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Tune in Nov 27th, 10:30 AM EST on WOL 1450 AM, 95.9 FM/ WOL Livestream for a special ✨Thanksgiving Edition✨ of Everything Co-op! Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein will discuss her book “The Banker Ladies” along with the strengths/limitations of being at the forefront of building solidarity economies.

We are delighted to share that Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein (Canada Research Chair in Africana Development and Feminist Political Economy at UofT) is joining the Capital Unlocked Summit as a featured speaker on November 13! 🍁 Get your tickets here!👇 www.newpowerlabs.org/capital-unlo...

Join us on ZOOM with our guest speakers Professor Sharon Wright Austin and Dr. Haddy Nije for our next Worlding Feminist Political Economies event on the 12 of November at 11 AM EST! 💫 “Daring to Conceptualize the Black Social Economy” RSVP by email now!

We recently hosted a panel for “Ethics in Business & Society: Feminist Economies, Fair Trade, and Digital Platforms” as part of our Worlding Feminist Political Economies series with thoughtful perspectives from our amazing speakers — PK Mutch, Andria Barrett, and Dr. Rafael Grohmann! ✨

🤓 Can't find the review of DISE members' book "Beyond Racial Capitalism: Cooperatives in the African Diaspora"?? 🤓 HERE IT IS www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

JOIN DISE COLLECTIVE MEMBER Dr. Ebun Joseph as she leads the country's Black History Month in Ireland! Sat Oct 4th 1:00 - 4:30, Priory Market, Tallaght, Dublin REGISTER at tinyurl.com/2aarvyv4

DISE Member @carolinehossein.bsky.social will be at Carlon U's Poli Sci Department in November for "The Banker Ladies and the Power of the Informal" MORE INFO HERE africanaeconomics.com/news-and-eve...

Last was an important panel on looking at co-operative models in the African diaspora that attempt to move beyond racial capitalism at DigiLabour with @carolinehossein.bsky.social, Sharon Wright Austin, Kevin Edmonds, Salewa Yinka Olawoye, and Silvane Silva www.youtube.com/watch?v=C956... (8/8)

Fresh book review of "Beyond Racial Capitalism" Edited and articles by @carolinehossein.bsky.social & Sharon Wright Austin More articles by DISE's Patricia Campos-Medina, @ebunjoseph.bsky.social , and Silvane Silva Five DISE Members in total! MORE HERE africanaeconomics.com/dise-news-an...

🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇲 Oct 23rd - Nov 2nd 2025 💲200usd/night The DISE Collective has organized a retreat, and has opened invitations to likeminded scholars. MORE INFO africanaeconomics.com/dise-news-an...

"Bridging Borders, Businesses, and Global Connections” On Sept 5th @carolinehossein.bsky.social spoke at U Windsor's School of Law as the Spotlight speaker. Read more Here! africanaeconomics.com/dise-news-an...

new award: a Bronze Medal from #IPPY! This book took everything out of me to get it through peer and legal reviews and published. #SSE #socialeconomy

Congrats to Dr. Patricia Campos Medina on the publication of her new book "Legalized Inequalities: Immigration and Race in the Low-wage Workplace" What keeps workers’ wages low, locks them into substandard working conditions & how is change thwarted? LEARN HERE africanaeconomics.com/dise-news-an...

DISE Member Dr. Mary Njeri Kinyanjui has recently been highlighted in a New Documentary Resilient Utu-Ubuntu Genius Africa Market Women showing the power of community, commerce and the unwavering spirit of Africa's women Full video RIGHT HERE www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj5...

This year's Worlding Feminist Political Economies Series is back! What are social economy institutions? Why do we need them? Suzanne Bergeron, Jennifer Ross & Ati Ashtari explain! JOIN US! @iaffe.bsky.social #economics #uoft

The DISE Collective is now over a dozen anti-racist feminist scholars working to combat social and business exclusion through community and academic projects. Today the DISE Collective strives to support and amplify the work of each of its members. Learn more here: africanaeconomics.com/who-we-are

The Department of Economics, at the University of Kerala, India 🇮🇳 will be hosting @carolinehossein.bsky.social 🇨🇦 on Tuesday August 19th, 2025. Dr. Hossein will speak about her latest book 📕 "The Banker Ladies: Vanguards of Solidarity Economics and Community-Based Banks". 🌍

