Freedom from Debt Coalition and Jubilee South Statement
We express our deepest sympathy and solidarity for the peoples of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and many other South countries who are currently suffering from the devastation unleashed by the tsunami last December 26. We cannot overemphasize how profoundly saddened we are by the climbing death toll, numbering over 155,000 as of January 4, the many thousand others missing or injured, the destruction of property, the loss of livelihoods and the widespread dislocation of communities.
The Philippines was also severely hit by super-typhoons in the last few weeks, leading to the death of more than 1,000 people, the destruction of over 10,000 hectares of farmlands, and the rendering 53,000 families homeless and without access to clean water.
Now, more than ever, at their hour of greatest need, the peoples of the South must be heeded in their long-standing demand for debt cancellation. In the face of this massive destruction, northern and international creditors should not continue to hold South peoples in bondage for debts that have in large part, only contributed to their impoverishment and deprivation.
If there is any measure of sincerity in the outpouring of compassion from North governments for the peoples of the South, let this be through concrete action. In addition to emergency relief operations and rehabilitation, what we need immediately is:
UNCONDITIONAL DEBT CANCELLATION NOW! Southern governments should not continue to prioritize debt service, and squander much needed public funds:
STOP PAYING onEROUS and ILLEGITIMATE DEBTS! Prioritize relief and rehabilitation, basic social services, clean and safe water, and other human development programs!
HOW TO SIGN on
If you would like to support this call, send an email with your name and organisation to Lidy Nacpil at Jubilee South, [email protected]
Signatories
AFRICA – Regional AFRICA JUBILEE SOUTH
AMERICAS – Regional JUBILEO SUR AMERICAS
ASIA – Regional DAWN South East Asia, Gigi Francisco
ASIA – Regional International Gender and Trade Network – Asia, Gigi Francisco
ASIA – Regional ARENA , Jeannie Manipon, Executive Director
ASIA – Regional Focus on the Global South- India, Thailand and Philippines, Shalmali Guttal
ASIA/PACIFIC – Regional Asia Pacific Environmental Exchange, David Batker, Director
ASIA/PACIFIC – Regional Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
ASIA/PACIFIC – Regional Coalition Against Trafficking in Women –Asia Pacific, Jean Enriquez, Dep. Director
ASIA/PACIFIC – Regional JS – APMDD (Asia Pacific Movement on Debt and Development)
ASIA/PACIFIC – Regional Network of Asia Pacific Youth (NAPY)
EUROPE JADES group
EUROPE European Network for the Recognition of Ecologica Debt – ENRED
EUROPE Vittorio Agnoletto, Member of the European Parliament (Italy)-GEU/NGL Group
EUROPE Feleknas Uca, Member of European Parliament
EUROPE Gabi Zimmer, Germany, Member of European Parliament
EUROPE Helmuth Markov, Germany, Member of European Parliament
INTERNATIONAL International Rivers Network, Peter Bosshard
INTERNATIONAL CADTM – Committee for the Abolition of the Third World Debt, Eric Toussaint
INTERNATIONAL World Council of Churches (WCC)
INTERNATIONAL Rogate Reuben Mshana, World Council of Churches
INTERNATIONAL Southern Peoples Ecological Debt Creditors Alliance (SPEDCA)
INTERNATIONAL JUBILEE SOUTH
INTERNATIONAL Instituto de Estudios Ecologistas del Tercer Mundo, Cecilia Cherrez
Africa African Network for Environment and Economic Justice
Africa Ecowas Network for Debt and Development(ECONDAD)
Africa Jubilee Campaign Nigeria
ANGOLA Jubilee 2000 Angola-LiJua, Benjamin Castelo
AUSTRALIA Aid/Watch
AUSTRALIA Australian Conservation Foundation
AUSTRALIA Friends of the Earth – Australia, Cam Walker
AUSTRALIA Sisters of Mercy, Brisbane, Australia
BANGLADESH ActionAid Bangladesh
BANGLADESH Advancing Public Interest Trust
