We seem to be settling on meeting every two weeks, so after the May 11 meeting, the next one will probably be May 25 (unless we change that because of the Memorial Day Holiday). Email us for the Zoom link if you want to join, and also let us know if you’d like to plan an earlier conversation to bring you up to speed.
Things May Be Happening Fast
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant economic chaos cannot possibly be configured as good in any way. At the same time, the government bodies in the East Bay which have to support public banking for us to move forward are showing a substantially heightened level of interest. It’s too soon for us to say anything definite, so we’ll just say that we’re moving faster than we have in a long time.
One thing we can talk about is how we are working to be better featured in Oakland’s Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP), which is being finalized now during shelter-in-place. Despite very strong favorable responses to public banking from every one of ECAP’s focus groups, the task force seems to be committed to a small reference to public banking with no teeth behind it. We sent a detailed response to their language, and we hope they are paying attention.
Working Group Meetings:
Some of our working groups meet between organizers’ meetings, and others just confer by phone and email. You can plug into any one of these:
- Outreach to Organizations
- Outreach to Individuals
- Digital Outreach
- Advocacy (working with politicians)
- Governance
- California Public Banking Alliance
- Fundraising
- Operations
Just send us a note and we’ll help you get connected to the work you want to do.