First we had the party conferences. In the run up, thousands of you emailed your MPs – helping make sure that whoever is in government next year, debt cancellation is high on their agenda. To ramp up the campaign even further, we took your message direct to Labour politicians at their conference in Liverpool.

Then, later that same week, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) gathered in Morocco for their annual meetings.

As the world’s bankers sat down together, hundreds of thousands of us around the world took action in solidarity with the 54 countries in debt crisis. In London, Debt Justice activists protested outside the Bank of England and World Bank offices. In Marrakech, I marched alongside debt campaigners from every corner of the world. By coming together as a global movement we showed the strength of our call for debt cancellation – and increased the pressure on the IMF and World Bank to act.

Events like these are big moments for our campaigns, friend. They are key opportunities to take our demands into spaces where major decisions are made – nationally and internationally. But, though the events themselves, may only last a few days, making the most of these vital opportunities takes careful planning over the long term.

That long term planning unfortunately costs money. And as a small, independent organisation, our strength relies on the commitment of thousands of supporters coming together to power our work. Regular gifts are central to this because – as a reliable form of income – they enable us to plan out – and win – effective campaigns over the long term.

friend, could you set up a regular gift today to make sure we can make the most of the next big moments to win debt justice? It takes just 2 minutes.

Now we’re getting ready for the international climate summit, COP28 – our next big opportunity to take our message to key decision-makers. Last week, in Marrakech and London, we organised events drawing attention to the fact that there can be no climate justice without debt justice. Because, right now, lower income countries are being forced to choose between making debt repayments or taking action to tackle the climate crisis.

We’re preparing to ramp up that message at COP in November. In spite of the evidence, the IMF is still denying we are in the middle of a debt crisis. We know we need to raise our voices even louder at COP and through into 2024. Your regular support could make that possible. I know that times are tough right now, but if you can afford to chip in, as little as £3 a month could make a real impact. When we all come together, we can keep our demands for debt cancellation loud – for as long as it takes. Will you set up a gift today?

I know the power we have when we act together because I’ve seen how it brings results again and again. Over the 26 years that we’ve been campaigning together for debt justice, we’ve won some huge successes. Like $130bn of debt cancellation for lower income countries. And a new UK law which stopped vulture funds from making mass profits from historic debts.

We’re a small organisation but we consistently punch way above our weight because of the thousands of supporters we have with us. Thank you for everything you’re doing to build a world where no country is forced into debt just to meet basic needs. Together we can win again.

In solidarity,

Eva
Campaigner at Debt Justice (formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign)

PS Debt Justice never takes money from anyone who might try to water down our demands. Our campaigns carry weight because they’re powered by our supporters. Setting up a regular gift is really easy, and will only take a couple of minutes.