[stop-imf] Welcome O'Neill back from Africa

[Robert Weissman]

Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 18:29:43 -0400
From: "Mara Vanderslice" <mara@j2000usa.org>


	JUBILEE USA ACTION ALERT - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY

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	WELCOME TREASURY SECRETARY O'NEILL BACK FROM AFRICA
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	ASK HIM TO CANCEL THE DEBT NOW!
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	CALL-IN DAYS JUNE 12th AND 13th
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Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Paul O'Neill just returned from a highly
publicized tour of four African nations with rock star, Bono.  He said
in a
speech last week that his tour of AIDS clinics, schools and development
projects in Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa was the "the most
intense 12 days I've ever experienced."

You can help encourage him to take the next step and support debt
cancellation for all impoverished countries.

Next weekend, June 14-15, Mr. O'Neill will embark on another important
journey.  He will travel to Halifax, Canada for the G8 Finance
Ministers meeting.  This is where the richest countries make decisions about
the global economy and issues like debt cancellation.  Because the current
debt relief initiative (known as HIPC) has failed to provide meaningful debt
relief, Mr. O'Neill should use his influence at this meeting to call for
100% debt cancellation!

PLEASE CALL JUNE 12TH AND 13TH TO TELL SECRETARY O'NEILL TO SUPPORT DEBT
CANCELLATION FOR IMPOVERISHED COUNTRIES at the G8 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING

CALL: 202-622-0190

Tell the operator that you want to:
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- Welcome Secretary O'Neill back from Africa and let him know that the
American people are behind him supporting debt cancellation for impoverished
countries.

- Ask him to use his influence at the G8 Finance Ministers meeting to push
for definitive debt cancellation without harmful World Bank and IMF
conditions.


PLEASE SPREAD THIS ALERT FAR AND WIDE.  Send it to all your email lists.
ASK YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO CALL.  It is time to drop the debt.  LET
EVERYONE KNOW!












It only takes one minute to make this phone call.  Take a big breath.  Get
up the courage and raise your voice for billions of people that are
still bound by the chains of debt.  Please make the call.

Any questions?  Call the Jubilee office at 202-783-0129 or mara@j2000usa.org