Category: Campaigning for change
Stay up to date with Oxfam’s various campaigns.
F-word must be refreshed and reclaimed by a new generation
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Why can we fly to the moon, but not put an end to gender-based violence, asks Oxfam ambassador Annie Lennox. Read more »
Oxfam Summer in Tasmania
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Mel O’Neil gave up her summer to follow music festivals and markets around Tasmania. All in the name of our Oxfam Summer project! Read more »
National Close the Gap Day – 24 March 2011
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What are your plans for 24 March? Join us for National Close The Gap Day and help end Indigenous health inequality. Read more »
Mayor sees the bigger picture on climate change
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Dr Brad Pettitt, electric bike rider, aid worker, professor of sustainability, and probably the coolest Mayor Fremantle ever had, is rolling up his trousers and helping Oxfam out yet again. Read more »
Tides of Resilience in Federation Square
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Oxfam’s involvement in the Melbourne Sustainability Festival enabled thousands of people to truly understand the plight of people in Bangladesh as they struggle with the impacts of climate change, writes Liyan Gao Read more »
One Just World
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On Tuesday night, the Oxfam Summer Team attended the One Just World forum in Federation Square, Melbourne as part of the Sustainable Living Festival Read more »
International Women’s Day 2011
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Oxfam knows that women around the world achieve amazing things every day. We’ve been there supporting and empowering them to succeed against great adversity, encouraging their successes and celebrating with them as they achieve their dreams. During the week of 8 March 2011, join us in celebrating women’s achievements for International Women’s Day. Read more »
Financing Economic Justice for the World’s Poor
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With an increasing disparity between the wealthy and the poor of the world and a growing vulnerability to natural disasters, how do we achieve an economically just future? Oxfam is partnering with One Just World to present a forum on these issues – Tuesday 22 February. Read more »
La Niña in a nutshell
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With increased frequency and severity of erratic weather events dominating our news, the weather process known as La Niña is getting a fair amount of the blame. Oxfam volunteer Roselina Press explains the phenomena and what we can expect in the future. Read more »
Oxfam Summer heats up at Big Day Out
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Our Oxfam Summer team was out an about at the Melbourne Big Day out this year, despite the 38 degree heat. Read more »
