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Coop Week 2022 - Jedi Roundtable
Part of this year’s Coop Week from October 16th - October 22nd will be a discussion entitled JEDI Roundtable : How Can Co-operatives Become Allies? Dr. Caroline Hossein will be one of six experts opening the event on Wednesday October 19th.
Hopper Lecture 2022 - Halifax
Dr. Caroline Hossein is set to speak at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax on People-centred development: The value of mutual aid financial groups by Africana women.
Event Tomorrow (Sept 30th 2pm)
What Does It Mean to Study International Development: A Conversation among Undergraduates in the Field
Lecture Series: September 20th
On September 20th Dr Haddy Njie and Dr Mary Njeri Kinyanjui opened this year’s Worlding Feminist Solidarity Economies Lecture Series.
#CiteBlackWomen
Recent events have put a long standing issue to the forefront. Dr Anne-Maria Makhlu and Dr Christen Smith speak about this problem in the latest issue of Cultural Anthropology.
2nd Annual Banker Ladies Council Meeting
The second annual Banker Ladies Council will be meeting on August 22nd.
Upcoming Book Publication
Beyond Racial Capitalism - Co-operatives in the African Diaspora is edited by Dr. Caroline Hossein, Dr Sharon Austin and Dr Kevin Edmonds, and will be available early 2023.
Consequences of the Trucker Convoy
Dr. Caroline Hossein and PhD student James Patriquin explain the possible consequences of the Federal Government’s use of the Emergency’s Act on February 14th 2022.
Canada’s bid to protect its democracy by corralling informal funding groups could have unintended outcomes counter to its aims.
Lunchtime Conversation
Dr. Caroline Hossein will be speaking about her work while in Ireland.
Click for more info on Banker Ladies solidarity Economies Through ROCAS.
Dr. Hossein Interviewed By CBC
An Alternative Banking Option
“The idea of trying to undo racism will mean they will have to undo their corporate commercialized sell sell sell banking culture, and they are not prepared to do that.” - Dr. Caroline Hossein, PhD, expert in business and economics
So what should we do?
Dr. Hossein Interviewed by CBC's Go Public
Hardik Patel knew something wasn't right when a Royal Bank customer service agent told him there was only one way he could access his online RRSP account — he'd have to open a chequing account, with monthly fees.
2022 Women’s Economic Resilience Summit
The virtual summit will convene hundreds of changemakers and speakers working to advance gender equity and economic empowerment from across Canada and around the world. We’ll dive into topics like feminist philanthropy, feminist movements, feminist public policy, entrepreneurship, care, leadership, and a whole lot more.