Can't Pay, Won't Pay?

Ethics and politics in negotiating write-downs across the world.

What is the best way to resolve sovereign debt crises in a way that is just? Join DDCI, Greek Solidarity Committee and ATTAC Ireland, for an afternoon of policy discussion and debate on this question, followed by an evening of campaign brainstorming and workshops.

Session 1: 3pm - 4.30pm Report launch and panel discussion

DDCI will launch a new report authored by Argentinian Professor Alan Cibils, Towards Justice Centred Debt Solutions, Lessons from Argentina.

This will be followed by a panel discussion, including Dr. Andy Storey (UCD School of Politics and International Relations), Jean Somers (DDCI, LASC), Sotiris Kos (Nico Poulantzas Institute, Greece).

Session 2: 5.30pm - 8pm Parallel campaigning workshops

Spaces in the workshops are limited so registration in advance in essential.
Email sian@debtireland.org

Workshop A: The Irish Debt Crisis - What Happened? Community education and debt.
Led by DDCI.

This workshop will present a recently launched community education resource developed by DDCI and The Spectacle of Defiance and Hope. The resource is designed to create an empowered space for people to explore how private banking debt was made public, the impact of austerity on their lives, and to discuss actions that can be taken to address this gross social injustice. This session is for people who are interested in running the workshop with their groups or in their communities, trade unions, or organisations.

Workshop B: Transparency and Accountability - Why and how to carry out a participatory people's audit of debt.
Led by Chris Fanning of 'Observatorio Ciudadano Municipal Project' in Spain.

This workshop will present the case for participatory people's audits of public debt. It will be led by Chris Fanning of Observatorio Ciudadano Municipal, an organisation which has facilitated participatory audits of the impact of debt at a municipal level in Catalonia. Audits can be a very effective way of engaging people in the financial operations of their local government. The workshop will look at how to go about doing this, and brainstorming ideas on how audits in Ireland might work.

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Debt and Development Coalition Ireland (DDCI) lobbies and campaigns for global debt and tax justice. To find out more see our website: www.debtireland.org


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