This week, campaigners dressed as the G20 world leaders took to the streets of Pittsburgh, dressed as — who else in that football-loving town — the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Oxfam asked that the G20 leaders protect poor countries, which have been struggling to respond to the global recession, high food prices, and the impacts of climate change.
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As world leaders converged on Washington, DC for an emergency G20 Financial Crisis Summit this weekend, world leaders — portrayed by Oxfam campaigners — were in Lafayette Park haggling over whether to finance banks, the insurance industry, or poor people. With the White House in the background, the “world leaders” celebrated with champagne as they completed their Summit check list, leaving the question of financing to fight global poverty unresolved.
Photo by: Maura Hart / Oxfam America.
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