BANGLADESH Bangladesh Krishok Federation, Badrul Alam, President
BANGLADESH BanglaPraxis – Dhaka, Bangladesh, Zakir Kibria
BANGLADESH Community Development Library – Dhaka, Mohiuddin Ahmad
BANGLADESH LOKOJ
BANGLADESH Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD)
BANGLADESH Unnayan onneshan/The Innovators
BELGIUM 11.11.11 Coalition – Belgium, Pol Vandevoort
BELGIUM Proyekto Gato , Jan Capelle
BURMA/THAILAND Shan Women’s Action Network ( SWAN)
CANADA Blue Planet Project, Anil Naidoo
CANADA KAIROS:Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives,
Mary Corkery,Executive Director
CANADA Sammy Gamboa, Asia Program Officer, Canadian Human Rights Foundation,Canada
CANADA The Council of Canadians, Maude Barlow
COLOMBIA Censat Agua Viva (Friends of the Earth)
CONGO GRAPR et NAD, CATDM et Jubile/RDC, Victor Nzuzi
ECUADOR Accion Ecologica – Equador, Aurora Donosa
FIJI Ecumenical Center for Research Education and Advocacy (ECREA)
FINLAND Finnish Asiatic Society, Tove Selin, Chairperson
GERMANY ATTAC- Germany, Philipp Hersel and Angelika Shams
GERMANY Bread for the World, Campaign on the Human Right to Water
GERMANY Dorothee Menzner, German Socialist Party, PDS
GERMANY Dr. Hans-Ulrich Hofmann, Minister, Lutherian Congregation, Gnodstadt,
GERMANY FreyaPausewang,SangitaPausewang, AnilPausewang,Lora Pausewang
GERMANY German Peace Council, Hans-Peter Richter
GERMANY Lilo Lottermoser, PDS Hamburg
GERMANY Natalie Hilgendorff, Member, ATTAC and PDS Wkg. Grp
GERMANY Peter Silbereisen, Germany
GERMANY PROYDE – Germany, Javier Sanchez, Director
GERMANY Socialist Youth, Victor Perli, Speaker
GERMANY URGEWALD –Germany
GREECE CAMAPIGN GENOA 2001-GREECE, Petros Constantinou
HONGKONG Documentation for Action Groups in Asia (DAGA)
HONGKONG The Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism
INDIA Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS), Vinod Raina
INDIA Center for Organization Research and Education (CORE), Roy Laifungbam
INDIA Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF)
INDIA Insaaf Internationa, Vineeta Gupta
INDIA Women’s Centre, Bombay
INDONESIA HEKS – Indonesia, Anna Marsiana
INDONESIA InsistPress
INDONESIA Involvement
INDONESIA Koalisi Anti Utang (KAU) – Indonesia
INDONESIA Praxis, Ayi Bunyamin
INDONESIA WALHI – Friends of the Earth Indonesia, Longena Ginting, Executive Director
IRAQ Jubilee Iraq, Justin Alexander
ISRAEL/PALESTINE Alternative Information Center – Connie Hackbarth, Director and
Michael Warschawski, Co-Chair
ITALY Observatorio Independiente sobre la Region Andina SELVAS.ORG,
Cristiano Morsolin
ITALY World March of Women – Italy, Paola Manduca
JAPAN ATTAC – Japan, Yoko Akimoto
JORDAN & PALESTINE Arab Group for the Protection of Nature, Razan Zuayter
KOREA All Together, South Korea
KOREA Globalize from Below, South Korea
KOREA Korean People’s Action Against FTAs and WTO (KoPA)
KYRGYZTAN Bureau on Human Rights and Rule of Law, Natalia Ablova,Director
MALAYSIA Group of Concerned Citizens, Malaysia
MALAYSIA Monitoring Sustainability of Globalization – Malaysia, Charles Santiago
MALAYSIA Socialist Party of Malaysia, S.Arutchelvan, Secretary-General
NEPAL Rural Reconstruction Nepal, Dr. Arjun Kharki, President
NEPAL Water and Energy Users Federation – Nepal
NETHERLANDS Bank Track, Johan Frijns, Coordinator
NETHERLANDS Transnational Institute, Brid Brennan, Pietje Vervest
NETHERLANDS XminusY Solidarity Fund, Peter Custers
NICARAGUA Centro de Estudios Internacionales
NIGER RNDD – NIGER, Oubandoma Salissou
PACIFIC Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement/Pacific Concerns Resource Centre
PACIFIC Pacific Network on Globalization (PANG), Shelly Emalin Rao, Director
PAKISTAN ActionAid Pakistan
PAKISTAN Creed Alliance Pakistan, Aly Ercelawn and M. Nauman
PAKISTAN Sarah Siddiqi, Karachi, Pakistan
PERU Ecovida, Nilton Deza
PHILIPPINES AKBAYAN Party List, Loreta Ann Rosales, Representative
