In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Braxton Brewington about debtor’s unions, why they are important, debt as a form of power, the difference between a debtor’s union and a labor union, student loans, debt strikes, and how the Debt Collective has canceled debts.
Braxton Brewington is an organizer and spokesperson for the Debt Collective (@thedebtcollective) —the nation's first union of debtors. Braxton is a North Carolina native and proud graduate of North Carolina A&T State University—the nation's largest HBCU. Braxton has worked on several local and national political campaigns from New Hampshire to Georgia. Most recently, Braxton has been working with the Debt Collective leading the charge to cancel student debt. Currently, Braxton is a Sociology PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill, where he'll be doing research on social movements and the media.
This episode also features a segment called Slow and Steady with Leo, where Leo Aquino (@queerandtranswealth), an award-winning author, poet, and anti-capitalist personal finance expert shares their work.
A special thanks to the talented and generous Ramsey Yount for producing, editing, and sound designing this episode.
Thank you to Jenna Parker and Gabe Sena for lending your voices for our special PSA.
The theme music was written and performed by Andrew Parker, Jenna Parker, and Paco de Leon.
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Created and produced by: Paco de Leon and Ramsey Yount
Hosted by; Paco de Leon
Editing, Sound Design & Mixing by: Ramsey Yount