Heidi Chow

ESEA Green Lions Pot Luck & Table Topics Kick off the year by joining a Pot Luck get together, connecting you with friendly ESEA folks in the creative & climate justice space!

Really excited to speak at @eseagreenlions.bsky.social New Year Potluck on debt, climate and colonialism this Saturday. There are still spaces left for people of ESEA heitage so book in, bring a dish and make some meaningful connections! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/esea-green...

Financial giant #BlackRock has made BILLIONS from countries in debt crisis 💸

At #Davos this week, they’re joining fellow billionaires to discuss “bold, collective action” in today’s economy.

BlackRock we can tell you what bold action looks like. #CanceltheDebt now!

#CancelDebtChooseHope

Meet the world’s loan sharks 🦈👇🏾

💸 Fifty-four countries are in debt crisis - while private lenders make vast profits.

🚑 In Africa, 34 countries are spending more on debt than health or education.

It's time to #CancelDebtChooseHope for #DebtJustice

SIGN here >> debtjustice.org.uk/canceldebt

Scotland chooses debt justice

First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, has announced Scotland’s support for the Cancel Debt Choose Hope campaign

"I raise Scotland's voice in support of finding a fair long-term solution to the global debt crisis."

@scotgov | @ScotGovFM

Civil society calls out UK government and rich countries for blocking progress on debt reform ahead of FfD4 | Bond As the fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) kicks off in Seville this week, civil society organisations and international NGOs are

The UK says tackling Global South debt is a key development priority

But at #FFD4, it blocked progress and watered down Global South demands for debt justice

“They should hang their heads in shame," @heidichow.bsky.social

📢 Full release via Bond: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

Tomorrow is UN #FFD4 summit in Seville, we joined 20+ orgs in central London to say: #CancelDebtChooseHope

54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions

No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow

It's #SmallCharityWeek! Anything you donate to us this week WILL BE MATCHED, in other words - DOUBLED!

We're raising funds for our #BanTheBailiffs campaign. Councils are sending in bailiffs despite there being no evidence they increase collection rates.

www.debtjustice.org.uk/biggive

Debt swaps are a distraction from actual debt restructuring to tackle the global south debt crisis. New evidence from @debtjustice.bsky.social shows that debt swaps deliver minimal debt reduction, are opaque, costly and risk imposing conservation models that ignore local needs #CancelTheDebt

Ban the bailiffs! When families face unpayable debts, a knock at the door from bailiffs can be hugely traumatising. Council tax debt has soared in recent years, and rates just keep going up. 4.4 million people are now ...

Bailiffs expose how flawed the debt system is. Once you're in debt, the debt system keeps you trapped. Whether you're in debt or not, no one deserves to be humiliated and bullied and then get charged for it. Take action act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs... #BanTheBailiffs

4.4 million people have fallen behind on council tax as rising costs push more households into crisis. Instead of offering support, councils are sending in bailiffs – a punitive, outdated tactic based on intimation that only deepens hardship #BanTheBailiffs

Debt payments lead to falling public spending as austerity bites - Debt Justice Lower-income country governments cut spending by 5% on average between 2015 and 2023, if they spent over 15% of revenue on external debt payments.

Debt payments are leading to years of austerity

Where debt payments are over 15% of government revenue public spending has been falling since 2015

In Angola, spending on social services has fallen by more than 55% in the last decade

#CancelTheDebt

debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

There's still one day left to apply to be a trustee at Debt Justice! Trustees are volunteers who play an important role in our governance. The deadline to apply is tomorrow morning at 9am, more details about the role and how to apply here:
debtjustice.org.uk/news/trustee...

US tariffs will intensify debt crisis in lower-income countries - Debt Justice Countries with high debt payments all hit with tariffs No benefit from falling price of dollar Borrowing costs increasing Largest impact will be global downturn hitting export revenues The US’s planne...

US tariffs will intensify the external debt crisis. For 20 lower-income countries with highest external debt payments:

- average tariffs of 18%
- 'weaker' dollar not giving any respite
- bond yields up 1 percentage point
- biggest impact falls in commodity prices
debtjustice.org.uk/blog/us-tari...

