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Dear John,
Next Wednesday lunchtime we’re hosting a webinar on ‘How racism built our money and banking system’. This discussion is crucial for understanding the racial inequalities built into and created by our institutions, and what we need to do together to change them.
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Those financially excluded are not a random selection of citizens, but are disproportionately Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. As American historian Ibram Kendi argues, “the origins of racism cannot be separated from the origins of capitalism.”
While the Bank of England and other financial institutions recently apologised for their ties with the slave trade, we must look deeper into the role of our money and banking system and its history to truly understand what actions are needed to address racial inequalities and the glaring racial wealth gap, that persists in the UK today.
Chaired by our Chief Executive Fran Boait, we’re delighted to welcome the following speakers to our panel:
Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University. His research focuses on resistance to racism and grassroots organisations. His latest book Black to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century was published in 2018. He also wrote Resisting Racism: Race, Inequality and the Black Supplementary School Movement in 2013 and is editor of the Blackness in Britain book series with Zed Books. He’s also written opinion pieces for the Guardian, Independent, Washington Post and CNN, is founder of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity; and co-chair of the BlackStudies Association.
Dr Juvaria Jafri, Lecturer in International Political Economy at City University of London. She studies financial development in the Global South, including inclusive finance, payment systems, and impact investing strategies. Her doctoral research studied how shadow banking practices and networks shaped inclusive finance in Pakistan. She holds degrees from the University of Toronto, Canada, and SZABIST, Pakistan and has several years of work experience in the financial sector.
Dr Carolina Alves, Joan Robinson Research Fellow in Heterodox Economics at Girton College, University of Cambridge. A co-founder of Diversifying and Decolonising Economics, she’s also an editor of the Developing Economics blog and sits on the Rebuilding Macroeconomics Advisory Board and the Progressive Economy Forum Council.
The webinar will run from 12.30 - 1.30pm next Wednesday 9th September. Please register for your free ticket now: |
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Once you've registered, the Zoom webinar link and password will be sent via email the day before the event or you can click on the event page on the day to join from there.
Hopefully see you there,
Rachel, Hannah and the rest of the Positive Money team
PS: This is the first in our autumn webinar series. Coming up are 'Debt, Inequality and Covid-19: The Perfect Storm', and 'Building Back Better with the Magic Money Tree'. We'll be in touch with dates and times for those later in September.
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