Its quite a month for good news from the Jubilee Front!
PROGRESS FOR LIBERIA! On November 12th, the IMF announced that it had found the necessary funding to clear Liberia's arrears to the IMF, thus paving the way for debt cancellation for Liberia. This is great news, and a real breakthrough.
Your efforts -- the Valentines you sent early in the year and the letters you sent in October -- made a critical difference. Thank you.
While this news is an important breakthrough, the journey towards complete debt cancellation of Liberia's unjust and illegitimate debt has only just begun. We will continue to accompany the people of Liberia as they pass through the debt relief process, urging that Liberia not be subjected to harmful economic conditions and the predatory actions of vulture funds. We will need your continued support as Liberia continues its critical journey towards economic justice.
You can check out the IMF's statement, our press release on the latest breakthrough, and some news coverage of the latest on Liberia's debt here.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Shop ‘til the debt drops on 12/7!
Shop ‘til the debt drops!
A community shopping night to benefit Jubilee Oregon at Ten Thousand Villages
onFriday, December 7th, 2007.
Ten Thousand Villages
914 NW Everett St.
Portland, OR 97209
503-231-8832
Support debt cancellation & talented artisans from around the world!
From 5 pm-8 pm on Friday December 7th, Ten Thousand Villages will contribute 15% of purchases* to Jubilee Oregon. If you need to shop earlier than 5 pm, mention Jubilee Oregon and 15% of your purchase* will also be contributed.
You’ll find intriguing, beautifully handcrafted merchandise, all fairly traded. Support debt cancellation while supporting artisans who depend on you for sustainable employment.
www.jubileeoregon.org www.jubileeusa.org www.tenthousandvillages.com
*Except oriental rugs and furniture
A community shopping night to benefit Jubilee Oregon at Ten Thousand Villages
onFriday, December 7th, 2007.
Ten Thousand Villages
914 NW Everett St.
Portland, OR 97209
503-231-8832
Support debt cancellation & talented artisans from around the world!
From 5 pm-8 pm on Friday December 7th, Ten Thousand Villages will contribute 15% of purchases* to Jubilee Oregon. If you need to shop earlier than 5 pm, mention Jubilee Oregon and 15% of your purchase* will also be contributed.
You’ll find intriguing, beautifully handcrafted merchandise, all fairly traded. Support debt cancellation while supporting artisans who depend on you for sustainable employment.
www.jubileeoregon.org www.jubileeusa.org www.tenthousandvillages.com
*Except oriental rugs and furniture
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Hearing on the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending
Hearing on the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending, Today, Nov. 8 @ 10 a.m.!
The hearing will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. in Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2128 on Capitol Hill. If you are in Washington, D.C. or nearby, you are welcome to attend. For those outside of D.C. or if you can't get away from work, watch/listen to it online via live webcast! Go directly to the Financial Services Committee hearing page online at 10 a.m. today and join in!
Led by Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Spencer Bachus, and Rep. Maxine Waters (and thanks in no small part due to the grassroots pressure created by the Cancel Debt Fast and Rev. David Duncombe's ministry), the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a legislative hearing on the Jubilee Act for Expanded Debt Cancellation and Responsible Lending (HR 2634).
Among the expected witnesses are:
Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network
Emira Woods, Foreign Policy In Focus Co-Director, Institute for Policy Studies
Gerry Flood, Counselor, Office of International Justice & Peace-U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Aldo Caliari, Coordinator, Bretton Woods Project, Center of Concern
The hearing will consider provisions of the Jubilee Act (HR 2364, S 2166), which currently has 86 cosponsors in the House and 11 in the Senate. The Jubilee Act would:
Cancel the debts of up to 26 additional nations not currently eligible for debt cancellation, provided that they demonstrate plans to spend the money wisely on poverty reduction;
Cut harmful requirements that are delaying access to life-saving debt relief for countries like HaitiLiberia; and
Call on U.S. Treasury Secretary to address the challenges presented by so-called vulture funds, one of which recently extracted $15 million from impoverished Zambia; and
Establish policies for responsible lending to avoid odious and unjust debt accumulation in the future.
This hearing is an important first step as we work towards passage of this important legislation.
Be sure to visit the Jubilee USA website a few hours after the hearing, where we'll post transcripts of the speeches from the scheduled witnesses.
Thanks for all the work you do for Jubilee justice!
The hearing will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. in Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2128 on Capitol Hill. If you are in Washington, D.C. or nearby, you are welcome to attend. For those outside of D.C. or if you can't get away from work, watch/listen to it online via live webcast! Go directly to the Financial Services Committee hearing page online at 10 a.m. today and join in!
Led by Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Spencer Bachus, and Rep. Maxine Waters (and thanks in no small part due to the grassroots pressure created by the Cancel Debt Fast and Rev. David Duncombe's ministry), the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a legislative hearing on the Jubilee Act for Expanded Debt Cancellation and Responsible Lending (HR 2634).
Among the expected witnesses are:
Neil Watkins, National Coordinator, Jubilee USA Network
Emira Woods, Foreign Policy In Focus Co-Director, Institute for Policy Studies
Gerry Flood, Counselor, Office of International Justice & Peace-U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Aldo Caliari, Coordinator, Bretton Woods Project, Center of Concern
The hearing will consider provisions of the Jubilee Act (HR 2364, S 2166), which currently has 86 cosponsors in the House and 11 in the Senate. The Jubilee Act would:
Cancel the debts of up to 26 additional nations not currently eligible for debt cancellation, provided that they demonstrate plans to spend the money wisely on poverty reduction;
Cut harmful requirements that are delaying access to life-saving debt relief for countries like HaitiLiberia; and
Call on U.S. Treasury Secretary to address the challenges presented by so-called vulture funds, one of which recently extracted $15 million from impoverished Zambia; and
Establish policies for responsible lending to avoid odious and unjust debt accumulation in the future.
This hearing is an important first step as we work towards passage of this important legislation.
Be sure to visit the Jubilee USA website a few hours after the hearing, where we'll post transcripts of the speeches from the scheduled witnesses.
Thanks for all the work you do for Jubilee justice!
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