Public Banking Institute Newsletter, Dec. 5, 2019

PUBLIC BANKING INSTITUTE NEWS: DEC 5, 2019

Inspired by the best: Public Banking Institute welcomes a great new slate of Advisory Board members  The Public Banking Institute is honored to have the perspective and expertise of this new team of advisors to guide us in spreading public banking nationally. We are grateful to have access to their knowledge and insights as we tackle the opportunities opening up for the public banking movement in 2020 and beyond. Find full bios at the link below. [read more]

Gar Alperovitz Co-Founder, The Democracy Collaborative and Co-Chair, Next System Project

Mehrsa Baradaran Professor of Banking Law at the University of California, Irvine

Amara Enyia Public Policy Consultant

Mike Gravel U.S. Senator

Thomas Greco Jr. Author, Educator, and Community Economist

Thomas Hanna Research Director at The Democracy Collaborative; Co-Director of TDC’s Theory, Policy, and Research Division

Bob Hasegawa Washington State Senator

Hazel Henderson President, Ethical Markets Media

Bob Hockett Edward Cornell Professor of Law

Michael Hudson President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri

Thomas Marois Senior Lecturer, Department of Development Studies SOAS, University of London

Ameya Pawar Senior Fellow – Economic Security Project, Senior Adviser – The Academy Group

Bill Sinclair Former Chair and CEO of First Washington Bancorp, Former faculty member of the Federal Reserve System

Tom Tresser Civic educator. Public defender.

Richard Wolff Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Visiting Professor International Affairs, New School University, New York City; Co-founder Democracy at Work; Host “Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff”

Video spotlight – 2020: The year public banks launch! This short video captures the soaring momentum that can make 2020 the year that public banks launch nationally. With the energy and guidance of our new Advisory Board, we have so much to achieve. With your support, we can make the coming year another historic one. Please consider a donation in this week of global generosity. [watch the video] [donate]

Together, we can make 2020 the year public banks LAUNCH! Thank you for your crucial support this groundbreaking year. Your donation now can help us make 2020 the year new public banks are established. Please update recurring donations. With our new website launch, we have a new donation system, so please update your account if you have a recurring donation.

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PBI video: Public banking sweeps across the country The fierce, dedicated, and determined public banking advocates across the country are leading the way to our future! To highlight the inspiring work and surging momentum of the nationwide public banking movement, PBI is proud to launch this short video that incorporates footage and photos collected from across the country. With it, we recognize the incredible achievements that advocates and elected officials have accomplished together and hope to inspire more support for public ownership of our financial institutions.

PBI video: Public Banking Made Easy Our latest animated video is helping thousands of people understand the basic concepts of public banking. Please help us make public banking common knowledge by sharing it with your friends and groups. Thank you for all your help!