If you are unable to access this chapter through the suggested means, please contact <a href=\"mailto:equity@macalester.edu\">equity@macalester.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How have you colluded with classist microaggressions, microassaults, and microinsults?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can you interrupt classist microaggressions, microassaults, and microinsults?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How might these narratives be challenged or reframed?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does your own class background (or perceived class background) shape how you see the world?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you ever internalized classist beliefs (about yourself or others)? If so, how?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can you normalize the conversations of classism?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does it take to build trust across class differences (in personal relationships, at work, or in the community)?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does classism intersect with other forms of oppression (race, gender, sexuality, etc.)?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">2. Learning Activity: Budgeting in Poverty <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Learning Activity: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kvelUaBzeI-Ht-DQYpdL16jfdBJyJqcKQvUlW_D1Bak\/copy?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Budgeting in Poverty<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*You will be automatically prompted to create your own copy of this activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please read through the full activity description, the questions to consider while developing the budget, and the reflection questions and considerations after you complete the budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Complete the reflection questions listed in the activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While completing this activity, use the cycle of socialization and reflect on what lessons and messages someone who grew up in poverty may have learned based on their living situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">3. Read: Understanding the realities of poverty<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Understanding the realities of poverty<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These stories are included in this section of the learning guide to help us understand the realities of poverty. While engaging with these stories please note any emotions or resistance you may have and ask why they may be arising for you. These stories reveal a fraction of the totality of poverty, we must also interrogate the environment and system that allows these lived realities to exist, including our own biases and assumptions. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*All articles include an audio transcript.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/04\/26\/307186244\/fighting-poverty-by-helping-parents-and-children-at-once-in-okla\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Struggling To Get Out Of Poverty: The &#8216;Two Generation&#8217; Approach<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/05\/07\/309734339\/one-familys-story-shows-how-the-cycle-of-poverty-is-hard-to-break\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Family&#8217;s Story Shows How The Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/05\/07\/309734380\/the-changing-picture-of-poverty-hard-work-is-just-not-enough\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Changing Picture Of Poverty: Hard Work Is &#8216;Just Not Enough&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any, did an emotion(s) or resistance to these stories arise for you while engaging with these stories? Why do you think the emotions(s) or resistance arose for you?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What story stood out to you that illustrates the realities of poverty?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What examples were shared that illustrate how poverty affects daily life?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are the emotional impacts of poverty?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The stories suggest that poverty is not just about income. What else do these stories indicate poverty is about?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In your own words, what does \u201cthe cycle of poverty\u201d mean as shared through these stories?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-5\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-5\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">4. Watch: Explained | Racial Wealth Gap by Netflix<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-5\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6>Watch or listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mqrhn8khGLM\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explained | Racial Wealth Gap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Netflix<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the distinction between income and wealth?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The video discusses how wealth compounds over generations. How does one generation\u2019s inability to build wealth impact educational opportunities, homeownership, and entrepreneurship for the following generations?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The documentary points out that education alone cannot close the wealth gap. Consider Macalester&#8217;s approach to improving access and quality with initiatives like the Macalester Tuition Promise, Pre@Mac, Emergency Aid Program, etc, and analyze what additional measures would be necessary to address underlying barriers to resources and wealth disparities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Additional Resources:\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Read: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/15\/books\/review\/selingo-korn-levitz-college-admissions.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Separate and Unequal System of College Admissions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/15\/books\/review\/selingo-korn-levitz-college-admissions.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s Hard to Be Hungry on Spring Break<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Part III. Intersectionality and Liberatory Consciousness<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Learning Objective<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><b>Learning Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this section, we will learn about poverty and classism at the intersection of race. This section of learning reflects the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/equity\/intersectionality-and-liberatory-consciousness\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intersectionality and Liberatory Consciousness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> learning guide. Understanding poverty and classism from an intersectional perspective will allow us to build and advocate for policies with equitable distribution plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Note: We understand that poverty and classism can impact anyone regardless of race. We also understand that this analysis is not inclusive of other minoritized identities or individuals with multiple minortized identites. We encourage you to move beyond this learning guide and continue learning about poverty and classism at the intersection of other minortized identities and communities with multiple minortized identites.