End Austerity Campaign
@endausterity.bsky.social
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A campaign demanding the end to austerity, now.
https://endausterity.org/
!ANNOUNCEMENT! The End Austerity Coalition is proud to announce that Roberto Bissio has been appointed Coordinator of the End Austerity Campaign (EAC). Roberto is an Uruguayan journalist & campaigner with deep experience defending social justice, women's rights & environmental sustainability.
26 days ago
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HOY 23 de marzo, 4pm PET / 9pm UTC Recortes que cuestan derechos: Vuelven las políticas de austeridad en ALC. Panel: Denisse Vélez Martínez, Campaña por el Fin de la Austeridad; Pablo José Iturralde, Investigador independiente. Moderación: Klelia Guerrero, Latindadd/RJFALC Regístrate.
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about 1 month ago
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A new book by Clara Mattei, reviewed here in the Jacobin, shows how austerity is about class politics, and not about running out of money, see here
jacobin.com/2026/01/matt...
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The Class Politics of Austerity
A new book by economist Clara Mattei explains why calls for governments to balance budgets and live within their means are often a thinly veiled justification for an assault on the poor.
https://jacobin.com/2026/01/mattei-economics-austerity-class-politics
3 months ago
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Since its inception, the economics profession has provided elites with a justification for austerity. But this is very often a thinly veiled defense of the interests of the rich. See more here,
jacobin.com/2026/01/econ...
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How Economists Depoliticized the Economy
Economist Clara Mattei explains how her profession has provided elites with a justification for austerity and exploitation.
https://jacobin.com/2026/01/economics-austerity-inflation-class-capitalism
3 months ago
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New Role, come work for us at End Austerity!
endausterity.org/new-role-end...
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New Role: End Austerity Campaign Coordinator - End Austerity
FLEXIBILITY: Full Time Introduction In October 2020, six months into the pandemic, more than 500 civil society organizations and academics from all over the world published an open letter calling...
https://endausterity.org/new-role-end-austerity-campaign-coordinator/
3 months ago
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Austerity won't help rebuild Syria. "Syria's government is pursuing economic growth through liberalisation, foreign investment and cuts to state spending. These moves benefit the new elite but won't lift the majority out of crisis." There are alternatives to austerity.
tinyurl.com/2zjp3h8t
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Syria's economy: Austerity and liberalisation won't rebuild the country | Qantara.de
Syria's government is pursuing economic growth through liberalisation, foreign investment and cuts to state spending. These moves benefit the new elite but won't lift the majority out of crisis.
https://tinyurl.com/2zjp3h8t
5 months ago
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Art to End Austerity. The 'Museum of Austerity' in London, until 19 January, combining testimony, original music and holographic imagery, it is more than an exhibition; it’s a blend of theatre, history and humanity. A place to reflect on the past and confront the future.
tinyurl.com/ynwavp4d
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Museum Of Austerity
“Hi-tech meets humanity in this devastatingly powerful look at the impact of Austerity” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Stage Witness the human stories of Austerity Britain in this deeply moving, mixed reality exhibiti...
https://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/museum-of-austerity
5 months ago
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Isabel Ortiz GSJ
6 months ago
Just published, my op-ed article on the World Social Summit in Doha
#SocialSummit2025
#WSSD2
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
@endausterity.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/388rarn8
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The World Social Summit in Doha: Time to Act
Qatar hosted the Second World Summit for Social Development from 4–6 November. According to the United Nations, more than 40 Heads of State and Government, 230 ministers and senior officials, and near...
https://tinyurl.com/388rarn8
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Austerity protests hit Romania this month as the cost of living is rising, and energy bill support was phased out this year. Yet, there would be room for alternatives: taxing windfall profits, raise corporate taxes, ensure public beneficial ownership and asset transparency.
shorturl.at/ATnBj
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Thousands protest in Romania against government austerity measures
The rally was organised by the National Trade Union Bloc, made up of dozens of professional federations and comes as Romania’s government pursues measures to reduce the budget deficit.
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/thousands-march-through-bucharest-in-protest-against-austerity-measures
5 months ago
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Sri Lanka austerity policies led to massive cuts in public services and public sector wages - even according to the World Bank. But they take little responsibility for advice in their Doing Business (DB) indicators that led to vast cuts in corporate taxes, and lack of debt relief.
shorturl.at/Vp9zg
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Sri Lanka’s 2021-2024 austerity is one of the most severe in history : Peoples Dispatch
A recent World Bank reports examines Sri Lanka’s austerity policies following the 2022 external debt default
https://shorturl.at/Vp9zg
5 months ago
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Protestors marched against proposed labour laws in Lisbon last weekend, a reminder that austerity policies, including measures hurting breastfeeding mother, and reducing miscarriage related bereavement leave are deeply unpopular. Demands were made to increase the minimum wage.
