G-8 LEADERS: WIPE OUT DEBT IN 2005!
(from Lutheran World Relief)
Official discussions of debt cancellation last month at the IMF/World Bank spring meetings resulted in continued support for as much as 100% cancellation of World Bank and African Development Fund debt. Unfortunately, discussions around IMF debt cancellation hit a roadblock at the Group of Seven (G-7) Finance Ministers meetings that took place at the time of the IMF/World Bank meetings from April 15-17 in Washington. The U.S. Treasury backtracked on previous calls for IMF debt cancellation. The next opportunity for debt relief advocacy is the G-8 meetings, July 6-8 in Gleaneagles, Scotland.
Join with Jubilee USA Network and send a postcard today to President Bush and Treasury Secretary John Snow. Call on them to work with other nations to announce a deal at the July G-8 Summit for full debt cancellation from the IMF, World Bank, and other creditors for all impoverished nations and countries in crisis, without harmful conditions.
To order postcards or sign one online, visit Jubilee’s website at http://www.jubileeusa.org/jubilee.cgi?path=/take_action&page=wipeoutpromo.html.
Jubilee USA Network is a national network of 70 faith-based, environmental, community, solidarity, and labor rights organizations working for freedom from debt for nations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Official discussions of debt cancellation last month at the IMF/World Bank spring meetings resulted in continued support for as much as 100% cancellation of World Bank and African Development Fund debt. Unfortunately, discussions around IMF debt cancellation hit a roadblock at the Group of Seven (G-7) Finance Ministers meetings that took place at the time of the IMF/World Bank meetings from April 15-17 in Washington. The U.S. Treasury backtracked on previous calls for IMF debt cancellation. The next opportunity for debt relief advocacy is the G-8 meetings, July 6-8 in Gleaneagles, Scotland.
Join with Jubilee USA Network and send a postcard today to President Bush and Treasury Secretary John Snow. Call on them to work with other nations to announce a deal at the July G-8 Summit for full debt cancellation from the IMF, World Bank, and other creditors for all impoverished nations and countries in crisis, without harmful conditions.
To order postcards or sign one online, visit Jubilee’s website at http://www.jubileeusa.org/jubilee.cgi?path=/take_action&page=wipeoutpromo.html.
Jubilee USA Network is a national network of 70 faith-based, environmental, community, solidarity, and labor rights organizations working for freedom from debt for nations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
posted by Mike Hiland at 12:46 AM
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