Workshop Pricing Options

At We Are Finding Freedom, we use sliding scales for our workshops to both make them accessible for those with lower incomes & wealth and to center our values and politics on redistribution. We believe in a solidarity economy, one that centers racial and economic justice, and is based on care for all and not profit for some.

How to Place Yourself on Our Sliding Scale

We encourage you to take both income and wealth into consideration, though one’s wealth status is the most important when determining a sliding scale rate. Income is what you make (usually monthly) from a job, disability, social security, etc. Wealth is the personal property (homes, cars) + savings + income generating assets (real estate, investments) minus liabilities (debts, loans) within your network and/or family. Additionally, we encourage you to take your relative racial privilege and/or marginalization into account when choosing your rate. The questionnaire below is inspired by Resource Generation’s “Class Privilege Quiz”. Click here to learn more

  1. Ask yourself…

  • Are you and/or your family homeowners or landowners?

  • Have you attended private education institutions or do you have an advanced degree?

  • Are your bills or credit cards on autopay?

  • Are you able to access and afford healthcare or health insurance for you or your family members?

  • Do you have zero debt or low amounts of debt and/or do you have disposable income?

  • Do you have a safety net composed of “financially stable” or wealthy family and friends?

2. If your answers were…

  • Mostly Yes

    You should consider our:

    Redistribution Rate

    For currently upper-class participants. This redistribution of money enables more poor and working-class people to participate. Building together as white women across class is crucial to ending white supremacy.

  • Some Yes & No

    You should consider our:

    Full Rate

    For currently middle-class participants. These tickets are “at cost.” They enable us to cover the expenses related to putting on this workshop.

  • Mostly No

    You should consider our:

    Working-Class Rate

    For currently working-class participants only. Your perspective and life experience are invaluable.

  • All No

    You should consider our:

    Free Rate

    For currently poor participants only. If any amount is a true barrier to your participation, we invite you to register using a free ticket. Your perspective and life experience are invaluable. Limited availability.

We credit and thank Both/And for the sliding scale language used here.