DANNY GLOVER JOINS CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS TO PUT WORLD BANK AND IMF ON TRIAL OVER ECONOMIC POLICIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Apr 10, 2007

Press Advisory - For Immediate Release - April 10, 2007

Contact: Karen Showalter (202) 624 0632

Venue: Hotel Lombardy. 2019 'Eye' St NW (Lunch will be provided for
journalists)

Time: Friday, April 13, 12-1:30

On Friday, April 13 at 12pm, actor, producer and activist Danny Glover
will be joining civil society organizations to demand that the World
Bank be put on trial for the devastation that its economic policies have
wreaked on poor communities and for their contribution to global
warming.

"The peoples of Africa and the world are demanding an end to economic
policies that put profit over and above the needs of people and the
environment," said Danny Glover. "We will come together on April 13 to
give a clear message to the Bank and the IMF: get out of the business of

reshaping economies in a manner that increases inequalities and stop
funding projects that destroy people's lives and threaten our
ecosystem."

While the World Bank rhetorically acknowledges the harmful impacts that
climate change will have on developing countries, activists contend that

its investment portfolio has not reflected a shift away from projects
that have sizable greenhouse gas emissions. The World Bank and its
sister organization, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have released

a series of reports in the last few years, which activists see as an
admission that the World Bank's policy prescriptions have not led to
growth or poverty reduction in Africa.

Danny Glover will be joined by civil society organizations in Europe and
the U.S. including: Christian Aid (UK), Eurodad (Belgium), World
Development Movement (UK), WEED (Germany), Oil Change International
(USA), the 50 Years Is Enough Network (USA), and Bank Information Center (USA).

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