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Let's Be Real: A New Economy Project PodcastLets Be Real, A New Economy Project podcast, int Author: New Economy Project
Lets Be Real, A New Economy Project podcast, introduces you to the people, places, and organizations at the forefront of the movement for justice in NYC. Interviews with organizers on the ground will let you know whats happening across the five boroughs, and how you can get involved. Follow us on iTunes or Soundcloud, and keep an eye on this page for podcast information and new episodes. And check our webpage at: http://www.neweconomynyc.org/letsbereal/ Language: en Genres: News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 11: New York State Community Equity Agenda Pt. 1
Wednesday, 1 April, 2020
Producers’ Note: This series of interviews was conducted before the COVID-19 outbreak. While we engage in mutual aid efforts and digital organizing, we think it’s important to continue releasing stories about community-led institutions that can support New Yorkers through our current crisis, and make NYC neighborhoods more resilient going forward – as we build a new economy that works for all. The next four episodes of Let’s Be Real focus on the NYS Community Equity Agenda, a statewide coalition that is calling for economic development that is community-led and grounded in community wealth-building and racial and economic justice. Each episode zooms in on an Equity Agenda priority, from promoting community-controlled financial institutions to ending wealth extraction throughout New York. This episode, we sit down with Melissa Marquez, CEO of Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union, a cooperative, member-owned, financial institution based in Rochester, NY. In our interview, we discuss the Equity Agenda’s recent victory, securing the first-ever funding for New York’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, the importance of building statewide power to fight entrenched economic and racial injustice, and why the Equity Agenda coalition is fighting for transformational change. For more information on organizations and projects featured in this podcast: New York State Community Equity Agenda Genesee Coop Federal Credit Union Hosted by Juleon Robinson | Produced by Sarah Ludwig & Juleon Robinson | Graphic by Ben Hagen