We are looking for new Trustees to join our board and help strengthen our work to challenge poverty and inequality caused by unjust debt. Find out more and how to apply here: www.debtjustice.org.uk/trustee

Response to the publication of the government’s green paper on welfare reform - Debt Justice For more information and interviews contact Toby Murray on +44 7593 263947 Responding to the publication of the government’s green paper on welfare reform, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justi...

Slashing the disability benefits budget is cruel and pointless. People with disabilities are already more likely to be in debt, especially in the face of soaring cost of essentials. These vicious cuts will plunge even more people into unpayable debt and poverty debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Michael Sheen’s kindness shows how cruel the credit business is | Letters Letters: Readers respond to the news that the actor has paid off £1m of his neighbours’ debts and called for fairer banking practices

Michael Sheen’s “heist” of buying and cancelling people’s debts is an inspiring act of solidarity and exposes how debt is hardwired into the economy. We need government action to tackle the household debt crisis @debtjustice.bsky.social letter in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Looking forward to watching this tonight. Thank you mchshe.bsky.social‬ for exposing a fundamental injustice in the debt system that keeps people in debt and poverty while debt collectors rake in profits. The government needs to take action to write off unpayable debts.

Happy independence day, #Ghana! 🎉

📣 We just handed in Ghanaian debt campaigner Bernard’s open letter to the PM demanding action on the #debt crisis.

🚨 22k supporters have taken action for a #debtjustice law, including THOUSANDS who signed Bernard’s letter.

I can't recommend this enough! Come join the @debtjustice.bsky.social board and be part of a dynamic, hard-hitting organisation fighting colonialism, exploitation and economic injustice in solidarity with affected communities in the UK and across the global south.

Cancel Debt, Choose Hope Join the biggest global movement for debt cancellation in twenty-five years. Campaigners and activists around the world are uniting to demand action on unjust debt. It’s a huge year for the campaign –...

Two UK hedge funds are threatening to SUE Ethiopia to force them into debt repayments they can't afford. Help stop these bulling tactics & win new global rules for countries in debt crisis📣🌍📣 SIGN the petition today 👉 debtjustice.org.uk/choosehope #CancelDebtChooseHope

Fantastic video on why this is a BIG year for the global debt movement to force action to end the debt crisis in the global south
#cancelthedebt #ChooseHope #Jubilee2025

“A debt crisis caused by global factors — a debt crisis that is leading to more poverty, more hunger and war.” Many thanks @jeevunsandher.bsky.social for a powerful speech in Thursday's debate in parliament on debt cancellation

Thank you @bambosmp.bsky.social for hosting the debate in parliament and sponsoring the Debt Relief Bill.
The bill "would have a significant impact on low-income countries and could be transformative in allowing money spent on servicing debt to go into health & education systems"

Parliamentlive.tv Westminster Hall

📢 Live NOW: UK Parliament’s Backbench Debate on Debt in Low-Income Countries

The world’s poorest countries are in a debt crisis stopping many from investing in healthcare and education.

Thousands of our supporters emailed their MPs to attend. Watch live www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Govt's plans are like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in ten years’ time. The UK needs to demand deeper debt cancellation and pass legislation to suspend repayments during negotiations, so that no creditor can boycott debt relief. More here: debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Bondholders would still make 30% profit from rejected Ethiopia deal - Debt Justice IMF debt sustainability targets could only be met if bilateral creditors accepted being repaid significantly less than bondholders.

Bondholders rejected a debt relief proposal from the Ethiopian government that would still see them make 30% profit

HESPI, AFRODAD and Debt Justice also estimate the proposal would mean bondholders would be repaid 20% more than government creditors

debtjustice.org.uk/press-releas...

Reaction to Development Minister speech on debt  - Debt Justice Reaction to Development Minister speech on debt  For Immediate release – 3 Feb 2025For more information and interviews contact Tim Jones on +44 7307 620372  Reacting to minister for development…

"Like fighting a forest fire by offering a water pistol in ten years’ time" - our director @heidichow.bsky.social on today's government announcement on the debt crisis in lower-income countries

Thank you @jemgilbert.bsky.social It's such a great show and a real privilege to be invited to share about global south debt.

Thank you @kmilb.bsky.social and Nadia Idle for inviting me onto #ACFM and covering the global south debt crisis. It's the biggest debt crisis in 30 years and the global movement is mobilising for action this year, join us to win debt justice @debtjustice.bsky.social: www.debtjustice.org.uk/2025