A Year in Review

A Year in Review

Jubilee Act Introduced!

• Introduced December 17th 2009

• 53 Cosponsors in the House of Representatives

• Strong Bipartisan Support

Change Not Chains Campaign

• 22 Jubilee Action Parties Held Across the Nation

• 8 In-District Meetings Held to Advocate on Behalf of the Jubilee Act

• Over 10,349 Postcards Delivered to Members of Congress

• 47 Signs of Change Poster Deliveries to Congress

Haiti

• Jubilee USA led the call to cancel Haiti’s debt after the earthquake

• On July 21st, the IMF, World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank cancelled Haiti’s remaining multilateral debt.

Spotlight on Debt

• Neil Watkins Appeared on Rachel Maddow Show to uncover the debt crisis

• Op-ed featured in Washington Post on Haiti and the debt crisis

• Numerous, radio alerts, Letters to the Editors

• Thousands of Calls and Petitions to Treasury Secretary Geithner to cancel Haiti’s debt

Haiti in Congress

• The Haiti Debt Relief and Recovery Act

• House Subcommittee Hearing on Haiti and the Debt Crisis

Ecumenical Advocacy Days

During Ecumenical Advocacy Days Jubilee USA partnered with our activists from around the country to link our faith, our voices, and our activism.

Jubilee’s Debt Detective

• Pat Rumer Travels to Zambia

• Shares Reports of Zambia After Debt Relief

• The Debt Detective gives an inside view to progress on Millennium Development Goals

Roots of Global Poverty Speaking Tour

• Wahu Kaara met with over 700 new and old Jubilee activists

• Toured in DC, MA, IN, PA, and TN

• Aided New Alliances and strengthened Jubile York, PA and Jubilee Massachusetts

United States Social Forum

• Jubilee USA participated in the 2010 United States Social Forum

• Lidy Nacpil, Jubilee South spoke on the plenary to raise awareness of the debt crisis

The G-20 Gets a D

• Jubilee USA issued an updated report on the progress of the G-20 and its commitments to the world’s poorest

• The Report uncovered the G-20’s failing grade on helping impoverished nations reach the MDGs.

Outreach to the Administration

Jubilee organized high level advocacy meetings for key members of the Administration:

•  National Security Council• Treasury • State Department• White House Office on

Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships)

Obama Hears Jubilee USA

• Jubilee USA worked for Congress to send a letter to Obama asking for expanded debt cancellation

• 48 Members of Congress signed on in a landmark bipartisan effort

Jubilee Comes to the Aid of Pakistan

• Jubilee USA sent 30,000 petitions to Obama calling for a moratorium on debt

• Jubilee USA, Oxfam, and Avaaz met with Treasury to say no debt for disaster in Pakistan

Stand Up! Take Action!

• 107 Stand Up! Take Action Events Nationwide

• 41 Jubilee Sunday Services

• Participation in the NY and DC United Nations Millennium Campaign Events