Activiststag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2008:/applications/blogs/activists/652007-11-02T12:35:49ZMovable Type 3.33End UK Poverty and Inequality Nowtag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists//65.23832007-11-02T12:33:50Z2007-11-02T12:35:49ZMillions of people in the UK don't have enough money to live on. Oxfam believes that in a rich country this is completely unacceptable. We want to know what you think about the issues that affect people in the UK....Adam Askew
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A nice little resource for activists - Tradetag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists//65.23542007-09-28T14:24:47Z2007-09-28T14:30:04ZHi Campers, This could be a great way to get people involved with Trade Issues Hai-Joon Chang, explains how poverty reduction is better achieve when trade agreements allow developing countries the freedom to protect their industries. You can watch it...Adam Askew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zukAnEkogn4
Take the Economic Partnerships Agreement here:-
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/actions/europe_trade_deals.html]]>
Video Poll finds we are to blame for Climate Change!tag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists//65.23422007-09-26T10:41:29Z2007-09-28T13:51:24ZThis is a short news Video of Poll findings ** Man 'causing climate change' ** Nearly 80% of people believe that humans are to blame for climate change, according to a BBC poll. Check out the video below on the...Adam Askew
** Man 'causing climate change' **
Nearly 80% of people believe that humans are to blame for climate change, according to a BBC poll.
Check out the video below on the BBC website
What do you think?
Find out more: how Oxfam is campaigning on climate change.
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The next generation of Oxfam campaignerstag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists//65.23232007-09-11T15:56:31Z2007-09-17T11:42:09ZLast week a group of 35 young people, aged 18-25, travelled from all over the country to learn key campaigning skills at the five-day residential CHANGE course, which took place at the YHA in Bristol. After a week of intensive...Activist TeamDressed as runners and accompanied by the Gordon Brown 'big head' they did eight laps of Bristol's millennium square (each lap representing one of the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 to help end poverty by 2015). They also handed a signed letter to Roger Berry, Kingswood MP, asking the Prime Minister to 'Go further on fighting poverty, Go for a just and fair foreign policy and Go faster on climate change'.
After their run they got to practise their face-to-face campaigning skills by asking the public to sign a petition on climate change.
The new generation of CHANGE are a fantastic bunch and we are expecting great things.
Apply for next year's change or mini change >>]]>
Social networking: the campaigning revolution!tag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists//65.23162007-08-31T13:45:33Z2007-08-31T13:56:30ZHave you joined the social networking revolution yet? Whether you love it or loathe it, there's no denying that the popularity of social networking is on the rise. And with an estimated 34 million users world wide on Facebook alone,...Richard Casson
Facebook alone, it doesn't look to be slowing any time soon.
If you're a still stranger to the phenomenon, a social network is like an online community where you can share your opinions, experiences and just about anything else with others on the Internet.
Here at Oxfam we've been using social networking to spread the news about our campaigns and to help campaigners get in touch with each other and share ideas about what they've been up to.
Not convinced? Need some proof that campaigning through social networking websites works? Well just this week HSBC reversed its decision to take away interest-free overdrafts for students accounts after graduates expressed their outrage on the pages of Facebook.
So, if you haven't done so already, why not join Oxfam's Facebook Group or Oxfam MySpace Page and find out how others have been supporting our campaign to tell Gordon Brown to go further on fighting poverty. Join up and you can submit us your photos and videos of how you've been campaigning.]]>
Tell David Miliband what should be UK Foreign Policy prioritiestag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists//65.22992007-08-15T09:26:39Z2007-08-15T11:03:18ZThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) are running a public consultation on UK Foreign Policy. This follows a Chatham House speech that David Miliband made. It is open till mid-September, and discussions with FCO contacts would suggest that the responses...Adam Askew
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1183544769804
To reaffirm that the international Arms Trade Treaty is really important, to be positive about UK leadership on this so far, and to request that they keep this as a priority so that a treaty becomes a reality by 2010.
To ensure a comprehensive a ban on Cluster bombs, indiscriminate weapons that cause civilian casualties and render land unusable
To push the government on the need to establish the UK's commitment to combating Climate Change. The UK must contribute its fair share to help developing countries adapt to the effects of climate change (and this money should be in addition to existing aid commitments.)
Championing the basic rights of health care and education for everyone by increasing foreign aid to 0.7% of national income by 2010, and spending more of it on health care and education.
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Calling all activists...tag:www.oxfam.org.uk,2007:/applications/blogs/activists_new//65.22892007-08-03T15:31:57Z2007-08-03T18:28:35ZWelcome to the new, improved Activists section. This part of the website is currently evolving and, over the coming months, we will be developing a number of new features that will make your campaigning work easier. The purpose of this...
Welcome to the new, improved Activists section. This part of the website is currently evolving and, over the coming months, we will be developing a number of new features that will make your campaigning work easier.
The purpose of this section is to bring our trusty Activist News to life on the web. And this blog is here to serve you! This blog will highlight all that is activism. We want to talk about events, your campaigning and share things we pick up in the world that can help us be more effective.
We also want to hear from you. Tell us what you like and don't like about the section by leaving a comment below.
But most of all, we want to show that campaigning works and you can make a difference. Watch this space!
Dressed as runners and accompanied by the Gordon Brown 'big head' they did eight laps of Bristol's millennium square (each lap representing one of the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 to help end poverty by 2015). They also handed a signed letter to Roger Berry, Kingswood MP, asking the Prime Minister to 'Go further on fighting poverty, Go for a just and fair foreign policy and Go faster on climate change'.
After their run they got to practise their face-to-face campaigning skills by asking the public to sign a petition on climate change.
The new generation of CHANGE are a fantastic bunch and we are expecting great things.
Apply for next year's change or mini change >>]]>