Class Action works with a wide range of individuals, organizations and institutions. Since Class Action’s founding in 2004, our inspiring programs have reached more than 25,000 people in hundreds of contexts.
We’ve worked with student, staff and faculty at colleges and universities, as well as public and independent K-12 schools; philanthropic organizations and foundations; social change and community groups; health professionals; faith-based organizations and meditation centers; and nonprofits.
“It was honestly one of the best workshops I’ve ever been to. Everyone loved it and we’ve been having some great conversations on staff already.”
Mijo Lee, Executive Director, Social Justice Fund Northwest
“I wanted to relate to you what an absolutely fantastic job of training, interacting and discussing a difficult topic Rachel did with our FB Management team yesterday. We are moving forward with an action plan which involves staff which is exciting for most and a bit scary for others, but Rachel’s calming approach and depth of knowledge were the perfect tenor for the group.”
Richard Watkins, Human Resources Director, Food Bank of Western Mass
Colleges and Universities
- Amherst College, Amherst, MA
- Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
- Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- Barnard College, New York, NY
- Bates College, Lewiston, ME
- Boston College, Newton, MA
- Boston University, Boston, MA
- Bridegewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
- Brown University, Providence, RI
- Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Curry College, Milton, MA
- Colby College, Waterville, ME
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
- Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
- Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
- Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- Harvard College Office of Student Life, Cambridge, MA
- Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
- Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
- Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
- Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
- Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
- Lasell College, Newton, MA
- Macalester College, Minneapolis, MN
- Newbury College, Brookline, MA
- Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Providence College, Providence, RI
- Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
- Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
- Simmons College, Boston, MA
- Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Smith College, Northampton, MA
- Smith College F1GS, Northampton, MA
- St. Thomas University, Minneapolis, MN
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
- The Danielson Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA
- Tufts University, Somerville, MA
- Union Theology Seminary, NYC, NY
- University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
- University of Houston, Houston, TX
- University of Maine, Orono, ME
- University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Amherst, MA
- University of Massachusetts – Boston, Boston, MA
- National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE)
- University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
- University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
- Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
- Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
- Williams College, Williamstown, MA
- Working Class Student Union, Madison, WI
Philanthropic Organizations and Foundations
- Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD
- Arcus Foundation, New York, NY
- Consultative Group on Biological Diversity, San Francisco, CA
- Crossroads Fund, Chicago, IL
- Mount Grace Environmental Trust, Athol, MA
- New England Grassroots Environmental Fund, Newmarket, NH
- Northstar Fund, New York, NY
- PLACES program of The Funders Network, Manchester, NH
- Resource Generation, New York, NY
- Rudolf Steiner Foundation Social Finance, Petaluma, CA
- San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA
- Social Justice Fund Northwest, Seattle, WA
- Social Venture Network, San Diego, CA
- Third Wave Foundation, New York, NY
- Women Donors Network, San Francisco, CA
Nonprofit Organizations
- Central Florida Diversity Learning Series, Orlando, FL
- Compasspoint Nonprofit Services, Oakland, CA
- Northeast Pennsylvania Diversity Education Consortium, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Tech Networks of Boston, Boston, MA
- Third Sector New England, Boston, MA
- Ula Cafe, Jamaica Plain, MA
Public and Independent K-12 Schools
- Amherst Public Schools, Amherst, MA
- The Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Brearley School, New York, NY
- Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY
- Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY
- Cambridge Friends School, Cambridge, MA
- Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MA
- The Chapin School, New York, NY
- The Charles River School, Dover, MA
- Collegiate School, New York, NY
- The Common School, Amherst, MA
- Community Education Department of Robbinsdale Area Schools, Golden Valley, MN
- Fayerweather Street School, Cambridge, MA
- Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY
- Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC
- Groton School, Groton, MA
- The Hewitt School, New York, NY
- Hopkins Academy, Hadley, MA
- Justice, Equity, and Diversity Institute (JEDI) of New York State Association of Independent Schools
- Milton Academy, Milton, MA
- National Association of Independent Schools, New York, NY
- National Writers Union, New York, NY
- New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCORE), New York, NY
- Northfield Mount Hermon, Mount Hermon, MA
- One Nation Indivisible Conference, Hartford, CT
- Park Day School, Oakland, CA
- Puget Sound Community School, Seattle, WA
- Riverdale Country School, New York, NY
- Roberts Field School, Brooklyn, NY
- Robbinsdale Area Schools, Robbinsdale, MN
- Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA
- Teachers 4 Social Justice, San Francisco, CA
- Tenacre Country Day School, Wellesley, MA
- Tilton School, Tilton, NH
- William Penn Charter School, Pennsylvania, PA
Faith-based Organizations and Meditation Centers
- Community Church of Boston, Boston, MA
