Activists displayed ‘Abolish Billionaires’ sign on the empty Davos conference centre, where the World Economic Forum used to be held. This year due to the pandemic, the WEF was postponed to May 2021 and will be held instead in Singapore. Photo: Nadine…
Please note that this is the abridged version, for the full statement and updated list of endorsements, please see here. The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in South Africa and globally, millions are being infected and dying. Vaccinating a significant part…
Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Is Sending South Africa from Recession to Depression, Preparing a Clash with Public Sector Unions As the finance minister delivered his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), thousands protested around the country against budget cuts…
Fight Inequality Alliance to Global Leaders and IMF, World Bank: Radical Action Needed to Supercharge the Fight Against Inequality As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund hold their Annual Meetings and the G20 Finance Ministers meet this coming week,…
The Fight Inequality Alliance South Africa, a growing alliance of communities, social movements and NGOs has called for a month of mass rolling action in October 2020. In September, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that we will move to…
A National Campaign to Fight Inequality 15TH SEPTEMBER (INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY) TO 2ND OCTOBER (INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY) India’s Constitution declares everyone equal and proudly asserts that all citizens have equal rights. The COVID-19 pandemic has, however, magnified inequalities in Indian…
The state is failing us! It has been over 100 days since the South African government imposed one of the most extreme lockdowns in the world to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The state’s response has deepened the health crisis…
With a lockdown and a curfew in effect in Kenya because of the COVID-19 pandemic, hip hop artist Juliani, in partnership with Kenya Fight Inequality Alliance, will stage an online concert dubbed One Day on Sunday, May 17, 2020, 8:00pm…
In Mexico, inequality conditions disproportionately affect specific social groups, in which poverty is concentrated: women, youth, indigenous people, elders, people with disabilities, migrants and other marginalized groups who are discriminated against and systematically expelled from access to opportunities and exercise of…
The Fight Inequality Alliance (FIA) Zambia is a loose movement uniting a wide range of grassroots/rural groups, civil society organisations (CSOs), activists, artists, women and youth groups among others to build up collective to fight inequality in Zambia. FIA-Zambia is…