Jubilee Debt Campaign
Jubilee Debt Campaign "is demanding an end to the scandal of poor countries paying money to the rich world. We are calling for 100% cancellation of unpayable and unfair poor country debts." [1]
"Jubilee Debt Campaign has its roots in Jubilee 2000 and earlier campaigns for the cancellation of poor country debt.
"Jubilee Debt Campaign came into being on 24 March 2001, a successor to the Jubilee 2000 campaign which had sought debt cancellation to mark the beginning of a new millennium." [2]
"In the UK, a variety of individuals and organisations had been arguing for debt cancellation since the early 1980s, and a Debt Crisis Network (DCN) had been formed to co-ordinate their lobbying. In February, 1996, DCN launched a round-Britain tour of African leaders. They had decided to provide a platform for distinguished Africans, led by ex-President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia and Archbishop Makhulu of Central Africa, to put the case for debt cancellation to the British people." [3]
"There seems to have been broad agreement,for a start,about the origins of Jubilee 2000.Far from being spontaneous, this was a well-grounded campaign,building on pre-existing networks from the 1980s. A number of NGOs, including Christian Aid, Tear Fund, Friends of the Earth, Oxfam and the World Development Movement, for example..." [4]
Contact
URL: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
Jubilee 2000
- Mark Greene
- Michael Taylor - former president
- Bob Geldof
- Jamie Drummond
- Ed Mayo
- Neville Gabriel
- Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa
- Paul Vallely
- Ann Pettifor
References
- ↑ About, Jubilee Debt Campaign, accessed July 20, 2010.
- ↑ History, Jubilee Debt Campaign, accessed July 20, 2010.
- ↑ Origins of the debt movement, Jubilee Debt Campaign, accessed July 20, 2010.
- ↑ Marjorie Mayo, ‘The World Will Never Be the Same Again’? Reflecting on the Experiences of Jubilee 2000, Mobilizing Globally for the Remission of Unpayable Debts, Social Movement Studies, Volume 4 Issue 2 2005, p.146.
