Fighting for debt justice in the USA
“There are many actors to blame for American higher education’s cruel debt trap; private banks, college administrators, loan service providers, and state legislatures among them. But the federal government is…
BlackRock: Day of Action
Day of Action: 21 September 2022 Zambia is in the middle of a huge debt crisis. Between 2019 and 2021 public spending was cut by 21% in the name of…
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Freelance fundraising consultant We are looking for a freelance fundraiser to help develop supporter fundraising materials and our supporter fundraising infrastructure. We recently commissioned a new supporter fundraising strategy which…
Bishops demand cancellation of debts plunging countries into hunger
Anglican Bishops from around the world today united to call on the UK Government to lead the world in compelling lenders to cancel debts that are plunging communities in low…
Campaign success: Cancel Ukraine’s debt
Ukraine’s lenders have agreed to campaigners’ demands to suspend the country’s debt repayments for around two years. This will free up billions of dollars to enable the Ukrainian people to…
Ukraine to suspend foreign debt repayments
Press reaction 20 July 2022 For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 (0) 7906 813716 Ukraine is today expected to take the first step towards defaulting on…
Ghana needs debt cancellation, not private lender bailout
Ghanaian civil society organisations have called for Ghana’s debt to be cancelled, rather than an IMF loan bailing out private lenders.[1] In a statement released today they say any IMF…
African governments owe three times more debt to private lenders than China
African governments owe three times more debt to Western banks, asset managers and oil traders than to China, and are charged double the interest, according to research released today by…
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We are looking for a Community Organiser, based in Glasgow, to work with us on a short-term, freelance basis to support organising with people in debt. Dates / Hours /…
Why we need a debt jubilee
A guest post from Adele Walton, writer and journalist This weekend, the head of the British Monarchy marked 70 years of reign, where £28 million of taxpayers money was committed…