June 29 – July 1, 2025 | AC Hotel Sevilla Forum, Seville, Spain
We warmly invite you to visit and cover the exhibition “On Debt Row: The Impact of Debt on Lives in the Global South”, taking place at the Banquet Halls of the AC Hotel Sevilla Forum.
On Debt Row, an exhibition of art and resistance organized by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net), Debt for Climate Europe, former UN Independent Expert on Debt and Human Rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, and Global South artists The O Home (Philippines) and Jairo Alvarez (Argentina), will take place from June 29 to July 1 at the AC Hotel Sevilla Forum.
The exhibition explores debt as a tool of political, cultural, and economic control that imposes daily sacrifices on women and marginalized communities in the Global South. Through murals, participatory installations, performance, and feminist analysis, the exhibition brings the technical language of debt into a public conversation grounded in resistance, memory, and demands for systemic change.
Organized by: APWLD, ESCR-Net (International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), Debt for Climate Europe, former UN Independent Expert on Debt and Human Rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, and Global South artists The O Home (Philippines) and Jairo Álvarez (Argentina).
Artists, spokespeople, and experts will be available for interviews.
Refreshments will be offered at all events.
All events are free and open to the public with prior registration: Register here.
Key Events:
Artists’ Talk | Artists Speak on Debt: Channelling Resistance through Art
Date: Sunday, June 29 | Time: 2:30 – 4:30 PM CEST
Venue: AC Hotel Sevilla Forum, Seville | In-person
A creative session with artists, feminists, and activists reflecting on how visual and participatory art can capture the lived realities of debt and mobilize feminist resistance, solidarity, and transformation.
Speakers:
- Edz dela Cruz, APWLD (moderator)
- Misun Woo, APWLD
- Len-Len and Yllang Montenegro, feminist artists and founders of The O Home (Philippines)
- Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky and Jairo Alvarez (Argentina)
- Collins Liko, Economic Policy and Human Rights Working Group, ESCR-Net
- Nabi, Debt for Climate Europe
Panel| Debt as a Political Weapon and Cultural Burden
Date: Monday, June 30 | Time: 2:30 – 4:00 PM CEST
Venue: AC Hotel Sevilla Forum, Seville | In-person
This press briefing presents key Global South perspectives on the political and human rights dimensions of debt. It will highlight the impacts on women and communities, critique global financial governance, and raise key demands for FfD4.
Speakers:
- Edz dela Cruz, APWLD (moderator)
- Attiya Waris, UN Independent Expert on Debt and Human Rights (TBC)
- Azra Talat Sayeed, Roots for Equity (Pakistan)
- Annet Nerima, Kenya Human Rights Commission
- Len-Len, feminist artist, The O Home (Philippines)
- Cielito Perez, Center for Women’s Resources (Philippines)
Event | Demilitarising Finance: Women’s Lived Realities at the Intersections of Conflict, Debt, and Crisis
Date: Monday, June 30 | Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM CEST
Venue: AC Hotel Sevilla Forum, Seville | In-person
Co-organized by: APWLD, ESCR-Net, and the Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)
This session draws on the collective work of the three co-organizers to expose dominant narratives and false solutions within the FfD process. It focuses on the compounded impact of debt, conflict, and crisis on marginalized communities—especially women—and critiques the ways financial resources are mobilized to fuel militarization while diverting funds from peace-building and care.
Media Interviews:
- Esther de la Rosa (Spanish and English): communications@escr-net.org
- Edz dela Cruz (English): edz@apwld.org
- Gerimara Manuel (English): gerimara.manuel@apwld.org
- Angélica Cuevas (Spanish and English): acuevas@escr-net.org
