Ready to get
Here are 7 things you can do:
Stay informed
Monitor the news in your country – what kind of policies is your government proposing? Are there austerity reforms planned? Are they in talks with the IMF? You can check the austerity map , civil society resources from Oxfam, the IMF’s country pages, as well as the IMF Monitor for more country data. Check out our News page for updates from the campaign
Youth activists attend a climate protest ahead of
COP26 in Milan, Italy on 1 October. Credit: Mauro Ujetto/Shutterstock.
Add your voice
to actions
against
austerity
Say no to budget cuts and demand policies for people and planet. Check out the latest campaign actions below, and add your voice to our open letters, call for national dialogue, join demonstrations, and participate in other open actions against austerity. Check out this brief with further ideas.
Call for national social dialogue
Decisions about austerity cuts and reforms affect the lives of millions of people, they cannot be taken behind closed doors by a few technocrats in the Ministry of Finance and staff from the IMF. These decisions require national social dialogue with representative trade unions, employer federations, and civil society organizations, as part of good governance. Check out this brief and approach these institutions in your country to call for national social dialogue.
Our campaign also aims to amplify struggles against austerity everywhere in the world. Is your government implementing austerity measures? Are people mobilizing in your community? Are there popular actions and protests in your country against austerity? Let us know! Contact us and tell us what’s going on where you are so we can put the word out and amplify the struggles happening in your country or community.
Tell us what’s
going on in your
country
Get Connected
Together we are stronger, and austerity affects every ordinary person. Joining the End Austerity campaign will give you access to loads of online resources, workshops, and opportunities to connect. If you want to join the End Austerity campaign, or know who else in your country or region is working on this topic that you could team up with, please sign up or get in touch.
Advocate with
your
government
Are you a civil society group, trade union, or organizer ready to pressure and lobby your own government to push back against austerity? You will know best what’s going on where you are. But if you want advocacy support, check out our Resource page for the latest data and evidence, or get in touch for some tailored advice and to let us know how we can help amplify your work.
Collect evidence & research
Do you have local research, evidence, case studies, and data on austerity you want to share? Are you looking for an outlet to publish your research or share results more widely? We’ll be happy to consider adding it to our expanding Resources page, and discuss other ways of knowledge sharing and capacity building.Please submit your work here.
Latest
Campaign
Actions &
Events
Event on Avoiding Austerity in a time of compounding crises at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings (October 2022)
End Austerity campaign launch (September 2022)
Workshop on Austerity in the MENA region (January 2022)
Open Letter by 500 CSOs & experts (October 2020)