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Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Lisbon to protest labor reforms proposed by Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's government
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lisbon-portugal-european-union-montenegro-democratic-alliance-b2861488.html
6 months ago
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Join us today at COP30 in Belem to discuss alternatives to austerity in climate financing, moderator
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
ED Amitabh Behar, panelists Luti Guedes, Grace Malie, Fanny Petitbon
@350.org
, Ezequiel Steuermann (GI-ESCR),
@kuminaidoo.bsky.social
,
@amnesty.org
SG Agnes Callamard.
6 months ago
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Leading up to Argentina's mid-term elections, pensioners have taken the streets as they have been among the hardest hit by austerity policies. Now with President Milei winning the mid-term elections, austerity cuts are ever more likely.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
and
www.dw.com/en/argentina...
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Argentina elections: Javier Milei and his 'chainsaw' austerity win big
Milei's radical spending cuts have won favour with Donald Trump, but also attracted widespread criticism.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gw8qpyvqdo
6 months ago
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Anti-austerity protests in Ecuador's sparked by ending fuel subsidies is leading to higher prices on essential goods and transport. Civil society actors condemn the criminalisation of protests and rights-defenders, and dismantling of democratic guarantees.
newint.org/strikes/2025...
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Ecuador’s Indigenous communities face violent state repression
Several land defenders have been killed during nationwide strikes after the far-right government ended a vital fuel subsidy. Cameron Baillie reports.
https://newint.org/strikes/2025/ecuadors-indigenous-communities-face-violent-state-repression
6 months ago
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New Report! “Welfare reform in the name of austerity and efficiency has alienated millions of people living in poverty and played into the hands of a far right looking to exploit discontent,” the UNSR on extreme poverty and HR,
@deschuttero.bsky.social
at UNGA, see:
docs.un.org/en/A/80/138
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6 months ago
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80,000 - 150,000 protestors in Belgium mobilise against austerity measures. In all regions, we need to ensure that we tax the rich, and propose progressive tax policies, rather than cut public services and social protection that harms the people.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity plans
Flights grounded, public transport disrupted as 80,000 people take to the streets of the Belgian capital.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/14/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-to-protest-austerity-plans
7 months ago
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💸 Over 3.4B people live in countries that spend more on debt service than on health or education. Enough is enough. @IMFNews @WorldBank must be held accountable.
#CancelTheDebt
#StopTheHarm
7 months ago
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Today in Washington DC at
@hrw.org
at 5pm (ET) in person, or on zoom "Alternatives to end austerity" Come hear about alternatives from the Global South regions
@latindadd.bsky.social
@menafem.bsky.social
@fintrco.bsky.social
TJNA and IBON International. RSVP here,
forms.gle/zWr4CB6zxpNU...
7 months ago
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🚨 The “austerity trap” is real. 1) Global South countries are trapped in debt cycles. To repay, they’re pushed to expand fossil fuel extraction - deepening climate breakdown
#EndAusterity
10 months ago
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Bretton Woods Project
10 months ago
In a new guest analysis for our
#ObserverSummer25
Charith Gunawardena argues IMF failed approach to debt sustainability and
#austerity
in Sri Lanka adds evidence for urgent need of IFA reform, including a UN debt workout mechanism
#FfD4
#G77
tinyurl.com/SriLankaIMF
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Sri Lanka and the IMF: Another stark example of the need for urgent debt restructure reform
17th IMF programme results in severe damaging austerity, as IMF continue to fail to address the root causes of the country’s cyclical debt problems.
https://tinyurl.com/SriLankaIMF
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Bretton Woods Project
10 months ago
Our new
#ObserverSummer25
is out now🚀 This edition covers civil society demands of unconditional debt relief in
#Jubilee2025
, IMF's upcoming surveillance review, World Bank's billions to trillions 'fantasy', Sri Lanka, Argentina & the IMF,
#FFD4
, and more 🔥👇
tinyurl.com/ObserverSumm...
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Summer 2025 - Bretton Woods Project
This edition covers the Jubilee Year 2025 and calls at FfD4 to break the cycle of debt, IMF's Surveillance review, IDA21 package, Argentina, Sri Lanka and the IMF, and more.
https://tinyurl.com/ObserverSummer2025
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🌍✨
#Throwback
to IAFFE ✨🌍 Our co-coordinator Mati Kohonen says it loud: progressive taxation is key to funding care systems & building fairer societies. It’s time to
#EndAusterity
& fight for
#TaxJustice
. Join us! 📢
endausterity.org
#CareEconomy
#FutureBeyondAusterity
#EndAusterity
#EndAusterityNow
10 months ago
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European Network on Debt and Development - Eurodad
10 months ago
#FfD4
is far from the milestone for global economic governance reform it could have been. For
#CivilSociety
, it's clear that the job is not done. We need real reform, not a watered-down consensus. Read our analysis 👉
www.eurodad.org/ffd4_job_not...
