Canadian mobilizers gather for Jubilee 2025 launch webinar, February 19
Jubilee 2025: Turn Debt into Hope campaign launch webinar to feature Indigenous and Global South voices, Canadian faith leaders
What: a group of Christian organizations, led by KAIROS Canada, are coordinating Canadian participation in Jubilee 2025, a global movement to end the mounting debt crisis. The Launch Webinar: Jubilee 2025 – Turn Debt into Hope will kick off Canadians’ participation in signing the Jubilee petition and feature insights from Indigenous and Global South voices, as well as from Canadian faith advocacy leaders. The event will feature simultaneous French translation.
Partner organizers include: Citizens for Public Justice, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada, the Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology and The Canadian Council of Churches.
Where: online, via Zoom. For more information and to register, visit the Launch Webinar: Jubilee 2025 – Turn Debt into Hope event page.
When: Wednesday, February 19,from7:00 to 8:30 p.m. EST.
Who: confirmed speakers include:
- Reverend Tony Snow, Indigenous Minister, Chinook Winds Region, United Church of Canada
- Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat, biblical scholar, founder of the online teaching platform, Bible Remixed
- Leah Reesor-Keller, KAIROS Canada Transitional Executive Director
- Dean Dettloff, writer and Research and Advocacy Officer, Development and Peace
- Global South partners—more information to be shared before the Launch
Background
The world is in a debt crisis, with 3.3 billion people living in countries that spend more on servicing their debt than on education or healthcare. This debt crisis undermines sustainable development and climate action. Jubilee 2025: Turn Debt into Hope aims to collect 100,000 signatures in Canada by the end of 2025. The signatures will support a global initiative urging world leaders to cancel unjust debts, establish a United Nations mechanism for debt resolution, and prevent future cycles of crushing debt.
The Canadian focus of the campaign also includes Indigenous rights and justice in Canada and Canada’s role as an integral part in global economic and ecological justice and debt reform.
Learn more: Canadians join global movement for debt justice with Jubilee 2025 petition drive
For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact:
KAIROS Canada: Cheryl McNamara, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, cmcnamara@kairoscanada.com; 416-875-0097 (mobile).
Citizens for Public Justice: Maryo Wahba, Climate Justice Policy Analyst, maryo@cpj.ca, 613-232-0275 / 1-800-667-8046 x 225.
The Canadian Council of Churches: Marina Fanous, Communications Coordinator, fanous@councilofchurches.ca
The Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology: Sasquia Antunez Pineda, Advocacy and Communications, sapineda@orcie.org; 613-400-1631.
Development and Peace – Caritas Canada: English: Minaz Kerawala, Communications and Public Relations Advisor, mkerawala@devp.org; 438-943-6796 | Français: Romina Acosta Bimbera, Conseiller en communications et relations publiques, rabimbrera@devp.org; 514-257-8710 x 327.
