22,438,271 members doing good!

C2NN - Care2's member-powered news network
submit a story

The World Bank: Stealing Land From the Most Vulnerable
World  (tags: Green Party, UK, Jean Lambert, World Bank, loans, land acquisition, theft, crime, corruption, poorest poor, destitute, oxfam, Our Land Our Lives )

Brian
- 228 days ago - greenparty.org.uk
Jean Lambert , Green Party MEP for London has called for the moratorium following the release of Oxfam study which reports that land deals financed with World Bank loans result in the forced removal of families from their homes.
add comment



Select names from your address book   |   Help
   

We hate spam. We do not sell or share the email addresses you provide.

Comments

Darlene B. (231)
Monday October 8, 2012, 2:56 pm
Bless those poor people--horrible how people are treated. Thank you Brian for posting this. Will keep my eyes open for any other info related to this also.
 

Patricia Cannell (698)
Monday October 8, 2012, 3:18 pm
Thanks for the article Brian. Noted.
 

Carol H. (215)
Monday October 8, 2012, 6:32 pm
noted with disgust!!
 

Thubten Chokyi (830)
Monday October 8, 2012, 6:54 pm
Many thanks for your valuable news items!
 

Dandelion G. (357)
Monday October 8, 2012, 8:11 pm
Watch out if an entity has the word Bank in it.
 

Heidi H. (170)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 12:55 am
Not at all surprising. This is dreadful.
 

Giana Peranio-paz (239)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 1:44 am
This is terrible and has been going on for ages now.
 

Frans Badenhorst (307)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 2:15 am
evil, wicked, mean and nasty....... MONEY, again...
 

Janet G. (0)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 6:23 am
Noted--more greed!
 

paul m. (98)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 7:27 am

What's new ? greedy Bastards think it's their right too take everything,,
 

paula eaton (16)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 11:25 am
Can someone give me three good reasons we need a world bank?? Greedy corporations are going to ruin the world.
 

Brian M. (126)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 11:31 am
The World Bank is just another weapon of the elites to make themselves more powerful and more wealthy by exploiting all of the rest of us.
 

Myraida Diaz (118)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 11:48 am
There is petition about this Brian!!!!! I found it when reading the study (following a green link)
Here it is: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/find-an-action/land-freeze?cid=rdt_land
Please share!!!!!!!
Thank you for your post,petition signed and noted.
 

Brian M. (126)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 11:54 am
Thank you so much, Myraida.
 

Myraida Diaz (118)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 11:57 am
Found this other address: http://oxf.am/oRU
6,418 signatures so far. - Target: 10,000
Thank you!
 

Myraida Diaz (118)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 1:15 pm
The shorter address bring us to a more general page. ( I found as link to find petition) The other address is longer. This one I checked and will bring you to petition. directly

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/find-an-action/land-freeze
 

Brian M. (126)
Tuesday October 9, 2012, 1:24 pm
Thanks Myraida! After your recommend, I posted a news story just today about the oxfam campaign:

http://www.care2.com/news/member/412766260/3467058
 
Or, log in with your
Facebook account:
Please add your comment: (plain text only please. Allowable HTML: <a>)

Track Comments: Notify me with a personal message when other people comment on this story


Loading Noted By...Please Wait

 

 
Content and comments expressed here are the opinions of Care2 users and not necessarily that of Care2.com or its affiliates.
Copyright © 2013 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved