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  Zak, Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Things to do over the holidays

Things to do over the holidays Happy holidays! (View online)Hi friend,The holiday period is fast approaching — a perfect time to cosy up, recharge, and reflect on the year gone by. If you’re looking for something meaningful to watch, read, or listen to between the festivities, we’ve go…
  Wiz, Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM

‘Tis the season for debt justice

‘Tis the season for debt justice We just took your message for debt justice to the foreign secretary (View online) Hello friend, Christmas came early to the foreign secretary, David Lammy, this week as Santa and his helpers turned up at his…
  Eva at Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM

*Breaking News*

*Breaking News* £1 billion energy debt write off (View online)Dear friend,Some good news for the end of the year.  Ofgem, the energy sector regulator, has said today that they will look at introducing a new scheme to write off energy debt that has built up during the cost of living cri…
  Heidi from Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 10, 2024 at 6:00 AM

So close, friend!

So close, *|FNAME|*! Just a few hours to go (View online) friend – I know the incredible strength we have when we act together but seeing it in action is always amazing! Over the last six days, this community has come together to secure…
  Heidi from Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 9, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Join the last big push, friend

Join the last big push, *|FNAME|* Only one day left (View online) friend – there’s just one day left to get your donation doubled. The power in this community never fails to amaze me. And I am bowled over with gratitude …
  Heidi from Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 7, 2024 at 8:00 AM

This community is powerful, friend

This community is powerful, *|FNAME|* Every success is down to you (View online) friend – supporters like you are what propels our campaign for debt cancellation forward. Your signatures on our petition to party leaders …
  Heidi from Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Imagine, friend

Imagine, *|FNAME|* Debt cancellation could change millions of lives (View online) friend – can you imagine what debt cancellation would do for lower-income countries? New research shows that it could mean 7 million peopl…
  Heidi from Debt Justice · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM

friend – this week only

*|FNAME|* – this week only Don’t miss your chance to have your donation doubled! (View online) friend – for just one week all donations are worth DOUBLE! Every donation we receive via The Big Give Christmas Challenge thi…
  Eva at Debt Justice · [email protected]
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM

RE: Sign our Christmas card petition

RE: Sign our Christmas card petition Call on David Lammy to stand by his promises Hello friend,It’s your last chance to sign our giant Christmas card to card to David Lammy, the foreign secretary, before we take it to his office.Before the election, this government made a manifes…
  Tess at Debt Justice · [email protected]
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 AM

A climate finance FLOP 

A climate finance FLOP  What the climate talks mean for the debt crisis (View online)Hello friend,While the UK was battered by torrential rain and wind this weekend, over in Azerbaijan a different kind of storm was brewing. The annual COP29 climate talks have just come to an end in dra…
  Eva at Debt Justice · [email protected]
November 14, 2024 at 11:36 AM

Ho Ho Hoping for a new debt justice law 

Ho Ho Hoping for a new debt justice law  Call on David Lammy to stand by his promises  (View online)Hello friend,It’s already begun. Shop windows decorated with tinsel, winter jumpers, festive songs creeping their way on to the radio – it's not even December, and Christmas feels like i…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
November 5, 2024 at 6:01 AM

READ: our blog on reparations and debt

READ: our blog on reparations and debt Debt cancellation would be an important step towards reparatory justice (View online) Hello friend, Earlier this month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to respond to calls by Commonwealth leader…
  Wiz from Debt Justice · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 5:15 PM

WATCH: Resisting the global debt crisis rally

WATCH: Resisting the global debt crisis rally Hear from the activists who joined our online rally  (View online)Hello friend,Earlier this month, five inspirational debt activists shared their experience of campaigning for debt justice at our online rally – Resisting the global debt crisi…
  Tim at Debt Justice · [email protected]
October 22, 2024 at 4:09 PM

Read all about it  

Read all about it   Our latest research is in the news  (View online)Hi friend,Did you see? Debt Justice research has just been featured in the Financial Times! Our campaign is continuing to make strides forward and it's all thanks to supporters like you.  If you can’t access the article…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
October 16, 2024 at 8:30 AM

Last chance, friend

Last chance, *|FNAME|* There’s still time to get your tickets (View online) Dear friend, This evening, we’re bringing together five debt activists from around the world for our online rally – Resisting the global debt crisis. And you’re inv…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
October 8, 2024 at 9:01 AM

Still time to book your place, friend!

Still time to book your place, *|FNAME|*! Join us on 16 October at 6pm (View online) Hello friend,  Next week, we’re bringing you activists from Zambia to Sri Lanka, Suriname to Kenya, for our online rally – Resisting the global debt crisis…
  Eva at Debt Justice · [email protected]
October 1, 2024 at 9:01 AM

Your name, friend

Your name, *|FNAME|* Energy bills go up by 10% today (View online) Hello friend, Today our energy bills will go up AGAIN.  Ofgem, the energy market regulator has raised the price cap, which means our bills will go up to £1,717 a year for th…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
September 27, 2024 at 6:47 AM

Book now, friend!

