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DESCRIPTION:Public Bank East Bay invites you to Banking Independence Day 2025. Come 
 break bread with us, learn about public and community banking, and connect 
 with like-minded folks. Substantial finger foods will be served.\n\nDeep 
 budget cuts, financial instability, and political volatility are 
 threatening the health, safety, and economic well-being of our communities. 
 This current moment demonstrates in the starkest of ways the importance of 
 strong and resilient local financial systems. \n\nJournalist and author 
 Oscar Perry Abello (whose new book The Banks We Deserve traces the history 
 and potential of local, inclusive banking) will speak about the book, after 
 which Alameda County Treasurer Hank Levy and Richmond City Councilmember 
 Claudia Jimenez will join local community experts on the intersection 
 between banking and their work to explore how public banks can democratize 
 capital, create affordable housing, support small businesses, and advance 
 clean energy initiatives.   \n\nFriends of the Public Bank East Bay (PBEB) 
 is a grassroots-led initiative to create California’s first public bank 
 and is part of a growing national movement for locally owned, 
 mission-driven finance that puts community needs ahead of private profits. 
 It is endorsed by more than 25 local elected officials and more than 70 
 local nonprofits, unions, grassroots organizations, and political groups.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/06/18/18877353.php
SUMMARY:Banking Independence Day 2025
LOCATION:CoBiz\n1503 Macdonald Avenue\nRichmond, CA\n\nfree and no registration 
 required\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/06/18/18877353.php
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