Organizations:

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)  – Defends the fundamental rights outlined in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These include the right to freedom of speech and assembly, the right to religious freedom, due process of law, equality before the law and the right to privacy. 

The Bail Project – An organization that works to prevent incarceration and combat racial and economic disparities in the bail system.

Death Penalty Focus  – Founded in 1988, Death Penalty Focus is a non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment through grassroots organizing, research, and the dissemination of information about the death penalty and its alternatives.

National Bail Out – A Black-led and Black-centered collective working to end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration.

Southern Poverty Law Center – The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.

Businesses:

The Borgen Project’s List of Ethical Fashion Brands Alleviating Poverty

Business Insider’s 12 Ethical Companies to Shop From if You Like to Put Your Money Where Your Values Are

Buzzfeed’s List of 25 Brands That Actually Help Struggling Latin American Artisans

Classy’s 6 Socially Responsible Business to Applaud

The Good Trade’s 35 Ethical and Sustainable Clothing Brands Betting Against Fast Fashion

Green Matter’s 8 Ethical Companies to Support This Gift-Giving Season    

The Manual’s List of Brands that Give Back

Books:

Book Authority’s  95 Best Income Inequality Books of All Time

Book Riot’s List of 100 Must-Read Books about Social Policy in America

Book Riot’s 11 of the Best YA Books About Poverty  

Book Riot’s 5 Books About Homelessness to Better Understand the Issue

CNN’s 99 Must Reads on Income Inequality

Electric Lit’s 10 Novels About How the Working Class is Constantly Getting Screwed

Goodread’s List of Nonfiction Books about the American Working Class

Human Rights Career’s 5 Books About Homelessness and How It Can Be Addressed

Oxfam’s List of 18 Books to Change Your Perspective about Poverty

Movies/TV:

Class Action’s List of Films on Class, Wealth, and Power

IndieWire’s List of the Best 21st Century Movie about Class Anxiety

Inequality.Org’s List of of the Top 10 Films About Inequality

Screen Rant’s Top 10 Movies About Class Conflict from the Past Decade

Podcasts:

94.1 KPFA’s “Against the Grain: American Capitalism and Class Conflict”

NPR’s Special Series “Living in the Middle”

Stitcher’s Podcast “Working People”

Street Watch LA’s We the Unhoused

Children’s Resources: 

Doing Good Together’s List of Picture Books about Poverty, Hunger, and Homelessness

Social Justice Book’s List of Early Childhood Books about Economic Class

Social Justice Book’s List of Books about Gentrification & Housing

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