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">1. Watch: Reversing Runaway Inequality: Racial Capitalism by Citizen Action of New York<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Watch: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GdPRUWhBIqk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reversing Runaway Inequality: Racial Capitalism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Citizen Action of New York<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does the historical development of racial capitalism through colonialism and the financialization of slavery affect today\u2019s inequalities?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why is it important to view classism not in isolation, but as part of a broader system of inequality?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using the analysis in the video, how would you counter common objections to systemic economic change, such as meritocracy, \u201ccolorblindness,\u201d or \u201cwe just need better education\u201d?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">2. Learning Activity: Mapping Inequality by the University of Richmond  <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Learning Activity: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/dsl.richmond.edu\/panorama\/redlining\/map\/MN\/StPaul\/context#loc=12\/44.9379\/-93.106\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mapping Inequality <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by the University of Richmond\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mappingprejudice.umn.edu\/racial-covenants\/what-is-a-covenant\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is a Covenant?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> By the Mapping Prejudices project at the University of MN.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Learning Activity:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/dsl.richmond.edu\/panorama\/redlining\/map\/MN\/StPaul\/context#loc=12\/44.9379\/-93.106\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mapping Inequality <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by the University of Richmond\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Locate ÈÕº«¾«Æ· (A2) and learn about the history of redlining in the Macaleseter, Groveland, and Highland Park area. Select the surrounding areas and learn about their history of redlining.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you live in the Twin Cities, locate your area and learn about the history of redlining in your area, or explore areas that you frequently engage in or experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continue to move throughout the Twin Cities and Minnesota map and other cities across the US to learn about the history of redlining.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6><strong>Reflection Questions:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any, did an emotion(s) or resistance arise for you while you learned about the redlining of the Twin Cities and other cities across the US? Why do you think the emotions(s) or resistance arose for you?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Area A2 was documented as \u201cthe best residential one in the city of St. Paul.\u201d How are the historical implications of this and the surrounding areas still experienced today?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How often do you engage in or experience areas that are similar to each other?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you often engage in or experience areas similar to each other, why do you think this happens?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How often do you engage in or experience areas that are different from each other?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you often engage in or experience areas different from each other, why do you think this happens?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can we use the historical context and implications of redlining to address classism and poverty?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">3. Read: Exploring the MN Paradox by Tonya Jackman Hampton<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/spokesman-recorder.com\/2024\/11\/14\/minnesota-paradox-black-disparities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exploring the MN Paradox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Tonya Jackman Hampton<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is the Minnesota paradox and how have the historical impacts of redlining created the paradox?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any, how does learning about the MN paradox impact your understanding of \u201cMinnesota Nice\u201d?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can we use these analyses to create new policies and structures to reduce socioeconomic inequality within racial and ethnic groups?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Additional Resource\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncompass.org\/data-insights\/articles\/minnesota-paradox\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Minnesota Paradox<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by MN Compass\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-5\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-5\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">4. Analysis Activity: MN Compass &#8211; Poverty Index &amp; Disparities by Race and Ethnicity <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-5\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Analysis Activity: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1IVKRgwxmKaO4visk8EuN3SK9yK6akTBiffCXWQkkhLs\/copy?tab=t.0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MN Compass &#8211; Poverty Index &amp; Disparities by Race and Ethnicity<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*You will be automatically prompted to create your own copy of this activity.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using MN Compass, a part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilder.org\/wilder-research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wilder Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you will review socioeconomic and demographic data across Minnesota regions, racial, and ethnic groups. As you review each graph, consider the reflection questions listed in the activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><b>Additional Resources:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncompass.org\/data-insights\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MN Compass \u2013 Data Insights<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-6\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-6\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">5. Watch: How Can We Win? By Kimberly Jones <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-6\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Watch: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=llci8MVh8J4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Can We Win? By Kimberly Jones\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any, did an emotion(s) or resistance arise for you while watching and listening to Kimberly Jones? Why do you think the emotions(s) or resistance arose for you?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any, how have your bias or assumptions about poverty and classism been challenged while watching and listening to Kimberly Jones?