Webinar: Stop Cowboy Lenders!
Channel: Debt Justice
Date: 2023-06-23

June 2023 world leaders are meeting in Paris for a one off summit to talk about debt and the climate crisis. Macron, Sunak and Bajan Prime Minister Mia Mottley will all be there. But we’ve heard the proposals on the table could push countries into even more debt. 

This is a scandal when 54 countries are already in crisis. Flood hit Pakistan is due to spend $20bn on debt payments this year alone.

We want to make sure rich country governments get the message loud and clear that they need to take real action. They must force the Cowboy Lenders, the big banks and hedge funds holding poor countries to ransom, to cancel the debt. 

Since we launched the campaign for a new law to Stop Cowboy Lenders, thousands of people have added their name, and we’ve started to make some real progress. But we need to keep up the pressure. 

This is the recording of this special webinar. Watch to find out all about the new law, what’s at stake as world leaders meet in Paris and next steps for the campaign. 
Speakers include:
Mahmood Patel - Coconut Farmer and Activist in Barbados
Precious Kalombwana - Activist in Zambia
Tim Jones - Debt Justice campaigner from the UK
Heidi Chow - Debt Justice Executive Director
Chaired by Dario Kenner - Campaigner at CAFOD 

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Debt Justice are part of a global movement to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates. Only together can we build a fair economy that serves people and the planet.