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Strike Debt Manifesto

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We must transform our failed economic system that impoverishes millions while destroying the ecosystem. Using a diversity of tactics that includes a Rolling Jubilee, a People’s Bailout, and vigorous organizing towards a debt strike, Strike Debt seeks to abolish debt as it currently exists and reconstruct a just society where our debts and bonds are to one another and not the 1%. The 99% are forced into debt to pay for basic social needs like education, housing, and healthcare while the 1% profits. We can no longer afford our own oppression. We are citizens, homeowners, renters, teachers, students, parents, children, debtors, and defaulters who don’t owe the banks anything. We owe each other everything.

Source: http://www.nplusonemag.com/Gazette5.pdf

Ireland World Record Attempt: Most Expensive Bank Bailout Ever #NotOurDebt

December 16, 2012: An application has been lodged with the offices of the Guinness Book of Records to recognise Ireland’s as the World’s Most Expensive Bank Bailout, per capita. The World’s Most Expensive Bank Bailout bid is being submitted by the campaign group Debt Justice Action, on behalf of all of the people in Ireland who, the group claim, will each pay €16,500 to make this record attempt a reality.

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Greece’s Uncertain Future

This short documentary looks at the current social crisis in Greece, the growth of alternative economies, general strikes, and the rise of the anti-fascist movement in response to violent attacks by the far-right. After six years of recession, the situation in Greece is growing increasingly dark. As the unemployment rate continues to rise and salaries continue to drop, the country has descended into an increasingly unpredictable situation.

Lisbon Calling: November 14th in Portugal

On November 14th 2012, thousands of people took to the streets of Portugal as part of a European wide general strike. Until recently, the International Monetary Fund held Portugal as an ideal example of the effectiveness of austerity policies, but today, its economy is heading in the same direction as Greece and Spain. This short documentary details the week of the November 14th strike in Lisbon and the events surrounding it.

«À qui profite la dette publique belge?»

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Les syndicats FGTB wallonne et FGTB Bruxelles lancent une nouvelle campagne, baptisée «A qui profite la dette?», afin de sensibiliser le public au poids de la dette et surtout connaître la nature même de la dette publique, ont annoncé mercredi, lors d’une conférence de presse, les deux branches du syndicat socialiste. Pour ce faire, le collectif a réalisé un animation explicative, avec en vedette, le duo Frederic Janin et Stefan Liberski. Sigue leyendo →

Goodnight Greece – Good morning Colony!

Source: Greek Debt Audit Campaign http://www.elegr.gr/details.php?id=387

Announcement on the November 27 Eurogroup decision

On November 27th the Eurozone’s Council of Finance Ministers announced its decisions regarding the Greek public debt. This decision, deadly for Greece’s fiscal situation, destroys the lives of the people, putting their interests behind the interests of the creditors. It allegedly lowers Greek debt by 40 billion euros, by lowering interest rates, extending interest repayments, providing for a debt buy back scheme, and extending loan maturities. On the other hand, Sigue leyendo →

Firenze 10+10 attempts to wake-up Europe’s activists: how much longer can we abandon Greece?

Source: Nick Dearden blogs from Florence

Ten years ago 60,000 activists converged in Florence for the first European Social Forum to discuss building another world. That meeting, four months before the invasion of Iraq, catalysed the largest demonstrations Europe has ever seen on 15 February 2003, not to mention the international campaign for tax justice, a financial transactions tax and more besides. The campaign against Third World debt was a major issue at the event.

This weekend we met in Florence again, and again debt was one of the crucial issues – this time how we defeat a cycle of debt and austerity that is tearing the heart out of Europe. Sigue leyendo →