February 29, 2024 18:30
Event Leaders: Claudia
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Event details
An evening panel discussion with the duo from Decolonising Economics and Sado Jirde, Director of BSWN, in conversation with panel facilitator, Rob Mitchell.
This event will be hosted both in-person and online.
Decolonising Economics is made up of Guppi Bola and Nonhlanhla (Noni) Makuyana who are inspired by the likes of Cooperation Jackson and others, and together organise and educate towards building a solidarity economy based on racial justice. In conversation with Sado, they will talk about divesting from whiteness, what alternative solutions to systemic racial and socio-economic inequalities a solidarity economy might offer, and what is needed to effectively build it and redistribute wealth, power, and resources towards racially marginalised communities.
This event has been organised in partnership with Coexist, as part of the Bristol Commons Network, and the University of Bristol, supported by UWE and the MyWorld research project.
Participants
Panellist – Sado Jirde (she/her)
Sado has been the Director of BSWN since 2013 and rebuilt the organisation’s profile and repositioned its role from an infrastructure body to a racial justice incubator, where alternative solutions to systemic racial and socio-economic inequalities issues are developed in collaboration with the Black and Minoritised communities across the City of Bristol and the South West region. Sado is active on several relevant boards and advisory structures including Bristol’s One City Economy board and Bristol University Court.
Panellist – Nonhlanhla (Noni) Makuyana (they/them)
Noni is a multidisciplinary artist, organiser and educator. Their work focuses on the research and archiving of economic liberatory practices that exist within Black queer communities, seeking to shift power and resources towards these communities. You can read more about their research on gal-dem and Africans in the Diaspora.
Panellist – Guppi Bola (she/her)
Guppi is a senior consultant strategist with over fifteen years of experience in economics, health and climate issues. Her academic background is in public health, which she uses to focus her strategic thinking on the root causes of social inequality and ill health. She is the author of Reimagining Public Health, a follow-up to her stint as Interim Director of Medact. She has been the Chair of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants since 2019-2022.
Facilitator – Rob Mitchell TBC (he/him)
Rob is a Creative Media Producer who studied Drama in Bristol. Rob primarily used media as a tool for engaging people and Communities, often with the aims of learning and civic participation. He is Co-founder of Firstborn Creatives with Shawn Sobers and former director of Black Pyramid Film and Video Project; much of his work has looked at issues of representation, history and belonging.
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Explore more…
If you’re interested in some background reading, check out these resources recommended by Noni and Guppi:
- Tax Justice Report: https://decolonisingeconomics.org/resources/
- Podcast: https://fromwhatiftowhatnext.libsyn.com/74-what-if-we-decolonised-economics
- Article: https://gal-dem.com/black-capitalism/
- Economics of Queerness video series: Videos//Economics of Queerness – Decolonising Economics
Further reading list (incl. academic texts):
About the Organisers
Fair Creative Economies is concerned with encouraging a creative economy that is high inclusion, high democracy and low carbon. One of the things we are exploring is alternative organizing models for the creative sector and beyond. The term ‘solidarity economy’ became popular in the Global South, specifically in Latin America. Principles include democratic decision-making, ecological sustainability, and social and racial justice. These align well with our project. Since becoming part of the Fair Creative Economies team, Claudia has wanted to bring the collective Decolonising Economics to Bristol. Together, Noni and Guppi have been doing some amazing work on the solidarity economy and racial justice.
Fair Creative Economies has teamed up with Black South West Network (BSWN), to organise this panel discussion in partnership with the Bristol Commons network. We would like to say a special thank you to the team at BSWN for hosting the event. They have been incredibly generous with their time and resources.