March 11th - Following the passage of the Senate's Haiti Recovery Act (S.2961) on March 5, the House of Representatives passed the Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010 (H.R.4573).  These bills will ensure that international leaders will swiftly follow through on their debt relief commitments to Haiti.  Last month, the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers announced their support for Haiti's debt cancellation after intense pressure from civil society. 

• TAKE ACTION Send a message to your Representative in support of the Haiti debt relief bill.
• PRESS RELEASE Jubilee USA Welcomes Passage of Haiti Debt Cancellation Legislation

Jubilee USA has led the way in debt relief efforts for the country. Watch Melinda St. Louis, Deputy Director, testify in Congress on the importance of debt relief. In June 2009, Jubilee USA supporters and partners celebrated $1.2 billion in debt cancellation for Haiti, erasing some of Haiti's debt. Now we must continue to see that Haiti breaks from the chains of debt once and for all.

• READ Congressional Sign-On and Organizational Sign-on Letters to Treasury
• WATCH Forgive Haiti's debt? Jubilee USA Network on MSNBC
• LEARN more about Haiti, the Debt Crisis, and the work of Jubilee activists

October 16 - 18th - This weekend Jubilee activists made history this past weekend.  We joined more than 173 MILLION PEOPLE across the globe at "Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now!" events around the country, setting a new world record for the largest mobilization in history!

Jubilee USA Network congregations and activists around the country were an integral part of this remarkable mobilization. Across the United States 92 events were held and more than 5,000 people raised their voices together and stood up against poverty.

• DID YOU STAND UP? Send us your story here
• TAKE ACTION by signing an online postcard
• LEARN MORE here

October 3rd - Jubilee USA's new report “Falling Short: A Progress Report on the G-20’s Commitments to the World’s Poorest” calls on G-20 leaders  to speed up progress on existing development commitments and to announce greater steps to address the economic crisis faced by the world’s poorest. Jubilee USA traveled to Pittsburgh last week to participate in civil-society meetings and educational events.

Neil Watkins, Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network says: “A new, bolder approach is urgently needed. . . Without a change in course, we are on the verge of a new debt crisis in the developing world.” 

• CLICK to read the Progress Report or summary and full report
• CLICK to read press release
• READ Eurodad & Bretton Woods Project's analysis on G-20 outcomes