Archbishop Desmond Tutu Endorses Life Over Debt Campaign
We must muster the spiritual strength and vigor of the American civil rights movement and South Africa's anti-apartheid movement to remove this crushing burden from the poor.
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The Endorsement Letter
Friends,
During the dark days of apartheid we were prayed for. People were prepared to go to prison on our behalf. People were ready to boycott South African goods on our behalf. And when we overcame apartheid, that victory was not just our victory, it was a victory that belonged also to the whole world.
Unjust debt has created a new Apartheid: one that is not just political but is economic and cultural. Shall we let Africa’s children die of curable or preventable disease; prevent them from going to school; destroy their opportunities for meaningful work - to pay off odious loans made to their forefathers?
No! If we are going to be compassionate, we must be prepared for action! Today, we are called to pray, boycott, and protest the scourge of debt, which has replaced apartheid as a crime against humanity. We must muster the spiritual strength and vigor of the American civil rights movement and South Africa's anti-apartheid movement to remove this crushing burden from the poor.
Join the American Friends Service Committee’s Life Over Debt Campaign with people all over the world who call for 100% debt cancellation for ALL African nations, without harmful conditions. Help ensure that Africans are able to use their own resources for their own development.
God bless you,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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