- First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA
- First Parish UU of Arlington, Arlington, MA
- First Parish in Brookline UU, Brookline, MA
- First Parish Framingham UU, Framingham, MA
- First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Harvard Hillel, Cambridge, MA
- Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA
- Melrose UU, Melrose, MA
- Pendle Hill, Pendle Hill, PA
- Sacred Design Lab
- The Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
- Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson, Hudson, MA
- Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice, Cambridge, MA
- United Methodist Women, New York, NY
Social Change and Community Groups
- AFL-CIO, Washington, DC
- Alternatives for Community & Environment, Roxbury, MA
- Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo, MI
- Arizona Advocacy Network, Phoenix, AZ
- Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, New York, NY
- Brazilian Women’s Group
- BEST corps. Boston, MA
- Better Future Project, Cambridge, MA
- Busboys and Poets, Washington, DC
- Center for Courage & Renewal, Seattle, WA
- Climate Justice Hub, Somerville, MA
- Common Bound New Economy Coalition Conference, Boston, MA
- Community Media Organizing Project, Southeastern US
- Cooperative Development Institute, Northampton, MA
- Deep Democracy, Tucson, AZ
- Diversity Matters, Boston, MA
- DREAM Program, Boston, MA
- Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
- Ending Poverty in Vermont Conference, Huntington, VT
- Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Hatfield, MA
- The Food Project, Boston, MA
- Homeless Action Center, Oakland, CA
- Housing Works, New York, NY
- Institute For Policy Studies, Washington, DC
- Jane Doe Inc., Boston, MA
- The Jamaica Plain Forum, Boston, MA
- Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition, Boston, MA
- Jobs with Justice, Boston, MA
- JOIN for Justice, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts Promise Fellows, MA
- Midwest Social Forum, Milwaukee, WI
- Mothers Out Front, Boston, MA
- National Federation for Just Communities
- Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, Minneapolis, MN
- New Economy Coalition, Boston, MA
- Oregon Food Bank, Portland, OR
- Perception Institute, USA
- Phillips Brooks House, Cambridge, MA
- Rainier Scholars, Seattle, WA
- Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project, Seattle, WA
- Responsible Wealth/UFE, Washington DC
- RoseWind Co-Housing Community, Port Townsend, WA
- Sociocracy for All, Amherst, MA
- Solid Ground, Seattle, WA
- South Street Youth, Jamaica Plain, MA
- Tools for Change, Seattle, WA
- Toxics Action Center, Boston, MA
- Upper Valley Haven, Junction, VT
- White Privilege Conference, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
- White Privilege Symposium New England
- Winchester ABC, Winchester, MA
- Winchester Multicultural Network, Winchester, MA
- World of Wellesley, Wellesley, MA
- Youth Enrichment Services, Boston, MA
Participant Voices
Activist, Exploring Class Workshop Participant, Bay Area: “The Exploring Class workshop is excellent and very pragmatic. It holds space for analysis, emotion, connection and reflection.”
Nick Yaffee, Principal: “Class Action established a safe, supportive atmosphere for meaningful and powerful learning to further dialogue on class and race. Reflecting on our own personal histories around issues of class and examining how class differences affect our students’ success in school, they were able to engage, stimulate thought and reinvigorate our group.”
Andrea Walsh, Co-director, World Fellowship: “Class Action workshops provide an incomparable opportunity to share real feelings about real fear around money.”
Giavanna Munafo Associate Director for Training and Educational Program, Dartmouth College: “Class Action brought such clarity and passion to the issues that people were able to make both intellectual and emotional discoveries about themselves and the world around them.”
Portia Cornell, MA, MS Author of A Loss for Words, teacher & therapist: “Class Action workshops opened me to hidden biases I had about my class, my embarrassment, loneliness and the ways I have hidden from myself and others all my life. The workshops are a vigorous look at how our culture shapes us to stay within a small strata of culture, never admitting our isolation and prejudice that influence all our choices.”
Heather E. Bullock, PhD, Chair of the American Psychological Association’s Committee: “Class Action is a true leader in the fight to end classism and bridge the class divide. Through their innovative workshops, outstanding website, and other activities, Class Action challenges classist stereotypes, raises awareness of the structures that contribute to deepening inequality, and fosters cross-class alliances.”
Jamon Franklin, Exploring Class Workshop Participant: “Class is so pervasive to our experiences, it’s hard to realize until you have specific space in which to talk about it.”
Mount Holyoke College Student: “I liked best sharing our class backgrounds and laughing together about things that would be much more hurtful alone.”
Adj Marshall: “I really respect this organization because they ask hard questions.”
Iris May McGinnis: “I have taken several Class Action workshops and would take another if it came to town. It is such a safe non-judgmental place to discuss such a charged subject. Take one if you get a chance!”
Nonprofit director: “A wonderful – and interactive – presentation! Thank you for making this an excellent program – and a great foray into issues of class and environmental justice for all of us.”
Catherine D. David, Director of Communications, Shady Hill School: “Jenny’s presentation was terrific and very helpful in our school’s conversations about socioeconomic diversity.
Q: What learning will you carry back to your work and life?
- Community college maintenance worker: “Breaking the mold that we were born into and stepping into the new mold created by you.”
- Social worker: “Taking more client ideas into consideration.”
- Staff person of social service agency: “Although we are all put in different classes, we can all learn to work with one another regardless of our backgrounds. Respect one another and learn from one another. Hands-on activities – excellent job!”
