[stop-imf] TUESDAY: Call the White House - Ask President Bush to Drop the Debt (note: Call White House, NOT Treasury)]

[Robert Weissman]

Dear Jubilee friends and supporters,

President Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair are meeting in
Washington on Tuesday and debt cancellation is on their agenda. Because
of this meeting, we are asking you to call the White House on Tuesday
rather than Treasury Secretary Snow, as we originally advertised.

Call PRESIDENT BUSH at 202-456-1414 on Tuesday, June 7. Ask that he
announce, along with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair US-UK support for a
bold deal for 100% cancellation of IMF and World Bank debt for all
impoverished nations, without harmful conditions. (See sample talking
points below)

Thanks to your efforts in recent weeks, IMF debt cancellation is now
back on the table, though the Bush administration and Congress have not
yet moved in their opposition to support the new sale of IMF gold to
finance it. And the list of countries likely to receive cancellation is
low =96 around 18 countries at most. Additional pressure is needed to push
for a bold deal with more countries and no harmful conditions!

Ps - Please find below and attached more information and talking points
for the call-in day as well as a flyer with five things you can do to
ensure debt cancellation at the G-8 summit. Please continue to circulate
broadly, and take action today!

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National Call-In Days -- June 7 and June 29

Call on President Bush to Wipe Out Debt at the G-8 Summit!

The summit of the G-8 will take place in Scotland from July 6-8. Thanks
to your efforts and campaigning over the years, additional debt
cancellation is on the agenda of G-8 leaders. But nations have not yet
reached an agreement, and a bold deal on debt is at risk of being
replaced by a limited approach.

The Bush administration needs to hear from you at two key moments in the
next month. They need to hear your call for a bold deal on debt. For a
deal to be worth celebrating, it must be for 100% cancellation of all
multilateral debts including the IMF, it must be for all impoverished
nations, and it must come without harmful conditions that have been part
of previous debt relief schemes.

*JUNE 7: CALL THE WHITE HOUSE*

On June 7, President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet in
Washington with debt cancellation on their agenda. On June 7, Call
President Bush at 202-456-1414! When you call, ask that he:

- Announce, with Tony Blair, a deal for 100& cancellation of debts owed
by impoverished nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to the World
Bank, the IMF, and the African Development Fund.

- Debt cancellation must be for at least 50 countries, and should
include countries that are not part of the HIPC Initiative like Nigeria,
Haiti, and Sri Lanka.

- Debt cancellation should not be conditioned on harmful economic policies.

- Sale of IMF gold could be combined with IMF reform to finance cancellatio=
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*JUNE 29: CALL THE WHITE HOUSE ONE WEEK BEFORE THE G-8 SUMMIT*

On June 29, Jubilee USA Network, Africa Action, American Friends Service
Committee, and the 50 Years is Enough Network will gather outside the
White House in Lafayette Park to deliver thousands of postcards calling
on the
President to Wipe Out Debt in 2005. While we are outside, Jubilee and
debt cancellation supporters should flood the White House phone lines
with a demand for a bold deal on debt.

On June 29, call the White House at 202-456-1414.

When you call, remind President Bush:

- Work with other G8 leaders to announce a bold new deal on debt at the
G8 summit

- A deal on debt cancellation must fully wipe out the debt by providing
100% cancellation of IMF, World Bank, and African Development Fund debt
owed by aal impoverished nations.

- Debt cancellation must be for at least 50 nations to start and must
not be conditioned upon economic conditions of any kind.

Best,

Jakeya Caruthers