Posts Tagged ‘debt’
DEBT AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
Posted by: audreymiller on: January 25, 2009
Merryn Hellier from Hereford a long time Jubilee supporter makes the link on how debt repayments add to the problems of climate change….
In summer 2007 I walked 1000 miles across Britain with Christian Aid’s Climate Change March. We were publicising the disastrous climate changes already devastating the most poverty stricken areas, and lobbying MPs on [...]
A Poem on Debt by Roi Kwabena
Posted by: audreymiller on: November 26, 2008
The Death of Roi Kwabena, Trinidian writer and cultural activist was announced in January 2008. A supporter of JDC for many years Roi used his poetry to speak and touch many lives not just in the city. This poem has been used in many settings over the last few years and will continue to do [...]
Haiti Debt
Posted by: duncanmiller on: October 24, 2008
- In: news
- 2 Comments
World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned Wednesday that Haiti is at a “tipping point” after a spate of destructive tropical storms, but offered no immediate debt relief for the chronically impoverished country.
Zoellick, ending a three-day visit, pledged long-term help to keep the desperately poor Caribbean nation from falling deeper into crisis but said the bank [...]
Birmingham Jubilee Debt Campaign 18th October 2008
Posted by: John Nightingale on: October 15, 2008
We are asking everybody to Stand Up To Take Action Against Poverty And Inequality. This will take place over three days from Friday the October 17th to Sunday October the 19th. The intention is to have 65 million people all over the world standing up and this is one percent of the world’s population.
Put your [...]
Our new blog!
Posted by: John Nightingale on: October 15, 2008
- In: news
- 15 Comments
We went to a social media surgery thing and a guy called Stef helped us set this up!
And he told us lots of things we didn’t need to know.
Cool hey?
- Jim DeSantis: In America, politicians still don't get it! It's still business as usual in Congress - debt and more debt for our kids and grandkids! Jim
- Savannah: Awesome blog! I thought about starting my own blog too but I'm just too lazy so, I guess I
- Frank Scurley: I don't know If I said it already but ...Great
JDC Birmingham Photos
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