CARW believes fundshifting is an essential part of anti-racist practice because of the disproportionate access that white folks have to wealth and resources (both historically and currently). Fundshifting is the intentional redistribution of unearned generational wealth in recognition of the harm, violence, and economic exclusion that white folks have benefitted from for centuries. Fundshifting is an act of solidarity. 
 

• Fundshifting rejects the scarcity mindset of capitalism and our cultural norm of hoarding wealth and aligns with a mindset of abundance

• Separate from “fundraising” which is often associated with charity and a white savior narrative.

• An act of solidarity, an essential part of anti-racist practice

• There are enough resources to go around but they are not currently equitably distributed 

 

True reparations must come from the government and must be aligned with changes to the structural and systemic issues that have created generations of harm, so we know that fundshifting is not reparations, but it is something that we can take on individually/personally while we work towards reparations politically. We ask CARW members to make a small monetary contribution to support the work of CARW (if you can), and to redistribute a greater monetary contribution towards BIPOC-led organizing. We recognize that CARW members come from cross-class backgrounds and that everyone’s capacity to contribute money is different.