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Threading together the MN paradox and the historical implications of redlining, how does poverty continue to show up the way it does in Minnesota\u2019s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communites?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the intersection of class and race, what lessons and messages may someone who grew up in poverty may have learned?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How may these lessons and messages impact the decisions they continue to make throughout their life?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Part IV. Application<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Learning Objective<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will review the implementation and impact of socio-economic justice initiatives. Then we will create an action plan to implement anti-classism practices into our daily lives. <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">1. Watch: Economic Justice \u2013 Implications for Family Economic Success and Wealth Creation by The Kresge Foundation <\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7AqFUSXTQss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Economic Justice \u2013 Implications for Family Economic Success and Wealth Creation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by The Kresge Foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video | 25:33<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><b>Reflection Questions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is a \u201cpeople-centered\u201d approach in creating and building policy related to economic access and success?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is philanthropy\u2019s role in socio-economic justice?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How was capitalism defined? Who benefits from capitalism? How can we begin to dismantle capitalism?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">2. Case Studies: Initiatives towards socio-economic justice<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><h6><b>Case Studies \u2013\u00a0Initiatives towards socio-economic justice<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listed below are financial and resource distribution plans created and implemented by federal and state governments or CEOs to advance a more socio-economically just society. Each is a real-life example of what happens when governments, communities, and people intentionally work together towards socioeconomic justice to eliminate poverty and classism. While reading the following initiatives, consider the following questions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who is most impacted by this initiative?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Were financial and\/or resources equitably distributed? Why or why not?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If not, how could the distribution plan been more equitable?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does the initiative address immediate needs and long-term financial and resource building?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is the initiative financially and operationally sustainable?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If not, what changes are required to sustain the initiative long term?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can this initiative inform other systemic change\/transformation?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If any, what inequalities are still let unaddressed in this initiative?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"boxed-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/great-society\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Great Society<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social programs that were created as a result of the Civil Rights Movement\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpaul.gov\/departments\/safety-inspections\/rent-buy-sell-property\/rent-stabilization\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rent Stabilization | Saint Paul<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.finalsite.net\/images\/v1699030430\/sppsorg\/rvy715w5jhhbef0t81na\/53400unpaidmealchargepolicyenglishdecember_1.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Paul Public School Free Lunch<\/span><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.mn.gov\/MDE\/dse\/FNS\/SNP\/free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free School Meals for Kids Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitypayments.com\/the-gravity-70k-min\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dan Price \u2013 The Gravity of $70k<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 Resource Distribution Plans\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockefellerfoundation.org\/national-covid-19-testing-action-plan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1-3-30 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Testing Distribution)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK564088\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Administering and Implementing an Effective and Equitable National COVID-19 Vaccination Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/municipalfinance.ri.gov\/sites\/g\/files\/xkgbur546\/files\/documents\/resources\/COVID19\/Summary-of-CARES-Act-FINAL.pdf#:~:text=On%20March%2027%2C%20President%20Trump%20signed%20the,total%20economic%20collapse%20in%20the%20wake%20of\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/coronavirus\/assistance-for-american-families-and-workers\/economic-impact-payments\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stimulus Check<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Economic Impact Payments)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">3. Create: Action Plan<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascd.org\/el\/articles\/moving-from-equity-awareness-to-action\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving Away from Equity Awareness to Action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Paul Gorski and Katy Swalwell<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DoXOOEgQaILm8UlBAgomt9b--jXFZuEJ\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 Ways to Check Your Privilege Around Poor and Working-Class Friends<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Shannon Weber\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GugAbZhGlhr8rWZRfNoqOUuKZUwew2Cc8KGuCPsFD8A\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fighting Classism: Choices and Actions\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Create: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 10 Ways to Check Your Privilege Around Poor and Working-Class Friends <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Fighting Classism: Choices and Actions, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">select 2-3 action items and create an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-yjDOPM9NqX90ty8Ajbx6mSLAcwZZ3WC\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Action Plan (Template)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to begin implementing anti-poverty and anti-classism practices into your daily life.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this learning guide, we will explore the impact of class and classism on our personal lives and on those in poverty within U.S. class structures. 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