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Getting to the roots of it all!
The Race/Class Intersections Program aims to create new understandings of the intersections between race and class, and provide strategies to help people of color respond to classism within and beyond their communities.
The program explores the unique ways that classism is experienced and is designed to better serve communities of color in their quest for justice by addressing concepts of classism in a framework that takes racism fully into account. Our programs and events also build bridges between low-income white communities and communities of color that jointly acknowledge the power of classism and racism.
We achieve this through:
- Building relationships with organizers and other leaders in communities of color, low-income communities, higher education, and social change organizations to help bridge differences
- Conducting workshops and trainings on race and class
- Hosting events and dialogues with a focus on class
- Presenting to groups and organizations
- Providing training and technical assistance to people of color and low-income people doing educational work on classism
- Collaborating with other social change organizations with similar goals
- Promoting resources on race/class intersections
Rhonda Soto, the Coordinator of the Race/Class Intersections program at Class Action, knows how important and challenging the work is to build awareness around issues of race and class, specifically what it can mean to a low-income person of color. Being bi-racial, born and raised in Harlem, New York, Rhonda has lived the experiences of race and class intersections. As a single parent on welfare, she moved to a culturally all-white suburban area. She continued her education and earned a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College.
Her long-standing interest in social justice has led Rhonda to become a vocal advocate, trainer, and consultant around issues of diversity, including facilitating workshops for teachers who serve a diverse population of students, with presentations at national conferences, dialogues on race/class, and interviews in the media. “I am passionate about the work and have a commitment to keeping it going and making a positive difference,” says Rhonda.
We invite you to check us out at www.classism.org or contact Rhonda at rsoto@classism.org or (413) 585-9709, ext.206.
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