What's New
Autumn Campaigners Forum to be held in Edinburgh Saturday
Nov 29th
New Reports on Debt
Top tips for face to face lobbying MPs
High Commissioner of Zambia talks to Jubilee Scotland
Supporters about debt and trade
Famous Faces at this year's Festival Fringe
join the call to Face up to World Debt
Face
up to World Debt - Campaign Theme 2003
Visit
our Take Action section to add your voice!
Campaigners Forum November 29th
Join us in Edinburgh for our Autumn Campaigners Forum. With top speakers
and workshops it is a great way to learn and meet up with other campaigners.
Click here for the programme and
more details
New Reports on debt
1. Can
the World Bank and IMF afford to cancel 100% of Poor Country Debt? comissioned
from Jubilee Scotland sister organisation Jubilee Research by Debt and Development
Coalition Ireland.
2. Struggling
to be heard. A report by Christian Aid on democratising the World
Bank and the IMF.
3. Debt and
the Millennium Development Goals. A joint report from CAFOD, Christian
Aid, Oxfam and Eurodad.
4. The
Real Progress Report on HIPC. A report by Jubilee Research to counter
balance the World Bank and IMF's own version.
Effective
Lobbying - some tips for face to face meetings with MPs
Here are some useful tips to keep in mind if you are meeting with your
MP. As someone who campaigns on international issues you are more likely
to vote, discuss politics and inform others around you on political
issues. Because of this be confident that your MP will listen to you! Click
here to see what you and your MP might get out of the meeting.
Mr. Anderson Chibwa High Commissioner of Zambia talks
to Jubilee Scotland supporters
His Excellency shared the platform with Jubilee Scotland Convenor John
Harris and the new Convenor of the Scottish Parliament's International Development
Group, Des McNulty MSP. At the lively question and answer which followed the
talks, Mr. Chibwa was asked what message campaigners should take out to the
public from his visit, the audience was told unequivocally: "Cancel the
debt and out fair trade in place - from the point of production to consumption".
Click here to read the report of the meeting
in full.