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Beyond Racial Capitalism, Book Talk

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · Jan 16

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)

YouTube video by DigiLabour

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · 15d

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...

New Book Review — Diverse Solidarity Economies (DISE)

New review of Beyond Racial Capitalism: Cooperatives in the African Diaspora edited by DISE’s own Dr. Wright Austin and Dr. Hossein, and featuring members Dr Patricia Campos Medina, Dr. Silvane Silv...

DISE Retreat — Diverse Solidarity Economies (DISE)

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · 23d

🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇲
Oct 23rd - Nov 2nd 2025
💲200usd/night

The DISE Collective has organized a retreat, and has opened invitations to likeminded scholars.

MORE INFO
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Join the DISE Collective this upcoming Reading Week for much needed relaxation amongst likeminded scholars.

Hossein at U Windsor Law — Diverse Solidarity Economies (DISE)

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · 27d

"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!
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Dr. Caroline Hossein spoke as the Spotlight Feature at Bridging Borders, Businesses, and Global Connections.

RESILIENT UTU-UBUNTU GENIUS AFRICA MARKET WOMEN

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Caroline Shenaz Hossein, AKA #theDougla 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 @carolinehossein.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Sep 5

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
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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Sep 2

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...

YouTube video by mary kinyanjui

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Aug 5

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". 🌍

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Jul 11

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 ➡️
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#Economics

Racialized People, Women, and Social Enterprises: Politicized Economic Solidarity in Toronto

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Feminist Economics @feministeconomics.bsky.social · Jun 25

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....

For social enterprise to matter to racialized people, it must be purposefully embedded in the community. This study examines three nonprofit organizations led by women engaged in community economic...

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Jul 3

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

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Jun 29

🐛 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

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International Association for Feminist Economics @iaffe.bsky.social · Jun 20

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

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · May 30

🇬🇧 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
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#blackfeminism #utsc #coop #coops #mutualaid #uoft #ucl #uoft #utsc @ucl.ac.uk

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AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · May 20

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

Join @carolinehossein for her fall course at https://utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/international-development-studies

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Mar 24

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

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Mar 6

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

AfricanaEconomics @africanaeconomics.bsky.social · Mar 4

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