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European campaigners demand G7 cancel Haiti’s debts
News / 4th February 2010As G7 finance ministers gather in Iqaluit, Canada, to discuss reforming the global financial system, STWR joins campaigners from around the world in demanding that the IMF immediately and unconditionally cancel Haiti’s debt.
Official launch of ‘Megaslumming’ in Nairobi
Article / 1st February 2010The official launch of the STWR publication ‘Megaslumming’ took place in Nairobi on 20th January 2010 with around 200 people attending a panel discussion and public debate at the National Museum of Kenya.
Official launch of ‘Megaslumming’ in Nairobi: transcript of the public debate
Article / 1st February 2010The official launch of the STWR publication ‘Megaslumming’ took place in Nairobi on 20th January 2010 with around 200 people attending a panel discussion and public debate at the National Museum of Kenya. Below is a transcript of the Q &A session of the event.
The end of poverty? Expert panel discussion at UK screening
Article / 18th December 2009Expert panellists and film director Philippe Diaz discuss the structural causes of poverty and suggest possible solutions at the UK premiere of ‘The End of Poverty?’ on 12th December 2009. The event was coordinated by STWR and the British Film Institute (BFI).
Share The World's Resources and the British Film Institute screen ‘The End of Poverty?’
News / 16th December 2009Share The World’s Resources and the British Film Institute screened the UK premier of ‘The End of Poverty?’ on 12th December 2009 at BFI Southbank, London. The film was followed by a lively panel discussion and Q&A session with leading voices on world poverty.