How to Pay Reparations with WMSURJ
We encourage you to read below to learn more about deciding how much to pay in reparations, including a sliding scale of suggested amounts. We welcome contributions from anyone. To make monthly payments, make sure you check the "make this a monthly donation" box when you are sent to PayPal.
We encourage you to read below to learn more about deciding how much to pay in reparations, including a sliding scale of suggested amounts. We welcome contributions from anyone. To make monthly payments, make sure you check the "make this a monthly donation" box when you are sent to PayPal.
Where does this money go?
A note about language: We don't believe that reparations payments are "donations"- we believe they represent a debt owed to BIPOC by white people. However we are not able to change the PayPal button and language on their site at this time.
If you prefer to make a monthly payment using a credit or debit card rather than a paypal account, select the debit card option in the next step. If you would like to pay by check (and help us avoid online fees), please contact us by email for a mailing address.
We’re asking you to give boldly and courageously and to make some sacrifice, without giving more than what you need to live on. We gratefully welcome everyone’s contributions -- some of us can contribute $5 per month and some $500! We suggest you take some time to think about how much money you bring in, and the resources you have access to. Think about your monthly budget. If you are not sure how much to pay, try the amount on the sliding scale based on your income, and see how that works for you. Check out the list of factors that might impact how much money you have access to, and remember that you can skip or lower payments if you have hardship. Trust your gut -- this might feel a little scary!
We encourage you to include money in your income that you regularly expect from job(s), gifts from family, interest on an account, and any other sources. If you have access to money from family, add that to your income.
Life factors that may impact how much to pay**
Pay less on the scale if you:
Receive public assistance
Support dependents (children, parents, anyone else relying on your money)
Don’t have savings
Are formerly incarcerated
Are an immigrant and your status is threatened
Do illegal work or work that is unstable in some other way
Must make payments on debt that interfere with being able to access your basic needs
Are an elder with little support
Have less access to money because of abuse
Pay more on the scale if you:
Have few or no dependents
Have savings, investments, inherited money
Can ask people in your life for money
Own the home you live in and/or are accustomed to your basic needs being met
Choose to work less than you can and have higher earning power than you are currently tapping into
Travel for recreation
*Information on sliding scales comes from Ride Free Fearless Money
**Life factors come from Little Red Bird Botanicals
Life factors that may impact how much to pay**
Pay less on the scale if you:
Receive public assistance
Support dependents (children, parents, anyone else relying on your money)
Don’t have savings
Are formerly incarcerated
Are an immigrant and your status is threatened
Do illegal work or work that is unstable in some other way
Must make payments on debt that interfere with being able to access your basic needs
Are an elder with little support
Have less access to money because of abuse
Pay more on the scale if you:
Have few or no dependents
Have savings, investments, inherited money
Can ask people in your life for money
Own the home you live in and/or are accustomed to your basic needs being met
Choose to work less than you can and have higher earning power than you are currently tapping into
Travel for recreation
*Information on sliding scales comes from Ride Free Fearless Money
**Life factors come from Little Red Bird Botanicals
