Rolling Jubilee Abolishes Nearly Four Million Dollars of Student Debt, Launches New Debt Collective
[NEW YORK, NY] On the third anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Rolling Jubilee has, for the first time ever, bought and abolished student debt: $3,856,866.11 of student debt owed by 2,761 people across the United States. With the aim of building a broad-based debt resistance movement, the Rolling Jubilee relieves debtors by […]
Strike Debt’s Rolling Jubilee Has Abolished $13.5 Million in Medical Debt, Owned by 2,693 People, in 45 States & Puerto Rico
[NEW YORK, NY] Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, announced this morning that since the launch of the group’s Rolling Jubilee effort one year ago, it has abolished $13.5 million worth of medical debt owed by 2,693 people across 45 states and in Puerto Rico. This is the third announcement by Strike Debt […]
Strike Debt Announces #LifeorDebt Week of Action with Purchase & Abolition of $1.1 Million Dollars of Medical Debt
[NEW YORK, NY] Actions in multiple cities are planned to mark the abolition of 1.1 million dollars of medical debt belonging to 1,064 people by the Rolling Jubilee. This is the second of a series of major purchases by the group, which abolished over $100,000 of debt before the holidays. OVER 1,000 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE […]
The Jubilee is Rolling! Strike Debt’s Rolling Jubilee Is Going Viral With Your Help
[New York, NY] The Sparrow Project is honored to partner with Strike Debt to pitch their Rolling Jubilee story to the media. In this Rolling Jubilee we are starting to see something transformative develop. Make no mistake about it this is a huge story, not because of savvy media direction, but because of the moral foundation […]
The People’s Bailout: A Variety Show & Telethon to Benefit the 99%
[New York, NY] Join Strike Debt for an updated version of an old classic, the telethon, to launch The Rolling Jubilee, a campaign that buys debt for pennies on the dollar and then does away with it. Instead of collecting the debt, we will abolish it and help free the debtors! You can buy tickets […]