The global debt crisis and the need for reparations
More and more global South and civil society leaders have started calling not just for debt cancellation but for reparations. But what does this mean and what is being called…
The Paris summit: Progress or procrastination in the fight for debt cancellation?
This week, many world leaders will be gathering in Paris for a summit hosted by President Macron. Self-titled the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” This pact promises to…
Join our team: Senior Campaigner
Senior Campaigner (short-term contract)Hours: Fixed-term contract, five months. Full-time (31.5 hours per week)Location: Anywhere – can choose to work remotely from home outside of London with one trip to London…
Press Comment: FCA ban on debt packager fees welcomed
Debt Justice welcomes the decision by the financial regulator to ban debt packager fees. Debt packagers receive commission for referring people in debt to fee-charging ‘solution’ providers. Referral fees therefore…
DEADLINE EXTENDED Artist call-out
Debt Justice is looking to commission up to ten new pieces of visual and/orperformance art for an exhibition exploring the links between debt and colonialism, with some works also addressing…
Event: Debt, colonialism, and the climate crisis.
Are you a member of a grassroots group working on issues of climate, racial, or economic justice, or another social justice issue? Want to learn how debt and colonialism relate…
We still need a debt jubilee: 25 years on from the Birmingham human chain
Twenty-five years ago today, as a wide-eyed 16 year old, I went on my first ever protest. Travelling to Birmingham with a group from my church, we joined 70,000 others…
Tell Ofgem to end energy debt
At the beginning of May energy company Shell was in the news again, reporting their highest profits for 115 years. Energy companies like Shell are making billions during the cost…
Bondholders could make $30 billion profit by refusing to cancel debts
The big finance firms that own the debts of five countries in a debt crisis are set to collectively make $20-$30 billion of profit if they refuse to cancel debt…
Pre-pay energy customers £1 billion in debt
For immediate release 01/04/23 New figures from Debt Justice reveal that pre-pay energy users are being weighed down by £965 million of energy debt as households are hit by ‘price…
