Centering the work of Black and Brown women developing non-extractive financial systems and community-rooted infrastructure, this conversation asks what it means to build institutions that are accountable to people rather than profit. Moderated by Nia K. Evans, and featuring Nwamaka Agbo, Noni Session, Nikishka Iyengar, and Ja’Net Defell, this conversation invites participants into a set of grounded questions about experimentation, formalization, and the possibilities and limits of institution building as a tool for liberatory practice. Follow us online: https://www.ujimaboston.com​​​/ujimaboston The Boston Ujima Project is a democratic, member-run organization building a cooperative business, arts, and investment ecosystem in Boston, with a mission to return wealth to working-class communities of color. Ujima is bringing together neighbors, workers, business owners, investors, grassroots organizers, and culture-makers, to create a community-controlled economy in our city.