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In this video, Dr. Bharat Patel , leader of MASS, sheds light on the devastating impact of #WorldBank investments in the Tata UMPP project at Mundra. He highlights these investments have deepened poverty for Mundra's fishing community. 🛑

As the World Bank marks its 80th anniversary, it’s time to critically rethink of its investment strategies and policies—and the harm inflicted on communities worldwide.✊🌍

#80yearsTooLong 🚫 #WorldBankReformNow 🔄 #ResistandReboot 🌐

As the World Bank Group celebrates its 80th anniversary, @wgonifis in India is organising an Independent People's Tribunal on December 7th and 8th in Kolkata to look at the harmful impacts of the World Bank Group’s interventions in India.

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@shereent calls for a bank that serves People, not Profit. With our planet in crisis, fossil fuel investments must end. The time is now for real climate action.

We don’t need a bigger bank—we need a better bank!

#80yearsTooLong #IMFWorldBankBeyondReform
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Dr. Arun Kumar discusses how the #WorldBank was designed to enable capitalist dominance & a “race to the bottom” serving dominant nations - and calls for urgent democratisation of the #WorldBank & #IMF

#ResistandReboot #IMFWorldBankBeyondReform

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📢📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED!!
✒️🔎 SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY BY 13 NOVEMBER

Interrogating the World Bank@80: An Essay Writing Competition for Youth

🙋🏾‍♀️ Age limit: 28 years
🗓️ Deadline: 13th November

Find all details here: https://t.co/6LubDzqsXz

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🎥 Watch @WaldenBello on why #80YearsIsEnough!

#WorldBank&#IMF continue to be instruments of rule by the West to control the agenda of the Global South. Though weakened, they remain powerful. Time to resist these outdated institutions! ✊

#Resist&Reboot #80yearsTooLong

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📢 Call for Volunteers! 📢

We’re looking for six research volunteers for the upcoming Independent People’s Tribunal on World Bank/IMF @ 80.🌏

📅Timeline: 6 November – 6 December 2024 (Remote)

💰 Remuneration: Rs. 5,000/-

💼 Sign up here: https://t.co/CEdbusCPTv

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🌐✒️ SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY BY 7 NOVEMBER

Interrogating the World Bank@80: An Essay Writing Competition for Youth

🗒️ Word limit: 1000 words
🙋🏾‍♀️ Age limit: 28 yrs
🗓️ Deadline: 7th Nov
💬 Language: English & other Indian languages

Find all details here: https://t.co/6LubDzqsXz

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Ashok Chaudhary explains how #WorldBank’s control goes beyond finances, revealing the darker side of aid politics & its devastating impact on land, water, forests, & natural resources.

#80yearsTooLong #Resist #Reboot 🔄 #IMFWorldBankBeyondReform 🌐

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📢📢📢 World Bank on Trial

Independent People's Tribunal on World Bank/IMF @ 80 Years

📍 Venue: Kolkata
📅 Date: December 7-8, 2024

Join us for an India-focused tribunal on the impact of the World Bank and IMF on our nation and beyond.

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#FOCUSDispatch October is here! This edition, we're reflecting a spectrum of critical issues—from the ongoing crises in Palestine to transformative discussions on food systems for #WorldFoodDay, offering a comprehensive look at our engagements in this region. #FreePalestine ✊🇵🇸

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📣 Geopolitics and Globalization: A Feminist Reading and Critique from Southeast Asia

with Prof. Radhika Balakrishnan

🗓️ Friday, 8 November 2024
⏰ 08:00 ET | 19:00 BKK/JKT/PNH | 20:00 MNL
✍ https://t.co/p6JJRzeHHX

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📣 Heopolitika at Globalisasyon: Peministang Pagsusuri at Kritisismo mula sa Timog Silangang Asya

🗓️ Biyernes, 8 Nobyembre 2024
⏰08:00 ET | 19:00 BKK/JKT/PNH | 20:00 MNL
✍️Maaaring magrehistro sa link na ito: https://t.co/p6JJRzeHHX