by Morgan Curtis, Social Justice Giving Coach

Quote by me, meme by Blue Heart Action, org I mention: Lead to Life

“The secret of great fortunes is a forgotten crime.” - Honoré de Balzac

While #GivingTuesday may inspire generous giving, it doesn’t question the harm caused in accruing wealth to begin with. Cue: #ReparationsMonday.

I invite you to reflect on where your family’s money story intersects with harm. Think about indigenous land theft, slavery, resource extraction, underpayment of workers, evasion of regulations, gentrification and displacement…

Where does this reflection point you towards in terms of moving $$ towards healing? In your wildest dreams, how does the next chapter of your family’s money story go?

The current call for reparations from Black and Indigenous communities

Want to learn more? Here are some phenomenal resources:

• The Movement for Black Lives Reparations Platform

• The NDN Collective’s Landback Manifesto

• The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit by Resource Generation

• This is what reparations could actually look like in America by Chuck Collins

• Reparations Summer by Black Land & Power

• Soul Fire Farm’s Reparations Map

What I’m reading at the moment

“The Rich Kids Who Want to Tear Down Capitalism” in The New York Times

I had the chance to speak with this reporter as she was bringing the story together. It’s great to see this sort of storytelling happening in an outlet with such a huge reach. Share with your friends/family members who might be curious to learn more about this movement for wealth redistribution.

Who I am called to support

Do you know any young people with wealth who are called to heal their ancestral legacy? Who are interested in courageously moving money, but have questions / worries / fears / blocks that have held them back, up until now?

I encourage you to forward this email to them! And if it’s you, I’d love to talk. I’m grateful to be able to offer coaching support to folks who have resources to move in solidarity with those most impacted by the intersecting crises of our time.

Newsletter namesake poem by Mary Oliver