July 28, 2011
Posts Tagged: debt
March 9, 2010
Debt Relief for Haiti & Other Impoverished Countries
From our friends at the Jubilee USA Network: Ask your Representative to support debt relief for Haiti and other impoverished countries. “This week the US House of Representatives will vote on the Debt Relief for Earthquake Recovery in Haiti (HR4573)…
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February 9, 2010
Support debt cancellation for Haiti
Many advocacy and relief groups note that dealing with Haiti’s international debt will play a key role in that country’s recovery from the earthquake. Several groups have initiated campaigns to cancel the debt. The United States Treasury and the G7…
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February 9, 2010
Progress continues on cancelling Haiti’s debt
The One campaign reports that the effort to cancel Haiti’s debt continues to move forward. One notes that at the meeting of the G7 finance ministers in Iqaluit, Canada, Canadian Finance Minister James Flaherty “announced that all the G7 countries…
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February 6, 2010
Toward a crucial step for Haiti
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced today that “the United States will work with its partners around the world to relieve all debts owed by Haiti to international institutions and to ensure grant financing to support Haiti’s reconstruction and recovery…
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February 2, 2010
Help Haiti
Want to help Haiti? Give to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance . But also encourage Treasury Secretary Geithner to cancel Haiti’s debt and ensure that future aid is in the form of grants not loans. Sign a petition by the ONE Campaign.
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January 30, 2010
Seeking Peace
Seeking Peace is one of the enewsletters published by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. It comes out about every other week and contains ideas for ways that individuals can work for peace and justice. Subscribe online or by sending us an…
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January 15, 2010
Call for A Comprehensive Response to the Catastrophe in Haiti
This advocacy opportunity comes from the Presbyterian Washington Office. Call on the Obama administration to respond to the earthquake in Haiti in a comprehensive way.Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Haiti. We urge the U.S. government and…
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January 4, 2010
Support the Jubilee Act
Ask Your Representative to Co-Sponsor the Jubilee Act Today The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation (HR 4405) cancels impoverished country debt, prohibits harmful economic and policy conditions on debt cancellation, mandates transparency and responsibility in lending…
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August 12, 2009
Meet your representative to protect the world’s poorest countries
During the August recess, meet your representative in the home district on behalf of our sisters and brothers who live in the world’s poorest countries. Congressional committee leaders have indicated that they are interested in moving forward with the Stop…
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