The DISE Collective would like to welcome its newest member and elder, Dr. Faye Harrison! Her work has been of great influence, and she has mentored and worked with the Collective for years. Follow this link to learn more about her work ➡️ africanaeconomics.com/dise-news-an... #Economics

One week to go until the @iaffe.bsky.social conference “Social Justice through Solidarity”! Today’s feature from our collection on solidarity: @carolinehossein.bsky.social on how politicized economic solidarity is key for building ethical community economies.🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Curated open-access collection by @feministeconomics.bsky.social with 2025 @iaffe.bsky.social Conference theme Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating Solidarity within Feminist Economics Including DISE Collective member @carolinehossein.bsky.social and many others! HERE ➡️ lnkd.in/dEeANKK6

🐛 The DISE Collective has a new logo! Learn why the new logo incorporates a butterfly! 🦋 Here! africanaeconomics.com/dise-news-an... #imaginalcells #metamorphosis #solidarityeconomy #economicjustice

Happening now! #IAFFE2025, Caroline Hossein - "So many blinders are on when it comes to looking at race and racism in the academic field".

DISE's @carolinehossein.bsky.social will be speaking at this year’s @iaffe.bsky.social Conference! Zoom- June 20- "Sparking & Sustaining Solidarity Across Feminist Movements" info & register - iaffe.org #iaffe #socialjustice #feminist #economics #feministeconomics #uoft #utsc

🇬🇧 Dr. Hossein in London, UK! 🇬🇧 Join Dr. Hossein Jun 3rd, as she speaks about her book The Banker Ladies, and her work interviewing hundreds of Black women around the world africanaeconomics.com/news-and-eve... #blackfeminism #utsc #coop #coops #mutualaid #uoft #ucl #uoft #utsc @ucl.ac.uk

Join Prof @carolinehossein.bsky.social @utsc.bsky.social for this FALL course in #development #socialeconomy #coops #communityeconomies #MutualAid #globalsouth SIGN UP HERE utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/inte... #utsc #uoftoronto #uoft #uoftstudentlife #UTSCresearch

Discover the Caribbean's financial revolution! On the@strictlyfactspd podcast, Dr.Caroline Hossein explores ROSCAs (Padna, Susu, Boxhand) and how Banker Ladies drive grassroots finance for economic justice. Link: buff.ly/SGGkKSO #CaribbeanFinance #informalinstitutions

POSTPONED! Our International Women’s Day Event is on hold for now! We will be back - stay tuned for updates. Happy International Women’s Month! #IWD2025

ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY ‼️ This Friday, March 7th from 7-8:30pm, celebrate IWD w/ "How to Navigate The Academy as Radical Feminists" Hosted virtually by Serena Bahadur featuring UofT profs Notisha Massaquoi, Katherine Blouin & Husseina Dinani. Join here on Friday: utoronto.zoom.us/j/81685047771

Join us this International Women's Day for a virtual roundtable "How Can We Navigate the Academy as Radical Feminists" w/ UofT profs @NotishaMassaqu1@isisnaucratis & Husseina Dinani. March 7th 2025, 7-8:30 PM EST. 0: utoronto.zoom.us/j/ 81685047771

BHM 2025: honour with us Dr. Beverley Mullings of UofT for her decolonial, feminist scholarship. Learn more about her in her season 2 podcast episode, TAKING SIDES: INCLUSIVE ECONOMIES OVER EXTRACTIVE WORLD SYSTEMS, w host Serena Bahadur! Link 🔗: africanaeconomics.com/defys2/2024/... #BHM

BHM 2025: honour Professor Lisa Aubrey of @ArizonaState for her work in African and African American Studies, which empowers future global leaders and preserves the diaspora's rich legacy! Learn more about her: search.asu.edu/profile/1001... #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #DISECollective

BHM 2025: celebrate Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard with us! See her here in BHM profile & her season 1 episode of the Diverse Economies For Youth podcast, hosted by Arushi Dahiya! Link 🔗: africanaeconomics.com/diverse-econ... #blackhistorymonth #celebrateblackexcellence #disecollective

BHM 2025: celebrate DISE’s Dr. Talia Esnard with us. View her BHM profile here and her podcast episode featured in season 1 of the Diverse Economies For Youth (D.E.F.Y), with Arushi Dahiya! Link 🔗: africanaeconomics.com/diverse-econ... #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #blackscholars #DISECollective

BHM 2025: join us to celebrate Dr. Ebun Joseph! Learn more about her as a force against institutionalized racism in her season 2 episode on the Diverse Economies For Youth Podcast, Racial Capitalism and What Youth Can Do About It, with host Serena Bahadur. 🔗: africanaeconomics.com/defys2/2023/...

