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In this episode…I share the ways in which the war with Iran is impacting our global supply chain, some of the major macroeconomic impacts, what these might mean for our day-to-day lives. You’ll also hear about ways that you can prepare and take collective action to care for each other in the face of a potentially deepening economic crisis.

Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this episode is shared for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any specific securities. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always consult a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

Building Community In These Times - Experiments to Try:

Weed ‘n Brunch

Fill the Fridges

Plan a Neighborhood Potluck

Additional Resources:

Reimagine Wealth Pod 🎙️ Season 2, Episode 1: The Just Transition Framework

Iran Bombs Amazon, Threatens US Tech Companies As Trump Flails, Breaking Points

Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets’ The Guardian

AI boom threatened as Iran war triggers helium rationing, The Telegraph

The War in Iran: A Giant Leap Towards Collapse by The Honest Sorcerer

The Year of Preparedness: Storing Food by Margaret Killjoy

Dispatch from the Prepper Diaries by Nic Antoinette

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About The Show:

The show is a listener supported and self-funded project of Reimagine Wealth. It is created, edited, and produced by Jordyn Middlebrooks.

Episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode's Substack page.

The music is produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks. You can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian.

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In this episode…you’ll hear the New Orleans Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) chapter share how they’ve been organizing to stop Louisiana's State Treasury from renewing its investment in Israel Bonds that fund and support apartheid. You’ll also hear about the ways you can get involved and support this campaign.

Resources:

Sign the petition to end LA’s invesetment in Israel Bonds

See if you have an Israel Bond in your name: Call Israel Bonds “Client Support” at 888-519-4111 (you'll need your social security number)

LA’s Break the Bonds Resource Guide

JVP NOLA Instagram

JVP Break the Bonds Campaign (national campaign info)

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Help the show reach more ears. If this show resonates with you please share, restack, or leave a comment.

Most of what I create is free to access, and I want to keep it that way. Becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to support this work and keep it sustainable, and has the added bonus of being one way you to align your spending with your values.

About The Show:

The show is a listener supported and self-funded project of Reimagine Wealth. It is created, edited, and produced by Jordyn Middlebrooks.

Episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode's Substack page.

The music is produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks. You can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian.

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In this episode…you’ll hear about tenant organizing both as a power-building strategy and as a way to expand our organizing base. You’ll also get to hear more about the ways that you can support tenant organizing directly and about HouseUs, a pooled fund dedicated to supporting tenant organizing and tenant power.

About The Show:

Subscribe to the Reimagine Wealth Substack (episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode page on the Reimagine Wealth Substack).

Check out the Reimagine Wealth website for more information about my work.

Music produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks, you can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian.

Resources:

Support (or if you're a tenant organizer get support from) HouseUs

Mobius Organizing and Consulting (Kevin's Website)

NPQ Article: From Policy to Power: Centering People by Supporting Tenant Unions

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In this episode…you’ll hear more about the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund (JTIC Fund) that is working to operationalize the Just Transition Investment Framework. The JTIC Fund is a democratically controlled integrated capital fund that is governed by five movement partners:

1) Equitable Food-Oriented Development (EFOD)

2) Climate Justice Alliance (CJA)

3) Right to the City (RTTC)

4) East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EBPREC)

5) Moonsoon Fund

Everything shared is intended to be an example only, it is not an investment recommendation and should not be interpreted as investment advice.

Support the Show:

Subscribe (for free or upgrade to paid)

Help the show reach more ears. If this show resonates with you please share, restack, or leave a comment.

Most of what I create is free to access, and I want to keep it that way. Becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to support this work and keep it sustainable, and has the added bonus of being one way you to align your spending with your values.

About The Show:

The show is a listener supported and self-funded project of Reimagine Wealth. It is created, edited, and produced by Jordyn Middlebrooks.

Episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode's Substack page.

The music is produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks. You can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian.

Resources:

Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund

The JTIC Fund Tool Lending Library

Just Transition Investing Academy and Funder Organizing Institute

Equitable Food-Oriented Development (EFOD)

The EFOD Fund Playbook

Climate Justice Alliance (CJA)

Right to the City (RTTC)

East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EBPREC)

In the Media:

Impact Alpha: Financing a just transition means rewriting the rules: Here’s the toolkit

Proximate Investing: Liberating Wealth with Justice Funders

Nonprofit Quarterly: How to Flip the Script

Nonprofit Quarterly: Anchoring Communities: How to Combat Displacement Through Asset Ownership

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In this episode…you’ll hear more about the Just Transition Framework a “unifying and place-based set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy” that was developed by Movement Generation and Climate Justice Alliance.

