IMF and World Bank Vigil and Press Conference

April 05, 2023

Protecting Lives, Livelihoods and Planet

April 14, 2023

On April 10th - April 16th, world leaders will gather in Washington, DC for the G20, IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. Here, they will make consequential decisions affecting billions of people and our planet. In the face of shocks from the Ukraine war, the pandemic, food crisis and climate disasters, we are calling on world leaders to support jobs, debt relief, economic aid and climate change solutions.

Join us on Friday, April 14th for a vigil and press conference in occasion of the IMF, World Bank and G20 Meetings. Hear how religious and community leaders from around the world are working for a Jubilee.

To stay up to date on all of the events please register at the link below. If you have any questions feel free to contact [email protected].

Where:

Outside IMF and World Bank, Community Park 1824-1884 H St NW, Washington, DC 20006.

Schedule for Friday, April 14th

10:30 AM – 2:00 PM: Vigil
2:00 PM: Press Conference
- Opening Prayer
  - Bishop Charles Kasonde, Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia, President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA)
- Speakers
  - Rev. Charles Chilufya S.J., Executive Director, Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa
  - Patricia Miranda, Global Advocacy Director, LATINDADD
  - Athena Peralta, Programme Executive for Economic and Ecological Justice, World Council of Churches
  - Eric LeCompte, Executive Director, Jubilee USA
  - Candace Archer, Policy Director, AFL-CIO
  - Bishop Charles Kasonde, Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia, President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA)

IMF and World Bank Vigil and Press Conference