Jubilee USA Network

04/20/2004

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Thousands of birthday cards will be delivered to a representative of the World Bank on Wednesday after a "drop-the-debt" party/rally in honor of the Bank. NGOs are calling on the World Bank/IMF to initiate debt cancellation programs for impoverished countries on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. The cards were collected from different countries around the world, they all bear messages about the effect of the debt on communities around the world.

01/26/2004 If African and other nations could use the funds spent on debt repayment to fight AIDS, some headway might be made, argues the debt-relief group Jubilee USA. With a couple of mouse-clicks you can e-mail all of the U.S. presidential candidates urging them to commit to such a policy.

12/29/2003 Despite the positive spin put on November's FTAA negotiations in Miami by Brazilian and U.S. trade representatives, the meeting was a failure and the proposed expansion of NAFTA has been derailed, says Jubilee USA's Morrigan Phillips, who was in Miami. But increasing police presence at peaceful protests and the demonization of the movement is worrisome for social justice advocates.