Reflection: the 1998 human chain around Birmingham city centre
Organiser Isabel Carter recounts the atmosphere on the streets of Birmingham twenty years ago when the call to 'drop the debt' was raised by citizens from around the country and…
Jubilee 2000
Jubilee 2000 anniversary: call for photos and memories
Did you take part in the 'human chain' around Birmingham city centre in 1998? If you'd like to share your experience of the campaign, we'd love to hear from you.
Dr Martin Dent OBE: a humanitarian giant and the author of ‘Brand Jubilee’
“Inspirational”, “visionary”, “fantastic academic”, “true philanthropist”, and “great English eccentric” are just some of the descriptions given to Martin Dent, who died on Saturday 3 May 2014, aged 89. In 1990,…
Blog from Jamaica: ‘We are in the same debt trap as the government’
It is 1998, I’m 16 and going on my first large protest. It’s in Birmingham for the Jubilee 2000 demonstration, calling for the G8 group of self-appointed most important countries…
Bill Peters: The Passing of a Great Debt Campaigner
William (Bill) Peters CMG CVO MBE, distinguished diplomat and debt campaigner extraordinary, died peacefully in the early hours of Saturday 29 March, aged 90.