The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and then Signature Bank prods the question, "Is my money safe?”

Might public banking help?

What are public banks, and how do they work? Who owns them, and how do they differ from private banks and credit unions? Would they replace our current system of banks, and could they prevent bank runs like those that recently led to the collapse of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank?

Why should I care, and what do public banks have to do with privacy?

At this month's event, Professor Rohan Grey, of Willamette University, will join us to talk about public banking and to answer these questions. He'll explain the difference between private and public banks and how public banking could help people, states, and communities in crisis.

Bring your questions, and come learn about public banking!

Please RSVP via this Meetup page or by sending an email to [email protected].

Speaker bio:

Professor Grey’s research focuses on the legal design and regulation of money and finance, including digital fiat currency, as well as broader issues of law and political economy. He teaches Contracts, Business Organizations, and Securities Regulation. He previously co-taught seminars on Fintech and Monies with Professor Robert Hockett at Cornell Law School, where he was a fellow with the Clarke Business Law Institute’s Program on the Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions and Markets, and facilitated a reading group on Law, Money, and Finance at Columbia Law School with Professor Jeffrey N. Gordon.

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