Disrupting colonial legacies through reparations and community healing. Edgar Villanueva interviewed.
Description
In this week’s episode, Edgar Villanueva tells us about his book Decolonising Wealth, which was written in an effort to disrupt the flow of capital and to liberate resources for marginalised communities.
Edgar tells us about how indigenous worldviews can contribute to community healing and to repairing the harms caused by the philanthropic sector. We also talk about a framework called Repair to Philanthropy, where money reparations work to re-dress the harms inflicted on communities.
Edgar links the indigenous and Black struggles for racial and economic justice, and includes them in his approach to healing and reparations.
Edgar Villanueva (Lumbee) is an award-winning author, activist, and expert on issues of race, wealth, and philanthropy. Villanueva is the CEO of Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital and author of the bestselling book Decolonizing Wealth (2018, 2021). He advises a range of organizations including national and global philanthropies, Fortune 500 companies, and entertainment groups on social impact strategies to advance racial equity from within and through their investment strategies.
Villanueva holds a BSPH and MHA from the Gillings Global School of Public Health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe and resides in New York City. Publications including the New York Times, NPR, Teen Vogue, Vox, and Forbes magazine have featured Edgar and his work. Edgar has contributed to the Washington Post, the Advocate, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and more; he also shares more thoughts on racial justice, decolonization, and healing on his Medium page.
If you’re interested to find out more about Edgar’s work, take a look here:
- https://decolonizingwealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgarv/
- Twitter: @villanuevaedgar & @decolonizwealth
Recent work:
Relevant resources:
- Decolonizing Wealth Toolkit: https://decolonizingwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DWP_Toolkit_fnl2.pdf
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