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Photo Call Marking World Bank Meeting
Photo Call
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PHOTO STUNT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO MARK THE WORLD BANK MEETING IN DUBLIN NEXT WEEK: "BRIAN COWEN, BIN THE BANK"
Sunday Nov 11th, 11:45 am, Dail Eireann, Kildare Street, Dublin 1
Fifteen activists dressed as Finance Minister Brian Cowen will receive this message from the organisers through a gigantic 3 metre long megaphone: "Brian, bin the bank!"
Organised by Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Comhlamh, the Latin America Solidarity Centre, Christian Aid and Trócaire
The World Bank is meeting in Malahide next Monday and Tuesday and this photocall will start off a public campaign by NGOs during the World Bank's visit. .JPG "World Bank photo opp. outside Dail_opens in new window")
The Bank and its rich member governments, including Ireland, will negotiate how much money they will give to one of the lending arms of World Bank (IDA). The World Bank is still imposing harmful policies as a condition for developing countries to receive its loans and aid. Therefore we demand that Finance Minister, Brian Cowen, should not give any money to this arm of the World Bank unless the World Bank immediately stops attaching harmful conditions to its loans and aid. Instead, the minister should re-route this aid to aid channels without economic conditions.
The imposed economic conditions undermine developing countries' sovereignty and independence.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Originally founded by returned development workers, Comhlámh (the name means 'solidarity') have been campaigning and educating for a more just and equitable world for thirty-one years.
The Comhlámh Anti-Racism Project seeks to challenge Racism in Ireland through education, advocacy and awareness-raising. The project provides invaluable training, education, and information: in schools, community groups and amongst the general public. Comhlámh also advocate and campaign on public policy and consistently work to promote positive interculturalism in all aspects of Irish society. Through our Le Chéile Artists in Ireland Against Racism initiative we also emphasise the role of the arts in creatively challenging Racism in Irish society.
For more information on our work or on this event, please contact Alice-Mary Higgins at alicemary@comhlamh.org or visit our website www.comhlamh.org
Comhlámh, 10 Upper Camden Street, Dublin 2 // Tel: + 353 1 4783490 // Fax: + 353 1 4783738 // Email: info@comhlamh.org