The Black Research Network interviews Dr. Hossein as part of their Research Profile Series.

Watch the interview here.

You are invited to Financial Literacy 101: Understanding How Money Works.

Please join us for the perspectives of three professionals in the field concerning issues of community and wealth building, cooperative banks and their function inside of local communities.

A review of Dr. Hossein’s recent article in the National Review of Black Politics In it, entitled, The Legacy of Cooperatives among the African Diaspora: The Cases of Haiti and Grenada.

Dr. Hossein was interviewed by Simon Fraser University’s Radio Station CJSF 91.1 FM on their program Intravenus - Women and Gender Radio.

University of Toronto’s Black Research Network has released an article entitled UTSC prof explores the impact of solidarity economies, and the women driving economic change.

The Women's Multicultural Resource & Counselling Centre of Durham will to hosting a community event entitled Feminist Futures on Economic Co-operatives. Keynote speaker Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein will speak concerning Black and racialized women cooperatives in Canada.

On Monday January 17th from 8pm to 9:30PM Dr. Hossein joined with three other dynamic women to learn about ways to create more resilient communities through revolving credit circles, cooperative businesses, trade agreements, services, and more. Women often lead these local efforts that economists traditionally call “informal,” but why? Would becoming more “formal,” as some are now urging, improve mutual trust and security, or undermine it?

Dr. Hossein is interviewed about “Causing Good Trouble”: The Anti-Racist Feminist Leaders Redefining Social Enterprise in Toronto. Exploring how social enterprises founded on ethical and politicized action benefit communities and fight racism in the capitalist economy.

On Dec 9th, 10:30 EST, Dr. Hossein was interviewed by Vernon Oaks regarding her research into Solidarity Economies, The Black Social Economy, and the work of DISE to build stronger and just communities for Black and racialized people.

The latest collection of articles from the Forum for Social Economics are written by women from different countries and aim to deal with a range of division of labor asymmetries, with special emphasis on issues that women must face in different countries.

Dr. Hossein’s article is entitled Money Pools in the Americas: The African Diaspora’s Legacy in the Social Economy and is currently free to access for a limited time.

On October 6th Dr. Hossein participated in a series hosted by the NCBA-CLUSA.

Click here for her summary of her piece entitled The Invisible Impact of Women in Cooperatives

By Guelph Institute of Development Studies, and sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Date and time:

Tue, November 2, 2021

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT