Member Gathering
Every year we host a national gathering, bringing together members (and brand new participants!) from across the country for skill-building, strategizing, networking and action.
In 2024, we're gathering in Toronto from September 27-29!
What's this all about?
Whether you’re just learning about our work for the first time or you’ve been organizing with Resource Movement for years already, this event will offer a powerful space for all of us to learn, grow, and share.
The Member Gathering will feature:
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Panel discussions featuring grassroots movement leaders
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Workshops to build key knowledge and skills for supporting social movements as a person with class privilege
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Strategy sessions, to shape RM's priorities for the coming year(s)
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Identity-based caucuses (e.g. BIPOC, sick/disabled) to reflect and look forward on RM’s work within our communities
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Collective care: lots of breaks, long lunches, chill spaces, childcare, active listeners, etc
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FOOD and FUN! Delicious meals, abundant snacks, art, singing, and more!
Come connect with like-minded folks for deep exploration of the forces shaping wealth inequality in Canada, reflect on where we fit within struggles for liberation, build skills and knowledge for taking action, and set priorities for RM’s collective next steps. It’s gonna be beautiful, messy, loving, challenging, powerful, and FUN!
Schedule Overview (full *draft* schedule here!)
Friday Sept 27
Saturday Sept 28
6:30-11:30pm
Growing Our Movements: Celebration & Fundraiser
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Our gathering opens with dinner and dancing!
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We’re partnering with the Groundswell Fund to host this amazing event at Glad Day, building community and moving money towards essential grassroots organizing.
9-10am
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Breakfast
10am-5pm
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Trainings, strategy sessions, health breaks, creative activities, delicious food and snacks, etc
5-8pm
Dinner & Discussion with Workers Action Centre (WAC)
Sunday Sept 29
9-10am
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Breakfast
10am-12:45pm
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MORE trainings, strategy sessions, health breaks, creative activities, snacks, etc
12:45-2pm
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Closing lunch
8:15-10:30pm
Film screening: "Ground Zero" at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival
Who Should Attend?
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Do you identify as a young person with access to class privilege and/or wealth*?
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Are you committed to working towards a more just and equitable society?
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Do you want to do this work collectively with other young people with wealth / class privilege, anchored in relationships to grassroots social movements?
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Are you eager to spend less energy hiding / feeling paralyzed by your privilege, and more energy leveraging it for economic, racial, and social justice?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this gathering is for you!
*Lots of people who are in the top 20% economically believe we’re “middle class”, because we compare ourselves to people who have more than us. In answering this question, we encourage you to use these income percentile and wealth percentile calculators to find out where you and your family fit (and if that feels overwhelming, you can definitely just guess for now).
Accessibility
We want this event to be as accessible as possible for everyone in our community!
Disability justice is not just about accommodations. It’s about modeling the futures we envision and proving that a care-based community is possible. As we practice these possibilities together, we are shaping a world in which all our people are safe day to day, especially those who are disabled, live with chronic illness, are racialized, are queer and trans, or hold other identities that disproportionately experience violence in today’s society. At this gathering, we will do everything we can for you to feel seen and cared for.
Some access considerations you can expect include:
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All activities will take place in spaces that are: wheelchair-accessible, scent-free, air-conditioned/well ventilated, with comfortable seating for all body shapes & sizes
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COVID protocol: masking required while indoors (except while eating/drinking), COVID rapid testing required - masks and rapid tests will be provided
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Breaks & chill spaces: we'll have 15-minute breaks between all sessions, and two designated chill spaces (one quiet, one silent) for people to use at any time
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Childcare will be available, and children will be welcome in all sessions
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Simultaneous interpretation (English/French) will be available in all sessions
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Active listeners will be available for 1-on-1 debriefs/support chats at all times
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Dietary needs will be taken into account for all meals and snacks
We'd love to hear from you with ideas for ways we can do better! Please reach out to jon@resourcemovement.org with any suggestions, or share them in the designated portion of the registration form.