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Key
Organisations involved
International Events of Note
Websites
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Key
Organisations involved
Jubilee
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New Economics Foundation
Cinnamon House
6-8 Cole Street
London SE1 4YH
Tel: 020 7407 7447
Fax: 020 7407 6473
E-mail: info.jubilee@neweconomics.org
Website: www.jubileeplus.org
Jubilee Plus, one of the successors to Jubilee 2000, is an international
movement calling for the cancellation of the unpayable debt of the world's
poorest countries under a fair and transparent process.
Drop the Debt
PO Box 5555
London SE1 OWG
Tel: 020 7922 1111
Fax: 020 7922 1122
E-mail: mail@dropthedebt .org
Website: www.dropthedebt.org
Drop the Debt are taking forward the work of Jubilee 2000 and pressing
for a new deal on debt at the G8 summit in Genoa.
Don't Miss the Bus
Tel: 0790 391 9534
Fax: 0113 391 7939
E-mail: enquiry@dontmissthebus.com
Website: www.dontmissthebus.com
On 12 July a red London bus will be travelling from Leeds via London and
Paris to Italy for the G8 summit in Genoa. Its mission is to call the
leaders of the G8 countries to sign a new deal on debt as part of the
Drop the Debt campaign.
Jubilee 2000 Rickshaw Freedom Riders
39 Grange Avenue
Leeds LS7 4EN
Tel: 0113 2450469 (day)
Tel: 0113 2191933 (evening)
Fax: 0113 2444688
E-mail: bill@wfinger.demon.co.uk
Website: www.wfinger.demon.co.uk/rickshaw/
Supporters of the Jubilee 2000 campaign, the Freedom Riders, will be rickshawing
their way from Leeds to Genoa in time for the G8 summit.
Oxfam
Oxfam House
274 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7DZ
Information Line: 01865 313600
Donation Line: 01865 313131
E-mail: oxfam@oxfam.org.uk
Website: www.oxfam.org.uk/wto/action.htm
Site contains excellent coverage of the Seattle summit and the role of
the World Trade Organisation in Third World poverty, condemning the delay
on Uganda's debt relief.
Christian Aid
35 Lower Marsh
Waterloo
London SE1 7RT
Tel: 020 7620 4444
Fax: 020 7620 0719
E-mail: info@christian-aid.org
Website: www.christian-aid.org.uk/
Website has really useful information on getting to the G8 summit, security
issues and practicalities, with a map of Genoa. There are also letter-writing
schemes with virtual postcards to the Italian government and e-mails to
Gordon Brown on world debt.
CAFOD
(Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)
Romero Close
Stockwell Road
London SW9 9TY
Tel: 020 7733 7900
Fax: 020 7274 9630
E-Mail: hqcafod@cafod.org.uk
Website: www.cafod.org.uk
Site contains a useful downloadable guide to the Genoa summit plus
information for schools and young people.
United
Nations Association UK (UNA-UK)
E-mail: UNA_UK@compuserve.com
Website: www.oneworld.org/UNA_UK
Campaigns for fuller implementation of the UN charter in British policy
decisions. Particular interests include: UN and conflict, international
security and disarmament, human rights; refugee issues; economic and social
sustainable development; environmental protection, culture and peace.
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington DC 20433
USA
Tel: 001 202 477 1234
Fax: 001 202 477 6391
Website: www.worldbank.org
The world's largest source of development assistance which provides finance
and technical advice through projects, programmes and non-lending facilities.
Critics argue that loans have been poorly designed and the borrowing countries
have not reaped enough income to pay them back. This international debt
problem has become such a crisis that many poor countries pay more money
to the World Bank and the IMF each year than they receive in loans.
International Monetary Fund
700 19th Street NW
Washington DC 20431
USA
Tel: 001 202 623 7000
Fax: 001 202 623 4661
Website: www.imf.org
Describes itself as a co-operative institution of almost 200 members,
existing to maintain a stable system of buying and selling currency. The
IMF has been criticised for crippling the economies of Third World countries
and exacting high levels of interest on loans.
World Trade Organisation
Centre William Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
Tel: 00 41 22 739 51 11
Fax: 00 41 22 731 42 06
E-mail: enquiries@wto.org
Website: www.wto.org
The only global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade
between nations. Has been criticised for being loaded against the poor.
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International
events of note
9 - 20 July 2001
United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light
Weapons
New York, USA
Department for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations, New York.
