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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:46:44 -0500
From: National Africa Network for AFSC's PBU-Africa Program
Subject: [national-africa-network] LEAP INTO ACTION - THE JUBILEE BILL
Dear Friend,
THIS YEAR IS LEAP YEAR!
Leap Into Action today and tomorrow - February 28th and 29th -- to
support
The Jubilee Act!
Use your "extra" day this Leap Year to call your members of Congress and
urge them to co-sponsor
The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation,
House of Representatives Bill HR 2634 and Senate Bill S2166.
You can reach the Capitol switchboard and your Congresspersons' offices
by calling
(202)-224-3121
________________________________
Right now, Congress is considering the most important piece of
legislation on the international debt crisis of the past seven years!
Since the days of Jubilee 2000, we have seen 23 countries receive near
100% cancellation of their debts to the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) and the World Bank. In countries like Zambia and Tanzania, debt
relief has produced results - eliminating fees that had blocked access
to primary education and rural health clinics, helping millions of
children return to school and providing access to basic medical care.
Despite the remarkable track record of debt cancellation, more than 40
low-income countries, such as Haiti and Lesotho, are still waiting to
have their debts canceled. Every day over $100 million flows out of
impoverished countries in the form of debt payments. This is money that
could be invested to improve health care, education, access to clean
water and economic development projects.
The Jubilee Act builds on past success to extend debt cancellation to
all low-income countries that need the resources to cut extreme poverty
in half by 2015 and reach the UN Millennium Development Goals.
________________________________
We are asking you to Leap Into Action TODAY!
Call your Representative and Senators and ask them to support the
Jubilee Act
(202)-224-3121
Visit www.afsc.org/lifeoverdebt to learn more about debt cancellation
and
the AFSC Life Over Debt Campaign!
Visit http://www.afsc.org/africa-debt/get-involved/email-sign-up.htm to
subscribe to the
AFSC National Africa Network E-Newsletter.
PLEASE CALL TODAY!
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:46:44 -0500
From: National Africa Network for AFSC's PBU-Africa Program
Subject: [national-africa-network] LEAP INTO ACTION - THE JUBILEE BILL
Dear Friend,
THIS YEAR IS LEAP YEAR!
Leap Into Action today and tomorrow - February 28th and 29th -- to
support
The Jubilee Act!
Use your "extra" day this Leap Year to call your members of Congress and
urge them to co-sponsor
The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation,
House of Representatives Bill HR 2634 and Senate Bill S2166.
You can reach the Capitol switchboard and your Congresspersons' offices
by calling
(202)-224-3121
________________________________
Right now, Congress is considering the most important piece of
legislation on the international debt crisis of the past seven years!
Since the days of Jubilee 2000, we have seen 23 countries receive near
100% cancellation of their debts to the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) and the World Bank. In countries like Zambia and Tanzania, debt
relief has produced results - eliminating fees that had blocked access
to primary education and rural health clinics, helping millions of
children return to school and providing access to basic medical care.
Despite the remarkable track record of debt cancellation, more than 40
low-income countries, such as Haiti and Lesotho, are still waiting to
have their debts canceled. Every day over $100 million flows out of
impoverished countries in the form of debt payments. This is money that
could be invested to improve health care, education, access to clean
water and economic development projects.
The Jubilee Act builds on past success to extend debt cancellation to
all low-income countries that need the resources to cut extreme poverty
in half by 2015 and reach the UN Millennium Development Goals.
________________________________
We are asking you to Leap Into Action TODAY!
Call your Representative and Senators and ask them to support the
Jubilee Act
(202)-224-3121
Visit www.afsc.org/lifeoverdebt to learn more about debt cancellation
and
the AFSC Life Over Debt Campaign!
Visit http://www.afsc.org/africa-debt/get-involved/email-sign-up.htm to
subscribe to the
AFSC National Africa Network E-Newsletter.
PLEASE CALL TODAY!
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AFRICA TODAY...TOMORROW ...ALWAYS:
GENOCIDE...NOT ON OUR WATCH!
Oxam International newsletter #53 - February 2008 - www.oxfam.org
Welcome to Oxfam International's monthly enewsletter.
Please forward to a friend or colleague who might be interested in its content.
Humanitarian update
Europe must not fail Chad
Urgent action is required in Chad as increased insecurity threatens thousands of lives. Our aid effort in eastern Chad, where 470,000 refugees and displaced people are dependent on humanitarian aid, is nearing a total shut down. Europe must go beyond responding to the urgent protection needs of civilians and start working for a negotiated settlement of the crisis.
Program update
Fighting for gender equality in Papua New Guinea
Despite laws prohibiting violence and discrimination against women, there has been little practical application or commitment to them. Oxfam partner HELP Resources is working to bring about change and achieve gender equality for women. Through community-based gender equity workshops, men and women are better able to understand overall gender discrimination and human rights.
Campaign update
UN moves forward on Arms Trade Treaty
Talks starting in the UN offer an historic way forward on conventional arms control. The 28 delegates from every continent will sit on the “Group of Governmental Experts," where they will start their first discussions on a global Arms Trade Treaty. These UN arms control talks must not fail: a thousand people each day die from armed violence.
Campaign update
Oxfam Ambassador Kristin Davis visits South Africa to help break the stigma of AIDS
The AIDS epidemic is the leading cause of death in South Africa, with an estimated 400,000 people dying of HIV-related causes each year. In Kristin Davis' second trip to South Africa, she revisited the strong women and community groups that touched her in Soweto, as well as learning more about how HIV is tackled in South Africa from new groups in rural communities. Oxfam works with local partners to address the AIDS crisis and campaigns on the global level for more doctors, nurses, and community healthcare workers.
Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.
Find your nearest Oxfam affiliate here.
Oxfam International, Suite 20, 266 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DL,
United Kingdom - Tel: ++ 44 1865 339 100
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