Citizens for Financial Justice
Informing, connecting and empowering citizens to act together to make the global finance system work better for everyone.
We need passionate people to raise awareness about financial injustice and campaign to end it.
Currently the global financial system increases inequality, often fails to create decent jobs, undermines human rights, devastates the environment and is creating debt crises. The driving force behind all of these problems is that the institutions that control finance do not serve the majority of citizens across the globe.
We need a financial system that works for all and is democratically controlled.
The power imbalance within the financial system at present means that we see:
- Profit being favoured over people
- Private finance favoured over public finance
- And debt favoured over development.
The only way to reverse this situation is to give greater power to people.
NEWS
We’re Not Doing Anywhere Near Enough to Tackle Global Inequality
Organisation: Christian Aid
Theme:
- Debt
- Private finance
Inequality is not a new issue that Covid-19 has revealed; it’s an immensely damaging pre-existing condition....
Organisation: Jubilee Debt Campaign
Theme:
- Debt
$11.3bn of IMF loans are being used to bail out private lenders...
Shadow report on the limitations of the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative: Draining out the Titanic with a bucket?
Organisation: Eurodad
Theme:
- Debt
Eurodad has published "The G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative: Draining out the Titanic with a bucket?"...
RESOURCES AND LEARNING
The latest reports, how to guides, videos and more on financing for development issues from us and our partner organisations across Europe.
Stay Safe. Invest Ethically
4 September, 2020
8020
Catch Them If You Can
2 September, 2020
8020
Updated Financial Guidance for Grant Partners
2 September, 2020
Citizens for Financial Justice
EVENTS
The latest events on financing for development from our partner organisations across Europe.
“Financing Gender Equality and Women’s Rights – Close the Gap”: Final Consultation Session and Strategy Workshop
Theme:
- Private finance
This event will allow you to share below your inputs regarding your interest in financing gender equality....
Educating Citizens for Financial Justice: An Online Conference Exploring Tools, Methods and Activities to Educate Citizens for Financial Justice.
Theme:
- Debt
- Infrastructure
- Natural resources
- Private finance
An online conference exploring tools, methods and activities to educate citizens in financial justice....
Debt Relief as Response to the Corona-induced Recession: What Next?
Theme:
- Debt
An online expert discussion on debt relief as response to the corona-related recession....
LATEST FROM OUR PARTNERS
Last week's report from our friends at @fawcettsociety finds that the UK is lagging behind other countries when it comes to effective #GenderPayGap reporting.
Reporting must be reinstated ASAP and changes must be made to ensure it is effective.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/14/uk-unique-in-its-light-touch-approach-to-gender-pay-gap?utm_content=142536978&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-4373219661
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/19/covid-19-exposed-catastrophic-impact-privatising-vital-services?CMP=share_btn_tw massive thanks @leilanifarha @DeSchutterO @Magda_Sepul @SRWatSan Koumbou Boly Barry and Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky for this powerful joint statement. And thanks to @PhilipGAlston @drtlaleng for your contributions to the inspiring collective discussion today!
#News Lens: Covid-19 has exposed the catastrophic impact of privatising vital services https://bit.ly/3m0GRwl