Book now, *|FNAME|*! Hear from the activists at the forefront of the fight for debt justice (View online) Hello friend,  Have you ever wondered how it feels to live in a country trapped in a debt crisis - or to risk your life demanding jus…
  Skye at Debt Justice · [email protected]
September 24, 2024 at 1:44 PM

It’s happening now, friend

It’s happening now, *|FNAME|* Today we took the debt cancellation message to Labour Party conference (View online) Dear friend, I’ve just come back from our protest outside Labour Party conference, where we made sure your calls for debt can…
  Bernard, Ghanaian debt campaigner · [email protected]
September 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM

Your name, friend?

Your name, *|FNAME|*? The impact debt cancellation could have (View online) Hello friend,  Nine thousand more teachers. Half a million more people with clean drinking water. One hundred thousand more children in school.  That’s the differe…
  Eva from Debt Justice · [email protected]
September 17, 2024 at 3:26 PM

RE: I want your opinion

RE: I want your opinion Take our short survey  (View online)Hi friend,Did you see my email? We’re planning how to respond to the massive explosion in personal debt levels that we’re seeing across the UK. Over 10 million people are now weighed down by unmanageable debt. We need our new go…
  Eva from Debt Justice · [email protected]
September 11, 2024 at 4:59 AM

Do you want to change the world?  

Do you want to change the world?   Take our short survey  (View online)Hi friend,We’ve got a new government but the same old problems.  Here in the UK personal debt levels are at their highest level ever, as a direct result of the cost of living crisis and after years of low pay and cuts…
  Heidi at Debt Justice · [email protected]
September 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM

We did it, friend!

We did it, *|FNAME|*! Supporters like you secured a great turnout in parliament this week (View online) Dear friend, This week, just days after MPs returned from their summer break, I’ve been in parliament speaking at a special event on …
  Heidi at Debt Justice · [email protected]
September 2, 2024 at 12:53 PM

Today

Today I’m speaking about debt justice in parliament this week (View online)Hello friend,Today, MPs are arriving back in Westminster after the summer break. This Wednesday, I’ll be in parliament too – speaking at a special event about the urgency of the global debt crisis and the need for…
  Wiz from Debt Justice · [email protected]
August 27, 2024 at 2:18 PM

It’s happening next week, friend

It’s happening next week, *|FNAME|* Email your MP today  (View online)Hi friend,Next week hundreds of MPs will be back at work after their summer break, and we need to make sure that ending the lower-income country debt crisis is high on their agendas. We’re facing the debt biggest crisi…
  Tim at Debt Justice · [email protected]
August 22, 2024 at 3:59 AM

friend, we won!

*|FNAME|*, we won! Mozambique just won a HUGE legal case  (View online) Hi friend, Did you see my last email? Mozambique has just won a landmark legal case against a private company that drained billions from the country because of unjust d…
  Zak, Debt Justice · [email protected]
August 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM

Summer reading ☀

Summer reading ☀ Learning and growing (View online)Hi friend,It’s August, which means that hopefully many of us will be taking time away from work to recharge our batteries. And if you are short on reading material, we’ve got you covered. We’ve selected some great resources to help you f…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
August 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM

Extraordinary interest rates

Extraordinary interest rates  At least 50 have died in protests sparked by the debt crisis  (View online)Hello friend,There have been reports in the news of widespread protests in Kenya. Last month violent clashes with police led to the deaths of 50 people.And why have people been protes…
  Tim at Debt Justice · [email protected]
August 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM

“A great victory”

“A great victory” Mozambique just won a HUGE legal case  (View online) Hello friend, The Mozambican government has just WON a landmark legal case against a private company that drained $2bn from the country in secret loans. Labelled “a gre…
  Joe at Debt Justice · [email protected]
August 1, 2024 at 4:06 PM

It's in the post

It's in the post Together Against Debt People's Manifesto (View online) “To children living in council homes, in temporary accommodation or in our care, who are picking up free school meals, food parcels and avoiding debt collectors, I say …
  Zak at Debt Justice · [email protected]
July 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM

80 years, friend

80 years, *|FNAME|* We’ve won before – we can do it again  (View online) Hello friend, This week marks 80 years since the founding of two huge development banks that now dominate the global response to the debt crisis – the World Bank and I…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
July 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM

Hurricane Beryl

Hurricane Beryl Join Caribbean leaders’ call for debt cancellation (View online) Hello friend, When Hurricane Beryl hit the Caribbean this month, it caused utter devastation. At least ten people were killed, buildings shattered, thousands l…
  Heidi, Debt Justice · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Kenya’s deadly protests

Kenya’s deadly protests What we can do about the situation in Kenya (View online) friend – did you see the news from Kenya last month? Demonstrators took to the streets in huge protests against tax rises on essentials like bread and coo…
  Bernard, Ghanaian debt campaigner · [email protected]
July 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Stand by me, friend

Stand by me, *|FNAME|* Will you sign my letter to Keir Starmer? (View online) Dear friend, Finally, after 18 long months, many of Ghana’s private lenders have reached an agreement with the government! This is a step towards debt cancellatio…
  Heidi, Debt Justice · [email protected]
July 5, 2024 at 4:52 AM

A once in a generation opportunity?