E-mail: mcnab@un.org
16 - 18 July 2001
ECOSOC 2001 High-Level Segment - Sustainable development for Africa
Geneva, Switzerland
Looks at the role of the United Nations system in supporting the efforts
of African countries to achieve sustainable development.
E-mail: celik@un.org
Website: www.un.org
20 - 23 July 2001
G8 Summit
Genoa, Italy
Leaders of the world's richest countries meet in the Italian City of Genoa
and campaigners begin to lobby for a new deal on debt cancellation.
Website: www.dropthedebt.org
9 - 13 September 2001
The Third Conference on Global Strategies for the Prevention of HIV Transmission
from Mothers to Infants
Kampala, Uganda
Website: www.globalstrategies.org/
5 - 10 October 2001
6th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
Melbourne, Australia
E-mail:6icaap@icms.com.au
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Websites
Drop the Debt
www.dropthedebt.org
Successor to Jubilee 2000; the website contains excellent articles
that convincingly argue the benefits of debt cancellation in the fight
against poverty.
Don't Miss the Bus Campaign
www.dontmissthebus.com/
All you need to know about the Drop the Debt Campaign bus, leaving
Leeds on 12 July heading for the G8 summit in Genoa.
Drop the Debt E-Petition
www.dontmissthebus.com/startframe2.htm
Sign the e-petition that will be sent to each of the G8 leaders when
the bus leaves for Genoa. Updates will then be sent to the leaders as
the number of signatures increases.
Debt Futures e-Group
www.egroups.com/group/debt-future
To follow the sometimes heated debates about how the campaign should
be taken forward in the UK, sign up for the Debt Futures e-group.
World Development Movement
www.wdm.org.uk/
Working together with people in the developing world to change the
policies of governments and business that keep people poor.
Medact
www.medact.org/debt.html
Information on debt relief and how to give support to the countries
that need it.
The Debt Channel
www.debtchannel.org/
Global portal on international debt with news updates and campaigns.
One World Online
www.oneworld.net
Up-to-date news from over 80 countries with special reports and campaigns
on global issues plus links to the home pages of over 60 partner organisations.
The World Bank
www.worldbank.org
The world's largest source of development assistance which provides
finance and technical advice through projects, programmes and non-lending
facilities. Critics argue that loans have been poorly designed and the
borrowing countries have not reaped enough income to pay them back. This
international debt problem has become such a crisis that many poor countries
pay more money to the World Bank and the IMF each year than they receive
in loans.
International Monetary Fund
www.imf.org
Describes itself as a co-operative institution of almost 200 members,
existing to maintain a stable system of buying and selling currency. The
IMF has been criticised for crippling the economies of Third World countries
and exacting high levels of interest on loans.
World Trade Organisation
www.wto.org
The only global international organisation dealing with the rules
of trade between nations. Has been criticised for being loaded against
the poor (for more information see Oxfam website below).
Oxfam
www.oxfam.org.uk/wto/action.htm
Site contains excellent coverage of the Seattle summit and the role
of the World Trade Organisation in Third World poverty. Good article,
condemning the delay on Uganda's debt relief.
AFRICA
Review of African Political Economy
www.roape.org/
A left-wing journal on Africa, which examines the politics of imperialism;
development; agrarian, popular and democratic struggles; class, gender
and social justice. Contains useful resources and links.
Africa Online
www.AfricaOnline.com
Daily news reports by local African news networks and from various
NGOs. The broader service features home pages for various African countries,
interest groups and individuals, online reference materials, music, art
and cultural exchanges, travel information and a children's educational
section.
ACAS (Association of Concerned Africa Scholars)
www.prairienet.org/acas
A group of scholars and students of Africa dedicated to formulating
alternative analyses of Africa and US government policy.
EcoNews Africa
www.web.apc.org/~econews/ena4-18.html
An NGO initiative that analyses global environment and development
issues from an African perspective and reports on local, national and
regional activities that contribute to global solutions.
World History Archives: Africa
www.hartford-hwp.com/archives
Documents on economic and foreign aid; society and labour; politics;
culture and consciousness.
Who'll Save Africa
www.channel4.com/plus/africa
Website to accompany the Channel 4 series Who'll Save Africa? highlights
a dilemma many Africans want the West to face in a new way - by listening,
not dictating. Contains specially commissioned pieces from four contributors
to the programmes.
GLOBALISATION
Banana Action Net
http://bananas.agoranet.be/
All you need to know about the trade wars over bananas - who
profits from them and why developing countries are losing out - and
labour rights on banana plantations worldwide.
