Like Esther, United States citizens have access to powerful decision makers that affect the lives of millions around the world. We must use our privilege of living in a democracy and raise up the voices of the most vulnerable through our own advocacy efforts.
This spring and summer, Jubilee is launching the Voices of Esther Campaign to do just that.
The economic crisis is still hitting low-incomes hard, global debt crises are throwing poor country economies into chaos, and food prices in the poorest nations are on the rise again. President Obama and the US Congress must continue to make policies that improve the lives of the global poor.
Use your voice as a Jubilee activist and urge the United States to expand life-giving debt cancellation and create standards for responsible lending and borrowing. In this way, we can help establish a just economic system that serves the needs of the poor now, while paving the way for a more stable, accountable, and transparent international financial environment.