[Dissent-bristol-info] how I'm doing

[MH]

Hi Sofia - sounds good, and I appreciate how
complicated it all is. There's plenty of time still,
we can keep addding the factsheets as we do them!

Did you see the intro to the G8 one, and the list of
websites for resources etc? I'm gonna do the one on
Africa/debt, am still reading up etc. Have noted about
cancellaion of debt, but think this only refers to
bilateral, not multilateral (ie all) debt. will check!
Have some good figures on debt anyway like how much
it'd actually cost to actually cancel all the debts
owed ie less than the war, or introducing ID cards!

take care n get in touch when you are back.
mh


 --- Sofia Gradin <sofia_gradin at rocketmail.com> wrote:

> Hey!
> 
> I'm sorry I didn't come to the meeting on Tuesday,
> my
> life is really hectic right now. On top of this I'm
> going away for ten days, but I'll do my best to
> catch
> up.
> 
> I've been working on short texts that introduce and
> explain these institutions: the IMF, World Bank and
> the WTO. I'm not finished with either one yet, but
> I'm
> getting there. I just want to make sure I do a good
> job, which takes time. The texts will introduce the
> insitution in question and explain what they do and
> why. How they are run and by whom, and what this
> does
> to the global economic and political situation. I've
> been trying to link it to the G8 as much as
> possible.
> 
> My sources so far have been encyclopedias like
> Wikipedia, some anti capitalist web pages, some
> pages
> of groups or think tanks that work with analysing
> the
> IMF, World Bank and WTO - and also I've taken a look
> at the official web sites of the institutions
> themselves (which I've found to be VERY
> hypocritical...).
> 
> I'm working as quick as I can! I'll get back to you
> soon with the first drafts of the texts!
> 
> Hope you're all well and take care,
> /Sofia
> 
> PS. I read somewhere that Britain has now decided to
> cancel all their owed debts from Heavily Indebted
> Poor
> Countries completely! Is the person who's writing
> about debt cancellation writing about this? It's
> great
> for us in terms of convincing people we're right,
> since that means we have the government on our side!
> If Britain is doing it, then why not the rest of the
> G8??
> 
> 
> 
> 
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