\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T123000 LOCATION:Zoom @ RSVP SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Public Bank East Bay URL:http://occupysf.net/index.php/event/public-bank-east-bay-6/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT END:VCALENDARWelcome to the Public Bank East Bay (PB EB). We are creating the first regional public bank in
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\nthe United S tates in over a hundred years\, where our public money will be used for th e public
\ngood. The PBEB will be capitalized by the municipalities o f Oakland\, Berkeley\, Richmond and
\nthe County of Alameda. The PB EB will also take deposits from these three cities and the
\nCounty. The deposits will provide money to make partnership loans to community- b ased small
\nbusinesses\, Land Trusts\, Co-ops\, and other efforts t o advance important projects in the East
\nBay in the areas of housin g and facilitating home ownership\, small businesses/entrepreneurship
\n\, and clean energy. We will help your local Community Banks\, Credit Unions\, and CDFIs by
\npartnering with them\, sharing risk and red ucing borrowing costs which will allow us all to create
\npolicies t hat promote equity in lending.You are invited to join the Friends of the Public Bank East Bay and other community groups and
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\nallies at a Town Hall to learn more about the proposed bank. RSVPWe want to hear from you! At the Town Hall you wil l have the opportunity to learn more about
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\nthe PBEB\, ask questions \, and most importantly provide your input on what products and
\ns ervices you would like the PBEB to provide.On this zoom you will have the opportunity to meet the newly-hired CEO and PBEB Board
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\nCan didates.Who should come? Community groups\, allies and folks wh o want to learn more.
\nTopics to be covered include PBEB support fo r:
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\n- Innovative Small business – including co-op lending\n
- Affordable Housing and Facilitating Homeownership
\n- Green Energy
\n- Land Trusts
\nWhen? Tuesday April 9th\, 2024\, 11am – 12:30pm
\nWhere? Join Zoom
\nWe very much look forward to meeting with you on April 9th. Â RSVP
\nFlyers about the business plan are available in English and Esp anol. Please write to publicbankeastbay@gmail.com if you want digital copies.
\nDebbie Notkin
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\nkit h@spicejar.org“We all know in our bones that it doesn’t have to be this hard.” — Isabel Wilkerson