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Decolonizing Wealth
January 2, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FreeDecolonizing Wealth (Berrett-Koehler) is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Though it seems counterintuitive, the philanthropic industry has evolved to mirror colonial structures and reproduces hierarchy, ultimately doing more harm than good. After 14 years in philanthropy, award-winning philanthropy executive Edgar Villanueva has seen past the field’s glamorous, altruistic façade, and into its shadows: the old boy networks, the savior complexes, and the internalized oppression among the “house slaves” and those select few people of color who gain access. All these funders reflect and perpetuate the same underlying dynamics that divide Us from Them, and the haves from the have-nots. With great compassion – because the Native way is to bring the oppressor into the circle of healing – Villanueva is able to both diagnose the fatal flaws in philanthropy and provide thoughtful solutions to these systemic imbalances.
[from the Powell’s Books website]