PDA-CA forum on PUBLIC BANKING

PDA-CA forum on PUBLIC BANKING

WHAT’S IN A BANK?   WHY WE NEED PUBLIC BANKS & HOW WILL WE GET THEM SOON?
       Having learned how the “big banks” take our money and oft-times invest in things we don’t want, like fossil fuel businesses and corporations who create the mechanisms of war, we are in the midst of a movement to create public banks so we can invest in affordable housing, renewable energy, and other essentials of a society that shares and cares.
Our forum explores the history and progress of 4 Bay Area public bank endeavors and how close they are to making these a reality.   Our guests are:
JACKIE FIELDER–as a co-founder of the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, a lecturer in the College of Ethnic Studies (being a descendant of the Lakota Nation) at SF State, Jackie holds a Bachelor’s in Public Policy & a Master’s in Sociology from Stanford.
SUSAN HARMAN–having fallen in love with public banking 8 yrs. ago, Susan has been instrumental in getting the East Bay Public Bank through its feasibility study and on to its business plan.
JUDY YOUNG–following Ellen Brown’s work with the Public Banking Institute for many years, Judy was eager to add #Public Banks to her tweets with the South Bay Progressive Alliance, Public Banking Action Team.
LEE CLARK–in the aftermath of Santa Rosa’s fires, Lee feels the work on a Public Bank is critical for recovery from a severe financial crisis and replacing city infrastructure, in addition to many other social justice uses.
Because these and other public banking projects here in California will take some time to come to fruition, we will have CYNTHIA PAPERMASTER speaking on how we can divest our money from fossil fuels & the war machine NOW.   She is a coordinator of the Golden Gate Chapter of CODE-PINK and a member of the Berkeley Mayor’s Task Force on Socially Responsible Banking.
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