History of Jubilee Debt Campaign

Jubilee Debt Campaign has its roots in Jubilee 2000 and earlier campaigns for the cancellation of poor country debt.

Jubilee Debt Campaign came into being on 24 March 2001, a successor to the Jubilee 2000 campaign which had sought debt cancellation to mark the beginning of a new millennium.

You can download the Jubilee 2000 report 'The World Will Never Be the Same Again', which looks back at the Jubilee 2000 campaign, here (NB: it's a 10MB file). You can also download a smaller version (without the front cover) from the link on the right.

Please use the links below for more information about Jubilee 2000 and the background to the debt campaign in the UK.

Origins of the debt movement A brief account of the origins of the debt movement, and early campaigning against poor country debt burdens.

The birth of Jubilee 2000 A brief account of the origins of the Jubilee 2000 campaign.

16 May 1998 A personal view of the Jubilee 2000 'human chain' demonstration on 16 May 1998, during the G8 summit in Birmingham, by Ann Pettifor.