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FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS
Tells the story of the international grassroots movement to eliminate Third World debt.

FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS visits one of the world's most impoverished nations- Nicaragua-to gauge the impact of that country's indebtedness on the poorest members of their society.

Both inspiring and informative, the documentary relates the powerful story of the grassroots movement to end Third World debt, a movement that has confronted the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the G8 lenders, in each case demanding that they cancel the debts of the world's poor.

The Jubilee 2000 debt cancellation campaign was inspired by the ancient Biblical observance of "jubilee" described in Leviticus 25, as a tradition that was honored every 50th year when the sounding of a loud trumpet proclaimed liberty throughout the country. Calling for complete debt forgiveness, which at the time included the reinstatement of property ownership and the freeing of indentured slaves, the practice of jubilee granted personal freedom and provided hope to future generations.
DVD (Color, Closed Captioned)
Grades 9-12, College, Adult
50 minutes
2001
USD 250.00
 
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