Calling on the Community to Ask Santa Rosa Council to Bring Public Banking to their Agenda

[Jude Iam]

we've all woken up to the fact that banks are the 1% money-machines. here's an opportunity to support the creation of a people's bank, right here. jude

Dear Friends of Public Banking,

The City of Santa Rosa released their agenda yesterday for the Counsels goal setting meeting referred to as the "Executive Staff Workshop". This will take place this Thursday 4/20 and Friday 4/21 at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek at 170 Railroad Street in Santa Rosa. This is the time for the public to come and give voice to what they feel should be a priority for the council to bring forth to their agenda. This only happens once every 2 years. The public will be allowed to comment only on the Thursday, beginning at 9:00am.

I encourage any of you that have the time to come and speak in favor of the city of Santa Rosa establishing a Public Bank of Santa Rosa to please do so this Thursday. There are many reasons why this would be in the city's best interest including;

1. Divesting from the Wall Street banks that are using our tax dollars to fund such things as the Dakota Access Pipeline, and instead investing our money to fund our local economy's needs in infrastructure, small businesses, and student loans
2. Supporting our local banks and credit unions, through partnership loans,
3. Banking the cannabis cash and helping to ensure public safety,
4. Allow for the transparency of where our money is being deposited and assure that it is not invested in risky derivative ventures.

These are just a few of the suggested talking points. You can give a quick read on any or all of the three articles below to gather more information and build your talking points, or simply tell your own story of how you have been personally challenged by the current banking system. Was your home fraudulently foreclosed on by a Wall Street Bank? Did Wells Fargo open a fraudulent account in your name? Are you paying too high of interest on a student loan? Were your credit needs met when you attempted to gain a loan for a small business venture? Are you unable to bank your cash because you are in a marijuana related business? Do you want to see more funds available to the city to care for its housing and infrastructure needs? These are the types of stories that the city needs to hear in order to inspire them to move forward in establishing a Public Bank of Santa Rosa and this is going to require the village, so please do come, wear green in support of a Public Bank and share your stories.

Articles for further reading:
Public Banks: Bank of North Dakota - Institute for Self Reliance
https://ilsr.org/rule/bank-of-north-dakota-2/

Will Oakland Become the First US City to Ditch Wall Street and Establish a Public Bank? Gabrielle Canon
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakla...nt?oid=5812942

What a State Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey - Ellen Brown
https://ellenbrown.com/2017/04/11/wh...for-new-jersey/

To our collective best,
Shelly Browning
[email protected]


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