Why support public banking? Great Video !

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

“Ethical Markets proudly recommends this charming video explaining why public banking is necessary for healthy community development!

Enjoy!

I am honored to  serve on the Advisory Board of the Public Banking Institute.

~Hazel Henderson, Editor”

Public Banking Institute

Public Banking Institute News:

2018 has been the year of the public bank. As you can see from our latest map, people all across the country are becoming aware of, as one advocate put it, the “best kept secret in the country”: the successful power of a public bank.

2019 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the publicly owned Bank of North Dakota. You can help make 2019 the year public banks win!

**Thank you to everyone who’s working so hard to make Public Banks a reality! Please consider suggesting to your elected officials that they sign up for our PBI newsletter so that they can keep up to date.**

 

ICYMI

Video How a public bank can help your community

ICYMI: NEW VIDEO: Public banking made simple

The Public Banking Institute is often asked to explain the concept of public banking in a nutshell. The challenge is to do it in a way that reaches a broad demographic. People learning about public banking have very different backgrounds, and banking isn’t what most people talk about over dinner with friends. At its core, however, the idea is simple — a concept even a child can understand. We’ve written and produced this video — Public Banking Made Simple — to communicate the core concept in simple terms, showing how public banks can give towns and states more resources to apply to their community needs

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Coming Public Banking Events

New York City, NY | Nov 28, 1:00 – 2:00pm ET | Our Money, Our Future – Public Bank NYC
City Hall, 55 Steve Flanders Sq, New York, NY 10007. On Climate Finance Day, New Yorkers will call on NYC to divest from banks that fuel climate change and invest in our communities through a public bank. The City’s top banker, Chase, is the world’s largest backer of extreme fossil fuels. New Yorkers are demanding that public money be used for the public good, not private gain. More info hereFacebook event here.

San Francisco, CA | Dec 13, 6:00 – 7:30pm PT | Public Banking 101 at 350 Alabama St
350 Alabama Street San Francisco, CA, 94110. Public banking is where many divestment efforts converge. RE-Investment via public banking has re-emerged as an avenue to fulfill to these calls for divestment. Here in San Francisco, people are pushing for a movement to divest our city taxpayer money from Wall Street, and reinvest that money in affordable housing, green energy infrastructure, schools and more. ZERO financial background to come learn how we can take $11 BILLION of SF taxpayer money out of Wall Street and reinvest it into Our Streets. More info hereFacebook event here.

San Francisco, CA | Jan 10, 6:00 – 9:00pm PT | SF Public Bank Coalition Launch
The Women’s Building 3543 18th St #8, San Francisco, CA 94110. SF’s Defund DAPL Coalition and SF Public Bank are joining forces to launch a SF Public Bank Coalition with speakers, music, food and community. Learn how a city-owned public bank can bring San Francisco’s $11 billion budget “From Wall Street to Our Streets.” Strategize in break out sessions focused on student debt, affordable housing, renewable energy and more. More info hereFacebook event here.

 

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