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
www.cafod.org.uk/
The Rough Guide to Globalisation tells you all about the companies
that are taking over the world! Plus articles on how fair trade can help
the people who lose out.
Clean Clothes Campaign
www.cleanclothes.org/
Aims to improve working conditions in the clothes industry worldwide.
The site has legal information, news on multinational corporations and
some interesting facts about Nike and their refusal to sign the Homeworkers'
Code of Practice.
Ethical Consumer.org
www.ethicalconsumer.org/
Organisation that looks at the social and environmental records of
the companies behind the big and trendy brand names. Find out whether
businesses test on animals, pollute the environment or give money to cigarette
companies.
The Fair Trade Foundation
www.fairtrade.org.uk
Contains information on the National Fairtrade Fortnight (5-18
March) when supporters, supermarkets, celebrities and shoppers enjoy two
weeks of activities to celebrate and promote fair trade.
Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN)
www.maquilasolidarity.org/
Fighting for healthy workplaces worldwide and employment with dignity
and fair wages. Site contains excellent resources and damning articles
on the likes of Nike, Gap and Disney.
Oxfam's Code Clothes Campaign
www.oxfam.org.uk/campaign/clothes/clocodh.htm
Calls on retailers to adopt a code of conduct that guarantees humane
working conditions for the people who make our clothes.
Women Working Worldwide
www.poptel.org.uk/women-ww/
Supports the rights of women workers in an increasingly globalised
economy in which women are used as a source of cheap and flexible labour.
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BOOKS
The Debt Boomerang by Susan George (Pluto Press, 1991) £12.99.
Pinpoints the dangers to the ordinary people of the West of allowing the
debt crisis to continue.
The Crisis of Poverty and Debt in the 3rd World by Martin J Dent
and Bill Peters (Ashgate Publishing, 1999) £42.
Describing the plight of the 50 poorest countries in the world, this book
puts forward the case for a Jubilee pattern of debt remission associated
with the year 2000. This pattern involves a one-off forgiveness for past
inert debts, resulting in a new beginning in proper financial discipline.
Short-changed by Michael Barratt-Brown, Pauline Tiffen & Susan
George (Pluto Press, 1992) £14.99.
An examination of Africa and world trade.
A Fate Worse Than Debt by Susan George (Avalon Travel, 1990) £7.99.
A bit dated, but a readable book with good discussions on the causes of
Third World debt, fat cats and the power of world banks.
Disaster and Development by Neil Middleton (Pluto Press, 1998)
£13.99.
Argues that we allow ourselves to ignore the political dimensions of humanitarian
aid and disaster relief, which operate as part of a far wider global battle
for resources and markets.
The Road to Hell: The ravaging effects of foreign aid and international
charity by Michael Maren (Simon and Schuster, 1997) US Edition only,
available through online book shops.
The author discusses the aid agencies' witting or unwitting contribution
to crisis in Africa.
Developing Country Debt and the World Economy by Jeffrey D Sachs
(University of Chicago Press, 1989) £13.50.
Examines the debt crises that occurred before WWII and the role of commercial
banks and the IMF during the current crisis and proposes possible solutions.
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GLOBALISATION
Words into Action by Pat Simmons (Oxfam Publishing, 1995) £4.95.
Explains why poverty persists, what can be done to overcome it, and the
part you can play to fight poverty and injustice through the Oxfam Campaign
for Basic Rights.
The Young Gaia Atlas of Earthcare by Miles Litvinoff (Facts on
File Inc, 1996) £14.99.
Provides young people with a balanced view of how we can replace pollution,
poverty and hunger with conservation and fair shares for all.
Big Business, Poor Peoples: The impact of trans-national corporations
on the world's poor by John Madeley (Zed Books, 1999)
£14.95.
The author examines the impact on the poor of TNC activities in agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, mining, oil extraction, manufacturing and tourism.
He charts how natural resources are being ceded to TNCs at the expense
of local communities.
No Logo by Naomi Klein (Flamingo, 2001) £8.99.
Klein demonstrates how brands have become ubiquitous, not just in media
and on the street but increasingly in schools as well. The global companies
claim to support diversity but their version of 'corporate multiculturalism'
is merely intended to create more buying options for consumers.
The McDonaldization of Society by George Ritzer (Sage, 2000) £16.99.
An investigation into the changing character of contemporary social life.
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Credits
Produced to accompany Life after debt first screened on Channel 4 in July 2001.
Writer:
Danny Lee
Editor: Kate Norrish
Project manager: Inge Blackman
Graphic version Includes layout and images.