ADVANCED REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

The current genocide in Palestine has many of us contemplating the ways our tax dollars fund the military, war, and other state violence; as well as what they do not fund nearly enough: schools, libraries, infrastructure, parks, rec centers, healthcare, etc.. In this Tax Resistance Teach-In, we’ll talk to Lincoln Rice, from The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, to learn about the decades long fight against our money funding wars and the military; as well as how people are currently resisting. We’ll also hear from Jeremy Keim-Shenk, from Tax the Rich PHL, on the campaign to fund our social programs (rather than war) by holding the wealthy accountable to coughing up the taxes which they so love to dodge. This event will be hybrid. Lincoln will be zooming in and Jeremy will be with us in person.You can also zoom in or join us in-person at Making Worlds to learn in community.

This event is part of the War Economy versus the Solidarity Economy Series, produced by Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance and Making Worlds Bookstore.

Jeremy Keim-Shenk has worked for the City and School District of Philadelphia for the past 10 years. He got involved with Philly Revenue Project, aka Tax the Rich PHL, after the explosion in city worker organizing against austerity which occurred in 2020 due to COVID-era budget cuts. Philly Revenue Project has researched, educated, and organized in support of making Philly's tax structure more progressive, with the goal of ensuring that the rich pay their fair share so we can fully fund our schools and public services.

Lincoln Rice, Coordinator of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC), which has been engaged in war tax resistance for decades.

A virtual option is available for registrants.