What do they do?
Jubilee Aotearoa is campaigning to cancel the unpayable debt of poor countries and to end the harmful conditions on loans from the international financial institutions including the IMF and World Bank. It grew out of a meeting of agencies and individuals meeting in 1997 who jointly campaigned for a special one-off effort to mark the millennium in 2000. Jubilee Aotearoa continues to meet regularly with government to discuss debt related issues, the agendas and programmes of the IMF, World Bank and Asian Development Bank and from time to time organizes campaign actions.
How can I get involved?
Check out the website: www.debtaction.org.nz for more information. Follow the links to find up-to-date international news on the current situation.
Invite a speaker or borrow resources (DVDs and videos).
Write a letter or ask a question of a political candidate regarding debt. Jubilee is producing some background material and questions which will be available on the website soon.
Join the email list and attend the meetings with government. Contact: gillian.southey@cws.org.nz to find out how.
Get Jubilees help to organise a stall, a petition or a local action asking the NZ government to take a stronger stand on debt cancellation.
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