We are committed to making sure that finances are not a barrier to you coming to this event. If you can pay full price that would be great, and if full price is a bit more than your budget can handle, pay what you can.
Consider paying less on the scale if you:
• are supporting children or have other dependents
• have significant debt
• have medical expenses not covered by insurance
• receive public assistance
• have immigration-related expenses
• are an elder with limited financial support
• are an unpaid community organizer
• are a returning citizen who has been denied work due to incarceration history
Consider paying more on the scale if you:
• own the home you live in
• have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money
• travel recreationally
• have access to family money and resources in times of need
• work part time by choice
• have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.) Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize this as a choice.
The sliding scale is intended to be a map, inviting each of us to take inventory of our financial resources and look deeper at our levels of privilege. It is a way to challenge the classist and capitalist society we live in and work towards economic justice on a local level. While we ask you to take these factors into consideration, please don’t stress about it. Pay what feels right.
Youth under 18 are free. If you are under 18 and want to pay something that would be greatly appreciated (wording about our sliding scale based on Hadassah Damien's work at ridefreefearlessmoney.com)