Activists Resolve To End The Era Of The Billionaires And Build A New Era For The 99%
THE FIGHT FOR ALTERNATIVES GLOBAL ASSEMBLY – SEPTEMBER 2024EspanolWe gathered in Manila, Philippines as over 200 activists from across Asia, Latin America and Africa from 4-7 September for the Fight For Alternatives Global Assembly of…
Frontline Activists Chart the Alternative Blueprint to the Current Economic System of the 1%
Eight decades after its beginning, the so-called global rules-based order has dismally failed to keep its promise of world peace, security, and shared prosperity.Global agencies including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have…
Activists From Around the World Gather to Chart a New Economic System Amidst Rising Public Anger over Inequality
Manila, The Philippines As public anger from growing inequality, climate crisis and rigged economies reaches new heights, activists from around the world are covening in Manila this week to create a blueprint for a new economic…
Join the Fight for Alternatives Global Assembly
French Spanish In recent years voices, evidence and alternatives to societies of grotesque inequalities have grown around the world, to fight the root causes of the multiple crises we face today. A growing number of…
As WEF meets, "we are still on a crash course for a world run by a few men"
Reacting as the World Economic Forum opens in Davos and Oxfam releases latest report on inequality, Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor, Fight Inequality Alliance said: “Davos meets today to ‘rebuild trust’ as Oxfam’s latest report shows…
We stand with the people of Palestine!
Fight Inequality Alliance joins over 400 movements in this solidarity statement. “As movements fighting against systems of injustice that view black, brown and indigenous peoples as disposable, to be sacrificed by racist and colonial systems…
Fight Inequality Alliance South Africa responds to the country's upcoming Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, along with other civic and labour organisations.
On Wednesday 1 November, Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament. Fiscal policy can play a crucial role in fostering growth and development by ensuring the sustainable delivery of…
Verdict – Global Peoples’ Tribunal on World Bank and IMF
The Tribunal called the World Bank and International Monetary Fund “the biggest scam of the century”. They are robbing the poor, and funding the rich. The Jury members of the Global People’s Tribunal on World…
Peoples’ Alternatives Solidarity Statement on Earthquake in Morocco
ENG Peoples’ Alternatives Solidarity Statement on Earthquake in Morocco We, the members of Peoples’ Alternatives, an initiative of social movements, peoples’ organisations and other civil society groups around the world, extend our deepest condolences and…
Why the G20 must listen to Peoples' Alternatives
As calls for wealth taxes grow louder, the G20 must listen to Peoples’ Alternatives. Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor of Fight Inequality Alliance said: “The G20 is meeting at a critical time with world poverty on…
Fight Inequality Alliance Global Gathering 2023-Call to Action
We have gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal from 3-5 July as activists from 15 countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa for the seventh Global Gathering of the Fight Inequality Alliance, hosted by Fight Inequality Alliance…
New Global Financial Pact
Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor at Fight Inequality Alliance said: “Macron’s Summit has ended with a whimper not a bang with more tinkering around the edges on climate finance and the global financial system. People want…
Africans Reject the IMF & World Bank Meeting on our Continent
Njoki Njehu, Fight Inequality Alliance Pan Africa Coordinator said: “Today marks Africa Liberation Day, but we as Africans are still living in the age of inequality. Our struggles for true liberation continue. We want to…
As inequality deepens, who will rewrite the rules?
Economic summits in Washington, DC rarely provoke much interest on the streets of Khartoum or Karachi. The Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, held in the United States capital during April 10-16,…
World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings closing statement
Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor of Fight Inequality Alliance said: “Last week’s World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings have not inspired many outside of the DC bubble. For people on the streets of Khartoum or Kathmandu…
Governments at Davos under pressure
As protests mount, figures released today show that $1.7 trillion could have been raised by wealth taxes on the ultra rich in 2022 alone and used to tackle inequality in 60 countries across the world.…
Statement from Fight Inequality Alliance as World Economic Forum opens in Davos
The World Economic Forum meets in Davos from 16th – 20th January. Fight Inequality Alliance is expecting protest actions in 30 countries around the world from 14th -21st January as part of the Global Protest…
Halt using the G20 Summit to harass and block civil society activities
CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, and the Fight Inequality Alliance are appalled by the decision of the Indonesian authorities to disband the activities of civil society groups and harass their organisers in Bali, Indonesia,…
On the street and online: social media becomes key to protest in Kenya
When 1,700 Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa last week, they had one main demand of the government: to bring down the skyrocketing cost of living. Commemorating Saba Saba Day (“seven seven” in…
South Africa in a Debt Pandemic – at whose expense?
In July 2020, South Africa secured a R70bn loan from the International Monetary Fund; R5bn from the African Development Bank; and in the same month a R14.5bn from the New Development Bank in April 2021;…
Zimbabwe: Implications of new economic measures
The Fight Inequality Alliance Zimbabwe takes note of the new measures announced by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to stabilise the exchange rate and promote the availability of basic commodities and conditions of…
2022 G7 Summit: Cancel the Debt
Para leer la declaración en Español, haga clic aquí. Pour lire la déclaration en Français, cliquez ici. This year’s G7 Summit is again approaching in a world that has seen little progressive change but has…
Davos is Dead
Just when you thought you would never see again the spectacle of private jets landing in the Swiss mountain town of Davos for the rich and powerful to unironically discuss “solutions” to climate change and…
Davos day 4 – Olaf Scholz condemns invasion of Ukraine and urges global cooperation on threats – as it happened
“The usual warm words contrast with the cold, hard reality outside the elite bubble. Protests continued this morning from South Africa to India, where people experiencing the sharp end of inequality are demanding wealth taxes…
Statement from the Fight Inequality Alliance
The World Economic Forum convenes in Davos from 22 – 26 May Statement from the Fight Inequality Alliance Spokespeople available for comment. Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor of Fight Inequality Alliance said: “Private jets are once again…
FIA Zambia: Alternatives to the IMF
Following confirmation that Zambia will be pursuing an IMF loan by the Ministry of finance through the 2022 national budget presentation on 29th October, 2021, the Fight Inequality Alliance Zambia embarked on research to determine…
FIA Zambia: Rethink The Country’s IMF Loan
In a new report released today, FIA Zambia called on the government to back away from an IMF loan due to the austerity measures that would result in a heavy burden on the poorest Zambians.…
A tale of two pandemics
Jenny Ricks, Global Convenor, Fight Inequality Alliance said: “The Forbes Rich List shows us that we are living in a tale of two pandemics where billionaire wealth is still booming, while most of humanity is…
The State Of The Growing Movement Fighting Inequality
The movement fighting inequality has been growing globally, according to new research published by Fight Inequality Alliance with the support of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme at the International Inequalities Institute, London School…
South Africa Towards A People's Budget
As social movements, communities, workers, unemployed people, activists and civil society we note that: South Africa is facing a deepening social and economic crisis with those of us who have been systematically excluded bearing the…