Financial Activism with Jasmine Rashid

In this conversation Jenny and Jasmine discuss:

• Four common internalized stories we have about money
• Money trauma
• The importance of talking about money
• Jasmine's analogy of a water supply
• Philosophical questions of enough and fairness
• Banking: extractive vs. sustainable and community-oriented options
• Public banking
• Consumption decisions and Jasmine's no Amazon policy
• The irony of conscious consumption
• The role of third party certifications 
• Investment decisions and investing in place
• Structural economic implications of conscious investment and consumption
• Giving and receiving money through philanthropy
• Beyond personal finances: influencing financial flows
• Participatory budgeting
• Beyond financial flows: influencing corporate culture and decision making
• Employee activism
• Showing up for each other beyond money
• Acknowledging non financial capital
• Rethinking income: guaranteed income and UBI

Resources:

• Jasmine's website: https://www.jasminerashid.com/
• Trauma of Money program
• Friends of public banking pledge
• Just Economy Institute

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