Jubilee Debt Campaign, News and Action Update June 2007

GERMAN G8 FAILS URGENCY TEST

 
Despite massive global pressure forcing poverty back onto the agenda,  the meeting of G8 leaders in Germany this month failed to take the urgent action needed - including on vulture funds. Over half a million people in the UK raised their voices against poverty in advance of the summit, and thousands converged on the summit from around Europe in protest. But despite repeating their promises on debt from 2005, and a statement of concern from finance ministers over vultures, there was little genuine progress at the summit.

Full story: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/g8germany http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/yourvoice

ILLEGITIMATE DEBT - ASK YOUR MP TO LIFT THE LID 

 
Our /Lift the Lid/ campaign has started strongly - with postcards and petitions going out around the country, our show-stealing Debt or No Debt game at the 2 June rally, and Ann McKechin MP securing an adjournment debate in parliament on Wednesday. Next month MPs will have a chance to find out more about irresponsible past lending, and how to make sure it doesn't happen in the future, at a briefing meeting in parliament. We need you to encourage them to attend!

ILLEGITIMATE DEBTS: HOW CAN PARLIAMENTARIANS HELP?

Case Studies from Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo 6pm-8pm, Monday 23rd July 2007

Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Organised by Jubilee Debt Campaign, Christian Aid and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade

Contact your MP and ask them to come to the meeting: http://www.writetothem.com/

Lift the Lid campaign info: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/lift 

 
Debt or No Debt pictures: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/yourvoice

 
DEBT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

 
Jubilee Debt Campaign's latest briefing looks at the injustice of poor country debt alongside the threat of catastrophic climate change. On both counts, the rich world is largely responsible, but the poor are paying: so who really owes whom?

Read the briefing: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/climate 

 
And finally - SAVE THE DATE! 

Advance warning that the Global Week of Action Against Debt will be from 14-21 October 2007. More details coming soon - or see http://jubileeusa.typepad.com/blog_the_debt/2007/06/save_the_date_g.html

for a sneak preview.