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Jubilee Debt Campaign News and Action Update, October 2007
LIFT THE LID - 3 STEPS TO MP LOBBY SUCCESS
VULTURE FUNDS STILL CHASING MILLIONS
A MESSAGE FROM JUBILEE SOUTH FOR DEBT WEEK
DEBT WEEK EVENTS LISTING
CHRISTMAS CARDS
GET MORE INVOLVED
LIFT THE LID - 3 STEPS TO MP LOBBY SUCCESS
With the election on the scrapheap, and Global Debt Week starting on Sunday, what better way to get your MP through those lonely autumn evenings than dropping in for a chat about global poverty? Follow this handy three step guide to taking part in our Lift the Lid MP Lobby Day on Friday 19 October, and make your MP feel needed again:
1) Download our Lift the Lid MP lobby pack.
2) Give your MP a ring to book an appointment.
3) Grab a digital camera, and any other debt campaigners you know, and get down to your MP's office on Friday 19th.
Your one-stop MP-lobbying shop: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/lobby
What's happening in Global Debt Week: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/debtweek
VULTURE FUNDS STILL CHASING MILLIONS
An IMF and World Bank report released this week has revealed that vulture funds and other commercial creditors are chasing a staggering $1.8 billion from countries that have received debt cancellation, through litigation claims in the courts. 11 of the 24 countries that have received debt cancellation under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative have been targeted by private lenders, more than half of which have already won lawsuits. A total of $991 million has
been awarded.
Vulture fund activity prevents countries that have received debt relief from using it for its intended purposes - reducing poverty through increased spending on health, education, and other social
sectors. Jubilee Debt Campaign is calling on the UK government to close the loopholes that allow these funds to operate.
Full story: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/vulturesreport
A MESSAGE FROM JUBILEE SOUTH FOR DEBT WEEK
On Wednesday 17 October, people around the world will Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty, as part of a world record attempt on World Poverty Day. Ahead of this event, Lidy Nacpil from the Philippines, co-ordinator of Jubilee South, has sent a message to campaigners in
the UK, which is ideal for reading out at Stand Up events, or at other times in debt week:
"One of the biggest challenges for the global debt movement today is to correct the perception that the debt problem has largely been solved. The majority of the peoples of the South continue to suffer
from the injustice and staggering burden of debt. We continue to struggle for freedom from debt. We must aim for lasting and truly meaningful victories - measured in terms of how people are truly
liberated and empowered to pursue a better life." Read the full message: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/standup
Find out about UK Stand Up events: http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/events/uk
DEBT WEEK EVENTS LISTING
SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER
Birmingham film screening: Djourou: A Rope Around My Neck 3pm-5pm, Selly Oak Methodist Church, Birmingham B29 6HT. Followed by Bring & Share tea.
SUNDAY 14 - FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER
Edinburgh: Vigil against Arms Debts
Jubilee Scotland dawn to dusk vigil to highlight the injustice of Indonesian arms debts. Outside St. Johns church, corner of Princes St. and Lothian Rd, Edinburgh.
MONDAY 15 OCTOBER
London public meeting: Don't owe, won't pay! Exploring Thomas Sankara's legacy
7pm, Room D502, Clement House, London School of Economics, Aldwych, WC2A 2AE.
With Kofi Mawuli Klu (Rendezvous of Victory), Ibrahim Hamani Souley (CAD-Mali), and Stephen Rand (Jubilee Debt Campaign). Chaired by Gabi Hesselbein, Development Studies Institute, LSE.
MONDAY 15 OCTOBER
WORLD vs. BANK: Public Hearing on the World Bank, The Hague, Netherlands
With testimonies from Nicaragua, Peru, Nigeria, Mali, Pakistan and Kazakhstan on the impact of privatisation, liberalisation and fossil fuel funding. Organised by the World Bank Campaign Europe.
WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER
World Poverty Day 2007
Take part in the Stand Up and Speak Out world record attempt.
THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER
Harrogate: Debt, Challenges and Progress
Public meeting with Dr David Golding, MPH North East on the debt campaign and Rev. Darren McClintock on Haiti. 7.30pm, Friends Meeting House, Queen Parade, Harrogate. With refreshments from 7.15pm.
FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER
Lift the Lid MP Lobby Day
Visit, phone or write to your MP to ask them to help identify and cancel illegitimate debts.
FRIDAY 19 - SUNDAY 21
Annual meetings of IMF and World Bank, Washington DC
Full details of these and other events are at: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/events
Your event not listed? Email info@jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk
CHRISTMAS CARDS
You can now support Jubilee Debt Campaign through your Christmas or Seasonal greetings cards. If you buy your cards through http://www.studio51.com and select Jubilee Debt Campaign as your charity, a phenomenal 51% of the price you pay will support our work. A wide selection of good
quality and good value cards is available.
GET MORE INVOLVED:
- Browse and order campaign materials: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/materials
- Become a Debt Activist: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/newsletter
- Registered your group, school or congregation: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/signup
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