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International Tax Observatory
10 months ago
💡 "One of the most promising avenues is to introduce a minimum tax for the ultra-rich, expressed as a percentage of their wealth." Seven Nobel laureates in economics advocate for the Zucman tax in their latest op-ed. Read the full
@lemonde.fr
article 👇
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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« Avec l’impôt sur les ultrariches, la France peut montrer la voie au reste du monde » : le plaidoyer de sept Prix Nobel d’économie pour la taxe Zucman
TRIBUNE. A l’heure de la dérive des comptes publics et de l’explosion de l’extrême richesse, créer un impôt plancher sur les patrimoines des milliardaires devrait être une priorité, estiment des lauré...
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/07/07/avec-l-impot-sur-les-ultrariches-la-france-peut-montrer-la-voie-au-reste-du-monde-le-plaidoyer-de-sept-prix-nobel-d-economie-pour-la-taxe-zucman_6619619_3232.html?search-type=classic&ise_click_rank=1
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At
#IAFFE2025
, we discussed how care systems remain underfunded despite post-pandemic momentum. Austerity and regressive tax systems are holding us back. It’s time to prioritize care in public budgets.
#FeministEconomics
#CareEconomy
#EndAusterity
10 months ago
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Tax Justice UK
10 months ago
Why is everyone talking about a wealth tax? 🧵 Under pressure from the public, the govt walked back a number of its planned cuts to social security last week. That means the conversation has turned back to tax. The govt has 3 main choices... 1/8
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-it-...
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Is It Time For A Wealth Tax? Pressure Grows On Starmer To Ramp Up Charges On The Rich
Could this be the answer Rachel Reeves is looking for?
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-it-time-for-a-wealth-tax-pressure-grows-on-starmer_uk_686b9846e4b0f186b60df273
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🌍 That’s a wrap on
#FfD4
- but this is only the beginning. We stood together to expose austerity, debt traps & elite power. We demanded: ✅
#EconomicJustice
✅
#DebtCancellation
✅
#ClimateJustice
We will not be silenced. We are here to stay. This is the start of an
#EraOfJustice
to
#EndAusterity
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10 months ago
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Patriotic Millionaires UK
10 months ago
🌍 As
#FFD4
comes to a close, the fight for tax justice continues: pushing for more countries to join the Seville Platform for Action, holding leaders to their promises, and pushing for real action. The movement is getting stronger
#TaxTheSuperRich
.
#FFD4
www.taxthesuperrich.world
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We took action at
#FfD4
to say: the era of austerity must end. Austerity isn’t “fiscal responsibility.” It’s a system to protect wealth while communities pay the price. We demand: ✅
#DebtCancellation
✅
#ClimateJustice
✅
#TaxTheRich
We will not be silenced. We are fighting for an
#EraOfJustice
.
10 months ago
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🔥At
#FfD4
, our member @IBONInternational launched Disrupting the Austere World - a primer on neocolonialism, austerity, and resistance. A must-read for building economic justice. 📢 Download & join the movement:
iboninternational.org/download/dis...
#EndAusterity
#EraOfJustice
10 months ago
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Today at
#FfD4
, we brought together advocates to share real solutions beyond austerity. As @isabelortiz.bsky.social said: “Slashing social protection is the most common austerity tactic.” Time to build systems that care.
#EndAusterity
#FFD4
#EraofJustice
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10 months ago
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Patriotic Millionaires UK
10 months ago
Brian Cox, actor and supporter of
@patmillsuk.bsky.social
, joins the global call to
#TaxTheSuperRich
! He’s speaking out against the dangerous concentration of wealth — and calling on governments to act. No more excuses. It’s time for tax justice ⚖️
#FFD4
#FfD4People
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From
#Sevilla
to the world: 📢 Our voices are rising against austerity & injustice. 📢
#FfD4
failed to deliver real solutions. 📢 We demand debt justice and an
#EraOfJustice
.
#endausterity
#peopleoverprofits
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10 months ago
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🌍 We are kicking off
#FfD4
in Seville with a Debt4Climate Hub! Join us tonight for powerful discussions on debt, colonialism, and militarism, plus a cultural program, snacks, and solidarity. Let’s connect struggles and build power to end austerity!
#EndAusterity
#EraOfJustice
10 months ago
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📢 Join us at
#FfD4
! 🗓️ 30 June | ⏰ 12:30–2:00 PM 📍 Fibes, Sevilla – Room Side Event 21 Rights-based development finance is the future. Let’s shape a post-Seville agenda rooted in justice & human rights.
