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Coming events
1 May
Museums and Galleries Month
1 May
International Labour Day
3 May
Oxfam Live '08 in London
Meet Oxfam speakers and supporters at a venue near you.
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4 May
Great Edinburgh Run
Put your best foot forward and run for Team Oxfam!
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11 May
Oxfam Walk 2008
Oxfam Walk in Cambridge has routes to suit all ages, and is a brilliant family day out. It also helped raise close to £50,000 to fight poverty in 2007.
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30 May – 1 June
Wychwood Festival
1 - 7 June
Volunteers Week, UK
A week to celebrate, recognise, reward and recruit volunteers.Give time to help end poverty.
Volunteer with us
5 June
World Environment Day
Oxfam takes the fight against climate poverty very seriously indeed. And you can help.
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12 June
World Day against Child Labour
13 - 14 June
G8 Finance Ministers' Meeting, Japan
15 June
Father's Day, UK
Buy your Dad a unique gift from the Oxfam online shop.
Start shopping
16 June
UN Day of the African Child
16 – 22 June
Refugee Week, UK
Refugee Week celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.
Oxfam's work in the UK
17 June
World Day to combat desertification and drought
Issues we work on: Climate Change
20 June
World Refugee Day
27 June
Glastonbury festival
Oxfam campaigns and stewards every year at the UK's most unmissable festival.
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2 July
Anniversary of the Make Poverty History March
In 2005, 225,000 people marched on Edinburgh (in solidarity with 40 million people worldwide) calling on the G8 to take steps to Make Poverty History. Did it work?
Zambia's life after debt
5 July
Cornbury Festival (5 - 6 Jul)
Steward or campaign with Oxfam at all this summer's hottest festivals.
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6 July
British 10K London Run
Get fit and raise money to fight poverty - put your best foot forward for Oxfam.
Running events in the UK
7 – 9 July
G8 meetings in Japan
7July
Intl Day of Co-operatives
11 July
World Population Day
Based on population, the world shapes up as a very different place...
View our interactive map
14 – 18 July
UN Conference on Small Arms
Opportunity for Oxfam to keep the pressure up for an effective International Arms Trade Treaty.
Campaign with us
17 – 20 July
Latitude festival
Steward or campaign with Oxfam at all this summer's hottest festivals.
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18 July
Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday
18 – 20 July
Glade festival
Steward or campaign with Oxfam at all this summer's hottest festivals.
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19 – 20 July
Trailwalker 2008
Steward or campaign with Oxfam at all this summer's hottest festivals.
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25 – 27 July
WOMAD Festival UK
Steward or campaign with Oxfam at all this summer's hottest festivals.
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9 August
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
The goal of this day is to highlight the problems faced by indigenous people in areas such as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development
12 August
International Youth Day
The day is designed to promote awareness of the key issues facing young people such as education, employment, hunger and poverty. It also seeks to recognise the importance of young people as key agents of social change, economic development and technological innovation.
17 - 23 August
World Water Week
A week in which experts meet to discuss one of the key development challenges of the century - ensuring access to safe, clean water.
23 August
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
A day for remembering the causes and tragic consequences of the transatlantic trade in slaves.
8 September
International Literacy Day
Approximately 862 million people worldwide are currently non-literate; this day aims to promote the right to literacy for all.
21 September
International Day of Peace
The day aims to promote a culture of peace around the world.
26 September
European Day Of Languages
A day celebrating linguistic diversity, plurilingalism and life-long language learning.
1 October
Black History Month 2008
Black History Month aims to promote knowledge of black history and experience, disseminate information on positive black contributions to British society and heighten the confidence and awareness of black people and their history.
5 October
World Teachers' Day
The aim of World Teachers' Day is to emphasise the role of teachers worldwide, as well as to convince teachers themselves of the crucial importance of the role they play in society.
16 October
World Food Day
A day devoted to ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger.
17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
A day proclaimed by the UN to raise awareness of, and inspire action for, the 1.3 billion people currently living in absolute poverty. The Global Call to Action for Poverty (GCAP) will be staging worldwide protests today.
24 October
11th November
Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday
A day to pause and remember those who have given their lives for the peace and freedom we enjoy today.
16 November
International Day for Tolerance
Following the United Nations year of tolerance in 1995, each November 16th has been given over to respect, dialogue, cooperation and tolerance.
20 November
Universal Children's Day
A day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children, and of activity promoting the welfare of the world's children.
1 December
World Aids Day
An international day of action for people with HIV and AIDS.
2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
A day to reaffirm the universal right to dignity and freedom.
5 December
International Volunteer Day
10 December
Human Rights Day
This day urges people to recommit themselves to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
18 December
International Migrants Day
