🔥EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT🔥 Hear from Zambian debt and climate activist Precious in person this April 📢 RSVP now to join us in London, Manchester and online 👇 🙌 London and online: act.debtjustice.org.uk/life-debt-co.... 🌍 Manchester: debtjustice.org.uk/manchester #CancelTheDebt #CancelDebtChooseHope

Really excited to speak at @eseagreenlions.bsky.social New Year Potluck on debt, climate and colonialism this Saturday. There are still spaces left for people of ESEA heitage so book in, bring a dish and make some meaningful connections! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/esea-green...

ESEA Green Lions Pot Luck & Table Topics

Kick off the year by joining a Pot Luck get together, connecting you with friendly ESEA folks in the creative & climate justice space!

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Financial giant #BlackRock has made BILLIONS from countries in debt crisis 💸 At #Davos this week, they’re joining fellow billionaires to discuss “bold, collective action” in today’s economy. BlackRock we can tell you what bold action looks like. #CanceltheDebt now! #CancelDebtChooseHope

Debt Justice@debtjustice.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We’re joining @BigGive's #ChristmasChallenge! That means from TODAY until 9 December, you can make double the difference with one donation! Help win debt justice for millions around the world: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #ChristmasChallenge #BG25 #GivingTuesday

Meet the world’s loan sharks 🦈👇🏾 💸 Fifty-four countries are in debt crisis - while private lenders make vast profits. 🚑 In Africa, 34 countries are spending more on debt than health or education. It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope for #DebtJustice SIGN here >> debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt

Scotland chooses debt justice First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, has announced Scotland’s support for the Cancel Debt Choose Hope campaign "I raise Scotland's voice in support of finding a fair long-term solution to the global debt crisis." @scotgov | @ScotGovFM

The UK says tackling Global South debt is a key development priority But at #FFD4, it blocked progress and watered down Global South demands for debt justice “They should hang their heads in shame," @heidichow.bsky.social 📢 Full release via Bond: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

Civil society calls out UK government and rich countries for blocking progress on debt reform ahead of FfD4 | Bond

As the fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) kicks off in Seville this week, civil society organisations and international NGOs are

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Tomorrow is UN #FFD4 summit in Seville, we joined 20+ orgs in central London to say: #CancelDebtChooseHope 54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow

It's #SmallCharityWeek! Anything you donate to us this week WILL BE MATCHED, in other words - DOUBLED! We're raising funds for our #BanTheBailiffs campaign. Councils are sending in bailiffs despite there being no evidence they increase collection rates. www.debtjustice.org.uk/biggive

Debt swaps are a distraction from actual debt restructuring to tackle the global south debt crisis. New evidence from @debtjustice.bsky.social shows that debt swaps deliver minimal debt reduction, are opaque, costly and risk imposing conservation models that ignore local needs #CancelTheDebt

Debt Justice@debtjustice.bsky.social · last yr.

1/ 🚨 New research out today 🚨 Debt-for-nature swaps do not meaningfully reduce debt levels‼️ They cut countries' debt levels by 7x less than debt restructurings Full release👉 bit.ly/4jr1yPs 🧵

Bailiffs expose how flawed the debt system is. Once you're in debt, the debt system keeps you trapped. Whether you're in debt or not, no one deserves to be humiliated and bullied and then get charged for it. Take action act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs... #BanTheBailiffs

Ban the bailiffs!

When families face unpayable debts, a knock at the door from bailiffs can be hugely traumatising. Council tax debt has soared in recent years, and rates just keep going up. 4.4 million people are now ...

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4.4 million people have fallen behind on council tax as rising costs push more households into crisis. Instead of offering support, councils are sending in bailiffs – a punitive, outdated tactic based on intimation that only deepens hardship #BanTheBailiffs

Debt Justice@debtjustice.bsky.social · last yr.

We're in the @theipaper! The UK must stop using bailiffs to collect council tax debt. It’s completely unjust that the government are using a form of legalized harassment to try and collect debts. Read more: inews.co.uk/news/council...

Debt payments are leading to years of austerity Where debt payments are over 15% of government revenue public spending has been falling since 2015 In Angola, spending on social services has fallen by more than 55% in the last decade #CancelTheDebt debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Debt payments lead to falling public spending as austerity bites - Debt Justice

Lower-income country governments cut spending by 5% on average between 2015 and 2023, if they spent over 15% of revenue on external debt payments.

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There's still one day left to apply to be a trustee at Debt Justice! Trustees are volunteers who play an important role in our governance. The deadline to apply is tomorrow morning at 9am, more details about the role and how to apply here: debtjustice.org.uk/news/trustee...

US tariffs will intensify the external debt crisis. For 20 lower-income countries with highest external debt payments: - average tariffs of 18% - 'weaker' dollar not giving any respite - bond yields up 1 percentage point - biggest impact falls in commodity prices debtjustice.org.uk/blog/us-tari...

US tariffs will intensify debt crisis in lower-income countries - Debt Justice

Countries with high debt payments all hit with tariffs No benefit from falling price of dollar Borrowing costs increasing Largest impact will be global downturn hitting export revenues The US’s planne...

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We are looking for new Trustees to join our board and help strengthen our work to challenge poverty and inequality caused by unjust debt. Find out more and how to apply here: www.debtjustice.org.uk/trustee

Slashing the disability benefits budget is cruel and pointless. People with disabilities are already more likely to be in debt, especially in the face of soaring cost of essentials. These vicious cuts will plunge even more people into unpayable debt and poverty debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Response to the publication of the government’s green paper on welfare reform - Debt Justice

For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 7593 263947 Responding to the publication of the government’s green paper on welfare reform, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justi...