#EraOfJustice
#FinanceJusticeNow
#TaxJustice
10 months ago
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MenaFem Movement for Economic,Development And Ecological Justice
10 months ago
Join us Today, at this virtual side event @
#FFD4
We'll present the Rabat Roadmap, the outcome of a global feminist convening in Rabat, Guided by the expertise and analysis of feminists from theMENA, and the global South more broadly 📆 Register at:
bit.ly/RabatRoadmapEv…
@wedo-worldwide.bsky.soci
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📢 Join us at
#FfD4
in Seville! Financing Alternatives to Budget Cuts 🗓️ 2 July | 🕝 2:30–4:00 PM 💬 How do we fund universal social protection without austerity? Hear from global experts & activists on real solutions.
#EndAusterity
#FinanceOurFuture
#EraOfJustice
10 months ago
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🌍 From Austerity to Justice What if we stopped pretending there’s no money? There is money - it’s just hoarded by the ultra-rich & hidden by corporations. Meanwhile, communities face cuts, closures & collapsing services.
#TaxJusticeNow
#EndAusterity
#FfD4
10 months ago
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🌍 The world is drowning in inequality — and the rich are floating to the top. Meanwhile, public services are slashed and climate goals underfunded. Why? Because austerity protects wealth, not people. It’s time to
#TaxTheRich
and
#EndCorporateGreed
.
#FfD4
#EndAusterity
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10 months ago
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🔥 Stop financing destruction - start fueling justice. Austerity is blocking the clean energy transition we urgently need. Cutting budgets while the climate burns isn’t policy — it’s sabotage.
#FfD4
#EndAusterity
#ClimateJustice
#FfD4People
#EraOfJustice
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🌍 Climate Reparations, Not Austerity. At
#FfD4
, the Global North must confront its climate debt — not with loans or conditions, but with public, grant-based finance that supports justice, not deepens inequality.
#EndAusterity
#ClimateFinanceNow
#FfD4
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11 months ago
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🚨 Despite strong calls from the Global South and civil society, the final
#FfD4
agreement fails to address the structural roots of austerity: ❌ No UN-led debt resolution ❌ No tax justice on the rich ❌ No public finance for climate & care
#EndAusterity
#FfD4
11 months ago
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👩🏽🎓 Feminist economists have long warned: austerity deepens gender inequality. 🛑 Cuts to care, health, and education hurt women the most. ✅ Fund public services. Center care. End austerity.
#FeministEconomics
#GenderJusticeNow
#FundCareWork
#EndAusterity
#EndAusterityNow
11 months ago
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🔁 Powerful reflection from @MenaFem on
#FfD4
: 🧵 “The Illusion of Consensus” exposes how austerity and colonial power dynamics were preserved behind closed doors. No justice without systemic change. Read more 👉
menafemmovement.org/the-illusion...
#EndAusterity
#EraOfJustice
#FfD4
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11 months ago
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Despite the devastating impact of austerity, climate breakdown & debt distress, powerful countries like the UK & EU are trying to block progress on fair global finance rules at
#FfD4
. We need justice — not sabotage.
#EndAusterity
#DebtJustice
#EraOfJustice
#StopTheSabotage
11 months ago
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🚨 The EU & UK are trying to block a UN-led debt resolution at
#FfD4
— despite strong calls from civil society & the Global South. They're protecting a global system of austerity. 📢 We demand: ✅ Debt cancellation ✅ Public investment ✅ A just economy
#EndAusterity
#debtJustice
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By blocking UN-led
#debt
reform at
#FfD4
, the
#EU
and
#UK
are denying the global South a voice — and locking countries into austerity. This protects the system, not the people. We need debt justice to
#EndAusterity
.
#CancelTheDebt
#GlobalJustice
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11 months ago
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💼 The G7 Summit starts Sunday. They designed the playbook, with austerity in mind. Cuts at home, IMF-backed austerity abroad. 📢 Ahead of
#FfD4
, we demand: ✅ Cancel the debt ✅ End austerity ✅ Fund care & climate
#EraOfJustice
#EndAusterity
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🚨 Ad hoc debt deals are failing the Global South. ⚠️ Without a fair and transparent global system, austerity becomes a permanent reality for countries in crisis. 📢 End the cycle. End austerity.
#CancelTheDebt
#EraOfJustice
#ReformTheRules
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11 months ago
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🔁 Trillions are lost each year to tax avoidance by the wealthy and corporations. 🛑 That’s money stolen from public services and climate action. ✅ The solution? A UN Tax Convention for fair global tax rules.
#TaxTheRich
#UNTaxConvention
#FinanceJusticeNow
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