Constructing the Democratic Bank of Los Angeles with The Democracy Collaborative featuring Michael Brennan, Trinity Tran, Naveen Agrawal, Thomas Hanna, Rohan Grey.

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California in October 2019 passed a historic law to charter 10 local public banks. This webinar explores the challenge of getting the public banks’ mandates, missions, and programs properly aligned with maximum public engagement and accountability. Speakers explore the key details and questions that need to be addressed in order to ensure that these public banks empower communities and help solve the crises they face.

• Michael Brennan, research fellow at The Democracy Collaborative and author of the new report “Constructing the Democratic Public Bank: A Governance Proposal for the Los Angeles Public Bank”
• Trinity Tran, co-founder and organizer with Public Bank Los Angeles and the California Public Banking Alliance
• Naveen Agrawal, Public Bank Los Angeles organizer and author of the 2020 report “Public Bank Los Angeles: Public Finance for Social Good”
• Thomas Marois, senior fellow at University College London’s Institute for innovation and Public Purpose and author of the new book “Public Banks: Decarbonisation, Definancialisation, and Democratisation”
• Rohan Grey, assistant professor at Willamette University College of Law and founder and president of the Modern Money Network