Classism is a system of beliefs and cultural attitudes that ranks people according to economic status, family lineage, job status, level of education, and other divisions. Middle-class and owning- or ruling-class people (dominant group members) are seen as smarter and more articulate than working-class and poor people (subordinated groups). In this way, dominant group members define for everyone else what is “normal” or “acceptable” in the class hierarchy. Classism also refers to the unequal access to resources and impaired financial mobility between class lines. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Public Health’s Role in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion July 14, 12-1 PM Register here.

SOAR Book Club, reading A Good Time for the Truth: Race in MN July 21, 12-1 PM Register here.

Antiracism Research for Health Equity July 27, 12-1 PM Register here.

LEARN | Classism in Minneapolis/St. Paul

This PBS documentary explores the intersection of racism and classism as it exists in Twin Cities housing market. 

"Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation? One answer is the spread of racist, restrictive real estate covenants in the early 20th century. Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive covenants after the turn of the last century to their final elimination in the late 1960s."

ACT | Attend a Community Zoom Discussion on Actualizing Equity

The Actualizing Equity event series is hosted by the Alliance (a coalition of community-based orgs. and advocacy groups for economic justice in the Twin Cities). The events are free, held on Zoom, and include topics such as actualizing equity in:

• transportation and transit
• community development
• housing and community ownership
• small business
• community engagement

GIVE | Center for Economic Inclusion

Sources

PSC-Cuny [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.psc-cuny.org/clarion/december-2011/wealth-wages-and-inequality-pictures

Class Action [Text]. Retrieved from https://classism.org/about-class/what-is-classism/

PBS: Minnesota Experience [Online Image and Text]. https://www.pbs.org/video/jim-crow-of-the-north-stijws/

The Alliance [Text]. http://thealliancetc.org/our-work/actualizing-equity/#1611854547999-070f0dc7-ad98

The Alliance [Online Image]. http://thealliancetc.org/about/aboutus/

Center for Economic Inclusion [Online Image]. https://www.centerforeconomicinclusion.org/

Center for Economic Inclusion [Text]. https://www.centerforeconomicinclusion.org/mission

This email was sent to all CEMS subscribers by student group CEMS SOAR located at Amundson Hall 421 Washington Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55455. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

mass email privacy statement