Susu, boxhand, meeting turn, partner—the informal banking systems built by marginalized communities have names most Canadians have never heard, and don't recognize as a legacy already thriving here.
Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein is Canada Research Chair of Feminist Political Economy and founder of the Diverse Solidarity Economies Collective. Drawing on more than a decade of research into rotating savings and credit associations, she shows how these community-run economies build the trust and belonging that formal institutions often fail to offer. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from The Walrus Talks: Power and Belonging, supported by The Belonging Forum.
Dr. Shenaz Hossein spoke at The Walrus Talks: Power and Belonging in April 2026, in Toronto.
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