PHILIPPINES Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL)
PHILIPPINES Confederation of Independent Unions in the Public Sector (CIU), Emako Naldoza
PHILIPPINES Cynthia Estrada
PHILIPPINES FDC-Dipolog, Tito Fiel
PHILIPPINES Fr. Briggs Odtohan, SVD
PHILIPPINES GITIB, Inc.-Ozamiz City, Allan Ramirez
PHILIPPINES Institute for Popular Democracy
PHILIPPINES Jasmin Nario-Galace
PHILIPPINES Jemima O. Munez
PHILIPPINES KAALAGAD Katipunang Kristiyano
PHILIPPINES MAKABAYAN
PHILIPPINES MAKALAYA, Manggagawang Kababaihang Mithi ay Paglaya
PHILIPPINES Maria Lourdes Quisumbing-Baybay
PHILIPPINES PHILNET-RDI Visayas, Ramon Kahulugan
PHILIPPINES Reynaldo Enales
PHILIPPINES Sylvia Estrada-Claudio
PHILIPPINES Transparency and Accountability Network – Gensan
PHILIPPINES Young Moro Professionals Network
PHILIPPINES Philippine Global Exchange
PHILIPPINES Resource Center for People’s Development
PHILIPPINES Freedom from Debt Coalition – Philippines
SENEGAL Forum for African Alternatives – Dakar, Senegal, Demba Moussa Dembele
SOUTH AFRICA Dennis Brutus, Jubilee South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA AIDC – Alternative Information and Development Center, Brian Ashley,
SOUTH AFRICA Charles Abrahams, South Africa
SOUTH ASIA South Asian Solidarity for Rivers and Peoples (SARP), Nepal
SPAIN Observatorio dela Deuda enla Globalizacion, Barcelona, Spain
SPAIN Red Ciudadana por la Abolicion, Spain
SPAIN Joan Martinez-Alier, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
SPAIN Comite de Apoyo al MST de Barcelona
SPAIN Moviementos Sociales de Esquerra, Antonio Arnau Carillo de Albornoz
SPAIN Unida del Pais Valencia
SPAIN Monitors Cooperants d’Olot
SRI LANKA Center for Environmental Justice, Hemantha Withanage, Executive Director
SRI LANKA MONLAR, Sri Lanka
SWITZERLAND Hans Brintzinger
UK Bishop Bernardino Mandlate, UK
UK Bretton Woods Project – UK, Jeff Powell, Coordinator
UK One World Action, Andy Rutherford
UK Padre Jacinto Pio Wacussanga
UK Interconnect, Peter and Gail Mott, Co-Editors
UK Roger Moody
UK Down to Earth- The International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia
USA 50 years is Enough
USA Africa Action – USA, Salih Booker, Executive Director
USA African Services Committee, Kim Nichols, Executive Director
USA Alliance for Justice, Medical Mission Sisters – North America, Janet Gottschalk
USA American Jewish World Service, Washington, DC, Jacob Fain
USA April M. Hurley, MD
USA Asia Pacific Environmental Exchange
USA Bay Area Jubilee Debt Cancellation Coalition
USA Center for Economc Justice, Beverly Bell
USA Citizens’ Network on Essential Services (CNES), Nancy Alexander
USA Holy Cross International Justice Office, Mary Turgi, CSC, Director
USA Jubilee USA Network, Neil Watkins, Co-Coordinator
USA Jubilee Virgina Chapter – USA, Cheryl Duckworth
USA Jubilee York – PA, USA, Abbey Fisher
USA JW Smith – The Institute for Economic democracy
USA Leadership Conference of Women Religious (USA)
USA Nicaragua Center for Community Action
USA Nigaragua Network, Katherine Hoyt, National Co-Coordinator
USA NY Cispes- Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
USA PDHRE, Peoples Movement for Human Rights Learning,
Minar Pimple, Executive Director
USA Sisters of the Holy Cross- Congregation Justice Committee, Notre Dame
USA Stephen Kretzmann
USA Sustainable Energy & Economy Network – USA, Daphne Wysham
USA Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, Daphne Wysham
USA United Church of Christ (USA) Network for Environmental & Economic
Responsibility, Rev. Douglas B. Hunt
USA US Network for Global Economic Justice
USA Washington Office on Africa – USA, Jennifer Davis, Interim Executive Director
USA Water for All Campaign, Public Citizen, Sara Grusky
USA Nicaragua-US Friendship Office, Rita Clark
ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development – Zimbabwe, David Malungisa
Nancy S. Lovejoy