Icons were designed by Micah Bazant; framework graphic designed by Design Action Collective.

I welcome additional input and clarification from folks involved in creating or stewarding this framework.

About The Show:

Subscribe to the Reimagine Wealth Substack (episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode page on the Reimagine Wealth Substack).

Check out the Reimagine Wealth website for more information about my work.

Music produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks, you can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian.

Resources:

Movement Generation & Climate Justice Alliance’s Just Transition Framework // la versión española

Movement Generation’s Just Transition zine: From Banks and Tanks to Cooperation and Caring: A Strategic Framework for a Just Transition // la versión española

Movement Generation

Climate Justice Alliance

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How Much Is Enough Cohort

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Season One of the Reimagine Wealth Pod is a wrap! 🎀

Here is what to expect looking ahead:

1) This podcast will be taking a seasonal pause and return in 2026 (although the exact timing is TBD).

2) I’m offering more workshops and group cohorts. Register here!

3) These updates, including opportunities to share feedback and more, will continue to be shared on this Substack, so subscribe to stay in the loop!

I look forward to sharing more stories, examples, and models with you all in the next season. Sending you all a lot of care and resilience till then.

music produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks - you can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian

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In this episode…you’ll hear from Diana Gisel Yañez (she/her) a money coach at All the Colors and and wealth manager at Natural Investments. In our conversation, Diana shares more about her path to find a values-aligned career, how she works to make financial knowledge accessible and supportive to communities of color and people without access to wealth, her identity as a highly sensitive person, how she orients to enoughness, and how keeping everyone in our heart can be a catalyst for transformation.

music produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks, you can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian

Subscribe to the Reimagine Wealth Substack (episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode page on the Reimagine Wealth Substack).

Register for an upcoming event!

Reimagine Wealth website

resources and links lifted up in this episode:

All the Colors website

LinkedIn

Instagram

Highly Sensitive Money YouTube

Highly Sensitive Money Podcast

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In this episode…you’ll hear from Michael Gast, who has spent more than a decade organizing young people with wealth towards the equitable distribution of land, wealth and power as a former Director of Resource Generation (RG). Since transitioning off RG staff in 2014, Michael has worked as a development director, fundraising consultant, donor educator, organizer and advisor.

He is now a co-creator and co-editor of a multimedia project called Organize the Rich that includes a Substack publication, a podcast, and most recently the book Free the People to Free the Money to Free the People: An Organize the Rich Anthology (preorder here)!

Support the Show:

Subscribe (for free or upgrade to paid)

Help the show reach more ears. If this show resonates with you please share, restack, or leave a comment.

Most of what I create is free to access, and I want to keep it that way. Becoming a paid subscriber is the best way to support this work and keep it sustainable, and has the added bonus of being one way you to align your spending with your values.

About The Show:

The show is a listener supported and self-funded project of Reimagine Wealth. It is created, edited, and produced by Jordyn Middlebrooks.

Episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode's Substack page.

The music is produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks. You can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian.

Resources and links lifted up in this episode:

Organize the Rich substack, podcast, and book

Organize the Rich resources

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in this episode…you’ll hear from Natalie Houchins (she/her) who is a writer, content designer, and a friend who helped bring me into the local Resource Generation community.  in her story you’ll hear about: 1) how the rapid gentrification in austin enabled her family’s own class ascension; 2) Natalie’s own grapplings around reconciling with an identity that holds both financial precarity and class privilege

publishing cadence? still figuring this out, check back or subscribe to see latest episodes!

music produced by my brother, Joshua Middlebrooks, you can find him on Soundcloud at Intothegerogian

Subscribe to the Reimagine Wealth Substack (episode transcriptions can be accessed through the episode page on the Reimagine Wealth Substack).

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resources and links lifted up in this episode:

Natalie’s website

wondering if you might be in the top 10%? check out Resource Generation’s Got Class Privilege Quiz?

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