A once in a generation opportunity? New government, new opportunities (View online) friend – this morning, we are waking up to a new political landscape. The Labour party has won the election. I am excited about what this means for winning…
  Zak at Debt Justice · [email protected]
July 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM

Couldn't have done it without you, friend

Couldn't have done it without you, *|FNAME|* Thanks for helping put debt on the agenda this election (View online)Hello friend, Tomorrow, we head to the ballot box and we can’t get over how much we’ve achieved together since the election was called. Thousands of us have signed petitions,…
  Heidi from Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 27, 2024 at 6:59 AM

This time next week, friend

This time next week, *|FNAME|* Let’s make sure a new parliament = a new debt justice law! (View online) friend – what are your predictions for this time next week? Whatever the outcome of the election on 4 July, one thin…
  Wiz, Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Today

Today We’ve just handed-in the debt justice law petition (View online) Dear friend, Over the last few months, thousands of you have signed the petition for a new debt justice law. With a general election in just nine days’ time, today we d…
  Joe at Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM

RE: friend, tell your next MP to cancel the debt

RE: *|FNAME|*, tell your next MP to cancel the debt Solidarity with people in debt (View online)Hi friend, Did you see my email last week? With the election in just two weeks, we want to make sure as many MP candidates as possible hear the demands of people in debt. There's still time f…
  Wiz, Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM

$7bn on interest ALONE!

$7bn on interest ALONE! We’ll deliver the petition to party leaders next week (View online) Hello friend, Did you spot the story about our protest at the offices of financial giant BlackRock in The Times this month? [1] Ahead of the electio…
  Wiz, Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 15, 2024 at 4:59 AM

What would they say?

What would they say? Time to pin down your candidates on debt (View online) Hello friend,  We’re less than three weeks away from the general election. With party manifestos launched, canvassers knocking on doors and a constant stream of ele…
  Richard, Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM

You’re invited friend

You’re invited *|FNAME|* Wednesday 26th June at 6:30pm - our Peoples’ Manifesto General Election Rally (View online) Hello friend, Over the last two weeks politicians have been flooding the airwaves with pledges of what they will (or won’t)…
  Joe at Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 11, 2024 at 4:52 PM

friend, tell your next MP to cancel the debt

*|FNAME|*, tell your next MP to cancel the debt Solidarity with people in debt (View online)Hi friend, Can you believe that in less than a month the UK could have a new government? This campaign period is passing fast and still no political parties have addressed the household debt crisi…
  Zak at Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 8, 2024 at 9:00 AM

WATCH 📺 People power in action!

WATCH 📺 People power in action! Why people are demanding justice (View online)Hi friend, Have you been following the election campaign?We are. The debates on telly this week were infuriating. No one mentioned debt, despite there being 10 million people across the UK struggling to pay bil…
  Skye at Debt Justice · [email protected]
June 4, 2024 at 3:34 PM

BREAKING: We have taken action

BREAKING: We have taken action Solidarity with Ghana, shame on BlackRock (View online)Hello friend,I’ve just come back from the London office of financial giant BlackRock – one of Ghana’s biggest private lenders. That’s me below, behind one of the Larry Fink masks - he’s the boss, and th…
  Joe, Debt Justice · [email protected]
May 30, 2024 at 4:52 PM

Now they have no excuse

Now they have no excuse We've only just begun (View online)Hello friend,10 million people in the UK are heavily weighed down by debt. But have you heard any political party during this election period say anything about it yet? I haven’t. No political party has announced a serious plan t…
  Zak, Debt Justice · [email protected]
May 28, 2024 at 4:02 PM

WATCH: Debt, colonialism and power event

WATCH: Debt, colonialism and power event Hear first-hand about the debt crisis in Ghana (View online)Hello friend,It was great to see so many of you at last weeks’ Debt, colonialism and power event. I found hearing from debt campaigner Bernard Anaba about the situation in Ghana, where pe…
  Heidi, Debt Justice · [email protected]
May 23, 2024 at 5:29 PM

Election time: what you can do right now, friend

Election time: what you can do right now, *|FNAME|* Get ready (View online) friend – it seems that election fever is upon us! On 4 July the UK will be voting in a new parliament. The next few weeks are going to be pivotal for our campaigns…
  Zak at Debt Justice · [email protected]
May 21, 2024 at 8:59 AM

friend have you signed up?

*|FNAME|* have you signed up? The debt crisis is gaining profile – join us this Thursday to find out more (View online) Dear friend, The debt crisis is in the news this week. That's because many African countries are now spending more money…
  Wiz at Debt Justice · [email protected]
May 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Your MP and the election 

Your MP and the election  Will your MP help end the debt crisis? (View online) Dear friend, For over a year Ghana has been trying to strike a deal with the financial giants that have trapped the country in debt. But just last month the talk…