BHM 2025: we celebrate Dr. Njeri Kinyanjui! Learn more about her contributions to academia & beyond through her episode in Season 2 of the Diverse Economies For Youth Podcast, Letting African Women Define Ubuntu in the Market. #BHM 🔗: africanaeconomics.com/defys2/2023/...

This Black History Month, tune into the Diverse Economies for Youth Podcast hosted by Serena Bahadur! 🌍✨ Check out the podcast’s 2024 feature in The Varsity to listen, learn, and get inspired to build a more just economic future. Article 🔗: thevarsity.ca/2024/01/13/e...

This Black History Month 2025, we celebrate Sharon Wright Austin. Check her BHM profile highlighting her academic contributions, and get to know all about her with Diverse Economies For Youth podcast episode hosted by Arushi Dahiya! africanaeconomics.com/diverse-econ...

BHM 2025: we celebrate Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein as the founder of the DISE Collective and so, so much more. Check out her podcast episode “The Value of Membership-Based Institutions" with host Serena Bahadur on the Diverse Economies For Youth podcast! africanaeconomics.com/defys2/2023/...

Join us this February 2025 as we commemorate Black History Month with powerful stories, creativity, and culture. Proudly presented by the DISE Collective. Stay tuned for DISE members Black History Month profiles! 🖤 #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #DISE #CelebrateBlackExcellence

@carolinehossein.bsky.social ’s video, The Banker Ladies: Vanguards of the Solitary Economy, shows how women in community banking are reshaping the future of finance! 💰 Watch here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=oPfV...

Banker Ladies in Brussels!! On February 6th at 7pm, Dr. Caroline Hossein will be discussing and signing her latest book, The Banker Ladies. Entry is free - don't miss the chance for a meet and greet! 📖✍🏽

For the past 8 years, the #DISE collective has seen its feminist political economists committed to equality, justice and belonging. “We stand together, write together, and support one another no matter what.” @carolinehossein Get to know us at africanaeconomics.com/who-we-are

Despite the noise, it's key to pause and reflect on our true purpose in life. Grateful for Thomas Schindler's chat with Dr. Caroline Hossein on shaping a life of true Wohlstand - the Good Life. Listen here: podcast.regenerativemarktwirtschaft.org/episode/caro...

DISE NEWS 🗞️Oxford University Press launched Intersections, blending books & journals to spotlight cutting-edge research. Thrilled to announce @carolinehossein & Dr. Beverley Mullings are contributing new concept in interdisciplinary academic publishing! academic.oup.com/intersection...

Join @carolinehossein @ucl to explore how Black feminist Banker Ladies are revolutionizing human development through solidarity economies & ROSCAs! 📅 June 3, 2025 | 🕓 4-6 PM
📍 UCL IAS Common Ground
🔗 Register: ucl-bankerladies.eventbrite.co.uk #BankerLadies #SolidarityEconomics

UofT profs who openly support Palestine on social media are being called in to speak with their Dean's offices, despite them having no authority over their accounts. After profs discussed being targeted, did the university say or do enough in response? thevarsity.ca/2024/11/18/u...

Check out NewEconomyCoalition’s open-access resource list! They’re sharing everything from “What is an economy?” with Economics for Emancipation, to Cooperatives in the African Diaspora with Caroline Hossein and Sharon Austin 📖📚 Learn everything you need to know here: neweconomy.net/resource-lis...

Check out Dr. Caroline Hossein's Banker Ladies book on @utpress! With outstanding reviews, this contribution to Black Feminist economics is not one to miss out on. 📚 Learn more here: utorontopress.com/978148755703...

Introducing Esther Enyolu! The guest of S3E4: Gender Equality and ROSCAs gets candid about why women-led ROSCAs should be considered a social innovation. Once ROSCAs can be seen for the future they hold, Canada comes closer to an equal society. Listen here: africanaeconomics.com/defy-s3/2024...