Learning & Education
Praxis Program Fall/Winter 2026-27
Praxis is an education program for upper-middle-class and wealthy people who want to use their resources to build a better future.
Through seven workshops, participants deepen knowledge about the roots of inequality, create a donation and volunteering plan, and build increased self-awareness about how our class position influences our habits and perspectives. Within themed pods, participants support each other to act bravely and strategically, building the relationships needed to work through emotional barriers keeping us stuck in the status quo.
Since 2015, Resource Movement has run over fifteen Praxis programs, both in-person and online. We currently run an online program twice a year, in Spring and Fall/Winter.
🌱 Workshop Schedule 🌱
Your group facilitator will reach out to set up a 1:1 conversation at some point before the second workshop.
1️⃣ Nov 17: Welcome and political/economic context-setting
2️⃣ Nov 24: Race and class + theories of change
3️⃣ Dec 1: Money stories + Class conditioning
4️⃣ Dec 8: Introducing redistribution plans
3 WEEK WINTER BREAK – work on redistribution planning
5️⃣ Jan 5: How much is enough?
6️⃣ Jan 12: Redistribution planning special topics - content for this session will be based on interest from the participants
7️⃣ Jan 19: Closing, sharing redistribution planning, and next steps
Two Resource Movement members with expertise on particular topics facilitate each workshop. Expect at least one hour of reading or other prep work per week. We also provide learning resources for digging deeper into each topic!
💬 Frequently Asked Questions 💬
👥 Pod themes 👥
About one-third of each workshop is a presentation to the full group, and two-thirds of each workshop is discussion in "pods", which are small groups of people who have some experiences in common. Each pod is facilitated by an experienced RM member who is skilled in facilitation and well-versed in the Praxis program curriculum.
For this round of the Praxis program, we have facilitators who are ready to lead pods based on each of the following themes. If you are interested in participating in Praxis but would not fit into one of these pods, send us an email at rm_praxis@proton.me with some information about why you are interested in Praxis, and any particular themes you might want to explore. We can try to find facilitators to lead more pods!
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People in wealth disparity relationships: This Praxis pod explores how significant wealth disparities between partners can shape relationships, power dynamics, and shared decision-making. Together, we'll discuss values-aligned approaches to budgeting, and donation planning, with an eye toward equity, social justice, and building relationships that reflect our deepest commitments.
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Leftist organizers in Toronto: There are particular questions and considerations that come with organizing from a position of class privilege - whether you grew up upper middle class/wealthy or came into it in adulthood. Am I replicating unhelpful or harmful class patterns that I grew up with? Am I managing/redistributing my money in a way that’s aligned with my values? Am I ‘out’ to my community about my personal or family wealth? (should I be?) How do I ‘organize’ my family? How do I mobilize my access to a highly-resourced community towards economic justice? This Praxis pod is for you if you’re looking for a structured, supportive, reflexive, & action-oriented space to explore these questions with 3-4 Toronto-based folks who are in a similar position.
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Ultra-high-net-wealth: Resource Movement defines our ‘ultra high net wealth’ caucus as having personal wealth over $10M or family wealth over $50M.
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Student organizers raised upper-middle-class or wealthy
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Young People Raised Wealthy (Toronto IRL, online, or hybrid): This pod aims to gather people in their 20s and 30s who were raised in upper class families. Though we surely come from different backgrounds, we face some similar questions and issues given our class position. We may feel dissonance between our present principles and aspects of our upbringing. If we are racialized, children of immigrants, queer, or disabled, we may be anxious of downward class mobility but also generalized social precariousness. We may be trying to live out commitments to social and redistributive justice, but feel that our upbringing has left us with few tools to do so. We may face conflict with our parents about how to use wealth. If we are early in our careers, we may feel burdened by conflicting impulses about how to align our source(s) of income with our hopes for the global community. We might be looking ahead to inheriting significant (if not overwhelming) money in mid-to-longterm horizons.
Together, we will learn from and support each other through difficult questions like: How do I plan for a career that fulfills my values and desired social impact whilst taking into account my family’s wealth? How do I have clear conversations with my family about who was left behind in the growth of our wealth? How do I redistribute the wealth I have access to now in a way that takes proper account of my social position, my future, and our collective future? How do I carry out a redistribution plan that lives up to my values through times of personal transition and political uncertainty?
Have questions that aren’t on this list? Want to talk more?
Email us at rm_praxis@proton.me
Is this for me?
Praxis participants have varied stories of class and wealth, including but not limited to:
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Receiving or expecting to receive a substantial inheritance
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Growing up in an upper middle class or wealthy family
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Working a high-income job
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Growing up poor or working class and marrying into wealth
Generally, participants either come from families whose income or assets puts them in the top 20% of income earners or wealth holders; and/or participants’ personal assets or income puts them in the top 20%. This net wealth percentile calculator is a great resource. If you are unsure about whether this is the right fit for you, please reach out and we can have a conversation! info@resourcemovement.org
What can I expect to end the program with?
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A personal budget and redistribution plan: which you create based on a workbook we provide, along with sample plans from other RM members.
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Your “money story”: a clearer narrative about your class position – including how wealth was accumulated in your family lineage and/or personal life – and how you are using your resources for economic and social justice.
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Increased self-awareness about ways that class-based experiences may impact how you think and act, how you engage in work, movements, and personal relationships.
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Relationships with 2-4 other progressive upper-class people who can continue to support and challenge you.
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Increased knowledge about how capitalism creates inequality, and about alternative economic models that social movements are working for to build a more equal world.
What are the “pods”?
Everyone in Praxis is placed in a “pod” of 3-5 participants. Pods are created based on some kind of shared experience – in the registration form, you can indicate which pods you would/would not be interested in joining. About half of each workshop is spent in full-group presentations facilitated by past Praxis participants with relevant expertise, and the rest of the time is spent having conversations within pods.
Do I need to attend every workshop?
Ideally, yes! This is not a series of webinars. Establishing mutual trust and respect within your pod is what allows these groups to be supportive and accountable spaces for thought and action, and trust-building works best when everyone is showing up regularly. If you know in advance that you need to miss one or two sessions, you can still sign up – just indicate your absences on the registration form. If you know you would need to miss more than two sessions, we suggest that you plan to do Praxis the next time it is offered!
Why is it called “Praxis”?
"Praxis" refers to putting theory into action. The name emphasizes that reflection and dialogue are not just about deepening understanding for its own sake, but an essential part of engaging in active social change. Our program is inspired by and aligned with Resource Generation’s Praxis Groups, based in the United States.
Isn’t it a bad idea to gather upper class people together to talk amongst yourselves?
Because many social networks, workplaces, and educational spaces are class-influenced, upper-class people already regularly come together to talk amongst themselves. Praxis offers a politicized, facilitated space in which to have these conversations, created with feedback from cross-class movement partners.
We see ourselves in a longer tradition of people who hold power or privilege coming together to change their own behaviours and to work against the structures they in some way benefit from - like men organizing against sexism, and white people organizing against racism. We believe that upper class people are responsible for organizing our own communities into action in support of movements for a free and equitable future.
What is Resource Movement?
Resource Movement organizes upper-middle-class and wealthy people within Canada towards the redistribution of wealth, land, and power. A core piece of what we do is run Praxis. You can explore this website to learn more about our history, how we operate, and our other programs.