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Michael Sheen’s “heist” of buying and cancelling people’s debts is an inspiring act of solidarity and exposes how debt is hardwired into the economy. We need government action to tackle the household debt crisis @debtjustice.bsky.social letter in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Michael Sheen’s kindness shows how cruel the credit business is | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to the news that the actor has paid off £1m of his neighbours’ debts and called for fairer banking practices

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Looking forward to watching this tonight. Thank you mchshe.bsky.social‬ for exposing a fundamental injustice in the debt system that keeps people in debt and poverty while debt collectors rake in profits. The government needs to take action to write off unpayable debts.

Michael Sheen@mchshe.bsky.social · last yr.

Tonight at 9pm on @C4Dispatches ‘Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway’. The secret bit was the setting up the company obviously it’s not secret anymore! #FairBankingAct www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Happy independence day, #Ghana! 🎉 📣 We just handed in Ghanaian debt campaigner Bernard’s open letter to the PM demanding action on the #debt crisis. 🚨 22k supporters have taken action for a #debtjustice law, including THOUSANDS who signed Bernard’s letter.

I can't recommend this enough! Come join the @debtjustice.bsky.social board and be part of a dynamic, hard-hitting organisation fighting colonialism, exploitation and economic injustice in solidarity with affected communities in the UK and across the global south.

Debt Justice@debtjustice.bsky.social · last yr.

Ready to be part of the fight back? We are looking for new Trustees to join our board and help challenge poverty and inequality caused by unjust debt. Learn more: www.debtjustice.org.uk/trustee

Two UK hedge funds are threatening to SUE Ethiopia to force them into debt repayments they can't afford. Help stop these bulling tactics & win new global rules for countries in debt crisis📣🌍📣 SIGN the petition today 👉 debtjustice.org.uk/choosehope #CancelDebtChooseHope

Cancel Debt, Choose Hope

Join the biggest global movement for debt cancellation in twenty-five years. Campaigners and activists around the world are uniting to demand action on unjust debt. It’s a huge year for the campaign –...

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Fantastic video on why this is a BIG year for the global debt movement to force action to end the debt crisis in the global south #cancelthedebt #ChooseHope #Jubilee2025

Debt Justice@debtjustice.bsky.social · last yr.

⭐️NEW VIDEO⭐️ This the BIGGEST global debt movement in 25 years. #Jubilee2025 is mobilising campaigners around the world for action on the debt crisis. Together, let's make this the year we #CancelDebtChooseHope🫶🏼 #cancelthedebt #ChooseHope youtube.com/shorts/b_jL1...

“A debt crisis caused by global factors — a debt crisis that is leading to more poverty, more hunger and war.” Many thanks @jeevunsandher.bsky.social for a powerful speech in Thursday's debate in parliament on debt cancellation

Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP@jeevunsandher.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are so close to ending extreme poverty. But we can't end poverty without solving the African debt crisis. Using English law, we can help end the debt crisis without spending a penny.

Thank you @bambosmp.bsky.social for hosting the debate in parliament and sponsoring the Debt Relief Bill. The bill "would have a significant impact on low-income countries and could be transformative in allowing money spent on servicing debt to go into health & education systems"

Bambos Charalambous@bambosmp.bsky.social · 2y ago

As global #debt crises cripples the Global South, I secured a debate on #DebtCancellation for low income countries 🌍 I asked the Govt to support my Debt Relief Bill which would: ✅compel private creditors to accept negotiated terms ✅reduce debt burden for the poorest countries

📢 Live NOW: UK Parliament’s Backbench Debate on Debt in Low-Income Countries The world’s poorest countries are in a debt crisis stopping many from investing in healthcare and education. Thousands of our supporters emailed their MPs to attend. Watch live www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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Govt's plans are like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in ten years’ time. The UK needs to demand deeper debt cancellation and pass legislation to suspend repayments during negotiations, so that no creditor can boycott debt relief. More here: debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Reaction to Development Minister speech on debt  - Debt Justice

Reacting to minister for development Anneliese Dodd’s speech at the London Stock Exchange today, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justice, said:  “The government has rightly made tackling unsust...

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Debt Justice@debtjustice.bsky.social · 2y ago

The UK gov has laid out plans for addressing the debt crisis in the Global South. But as @heidichow.bsky.social says, the measures are “like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in 10 years’ time" The UK must introduce a new debt justice law www.devex.com/news/new-uk-...

Bondholders rejected a debt relief proposal from the Ethiopian government that would still see them make 30% profit HESPI, AFRODAD and Debt Justice also estimate the proposal would mean bondholders would be repaid 20% more than government creditors debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Bondholders would still make 30% profit from rejected Ethiopia deal - Debt Justice

IMF debt sustainability targets could only be met if bilateral creditors accepted being repaid significantly less than bondholders.

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"Like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in ten years’ time" - our director @heidichow.bsky.social on today's government announcement on the debt crisis in lower-income countries

Reaction to Development Minister speech on debt  - Debt Justice

Reaction to Development Minister speech on debt  For Immediate release – 3 Feb 2025For more information and interviews contact Tim Jones on +44 7307 620372  Reacting to minister for development…

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Thank you @jemgilbert.bsky.social It's such a great show and a real privilege to be invited to share about global south debt.

Jeremy Gilbert@jemgilbert.bsky.social · 2y ago

This interview with @heidichow.bsky.social, @kmilb.bsky.social and Nadia on the politics of sovereign debt is excellent: soundcloud.com/novaramedia/.... Subscribe to ACFM in any podcast app or listen to the soundcloud now.