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Win LOADS of chocolate goodies!
Chocoholics, you are in for a treat! We at Generation Why have teamed up with those wonderful people at Dubble to give you the chance of winning a whole host of Easter chocolate goodies.
To win this fantastic chocolatey prize - including Easter egg and special chocolate mini eggs - you must simply send an Easter e-card to one of your loved ones. We’ll record your details and, voila, on April 5 you’ll hear if you have won!
Festival mania is upon us - the line-ups are being announced, the tickets are on sale and everyone is in a frenzy choosing just which ones their budget can stretch to this year.
But, there is another option - you could always go to the festivals (including Glastonbury) for free! No, this isn’t some cruel joke - it’s really true. If you join us, as an Oxfam campaigner, you could get in for free!
If you want to be the first to hear, and apply for, this fantastic opportunity, then sign up to e-Xtra, and you’ll be allowed access to a special members-only priority application, as soon as the process starts.
Recycle your old mobile phone and help us raise a cool half million
Did you know Oxam can recycle your old mobile phone and raise cash to help fight poverty and suffering all over the world? Just pop into your local Oxfam shop and leave your old handset with the staff, or stick it in a Jiffy bag and post to the address below.
Every phone we recycle makes an average of £5 for Oxfam. We've raised nearly £500,000 this year, so if you've got an old phone gathering dust in a cupboard please help us hit the half million mark by April.
As a little treat for all Generation Whyers, we thought we’d give you the chance to win a pair of tickets to see none other than the rockpoptastic McFly.
The gig will take place in Oxford on Saturday 14 April.
To win, all you need to do is send an email by Thursday 5 April to generationwhy@oxfam.org.uk with the subject "I want to see Mcfly in Oxford please" - (don't forget the please!). Also, make sure you include your name, email address and phone number.
As we’re sure you already know, Oxjam is Oxfam’s biggest, most ambitious music event ever. And yes, it is that time of year again - the recruitment drive has begun.
We’re asking musicians, promoters – in fact, everyone – to put on all kinds of music events during October 2007 to raise money for Oxfam. And we need your help to make it happen!
Oxfam is looking for talented, inspiring, and outgoing music-lovers from all major UK cities and towns to become volunteer Music Event Organisers for Oxjam 2007. The Oxjam team will give you all the support you need, with great materials and online help too.
If you’ve got what it takes to organise Oxjam events, whether your passion is for classical music or club nights; folk, funk or punk, we’d love to hear from you. You'll gain valuable experience, meet new people, get involved with your local music scene and have a great time while helping to raise loads of money and learning more about Oxfam's work to end poverty.
Want your 10 seconds of fame? Well the CTC, the UK’s national cycling organization, are looking for volunteers to take part in a cinema advert as part of their climate change awareness campaign.
Part of the film will involve a scene of hundreds of cyclists coming over the rolling hillsides in Brighton/Eastbourne, and this is where they need you.
All styles and sizes of bikes and people are needed. So if you want to see your face (and bike) on the big screen then what are you waiting for, log on to CTC’s website now.
Now when you sign up to Oxfam’s I’m In campaign, you may be lucky enough to receive an extra addition to the usual newsletter and possible pin badge – a pretty cool looking Oyster cardholder designed by some of Britain’s top fashion gurus.
There are ten designs in total including work from Sadie Frost’s fashion label frostfrench, and designers Katherine Hamnett and Ian Davenport.
And they’re not just for the London-dwellers - the accessories can also double-up as handy cardholders of any kind.
So, to get hold of one of these fashion must-haves, you will need to either seek out an I’m In street team from Monday 26 March, or failing that you could always buy one on Oxfam’s online ebay store.
Comic Relief: The Big One - it's all in the name, and tomorrow's red nose day promises to be the biggest and bestest ever.
It all kicks off at 7pm on BBC1 and the line-up looks fantastic: Borat, the Mighty Boosh, Ricky Gervais, Russell Brand, and loads, loads more - it's a definite must-see.
Razorlight, Supergrass, Ed Harcourt, Congo Faith Healers, Los Muertos, Queens of Noize, Emmanuel Jal and The Vitamins are just some of the acts performing at The Voice of Slavery gig in London’s Kentish Town Forum on Sunday 25 March.
It is being held to mark the 200-year anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, and to draw attention to the persistence of slavery today. All funds raised will go towards continuing the work of anti-slavery charities including Stop the Traffik and Anti-Slavery International.
It’s a brilliant line-up and there are more yet-to-be-confirmed acts, so at just £25 we think it’s a bargain.
At the stroke of midnight it was a celebratory dinner of cheesy pizza and garlic bread for Fairtrade woman. After completing two whole weeks on a diet consisting of only Fairtrade products, Becks was more than ready to gorge on dairy treats.
She said: “The past fortnight has been inspiring. I sometimes feel a little disengaged from the issues when I'm at my desk working. But in the last two weeks people have displayed such passion and motivation that it's made me feel really lucky to be involved in this.”
Well we at Generation Why are very proud of her. Well done Becks!
Although there are loads of great Fairtrade products out there, Becks’ experiences showed us that we definitely need more – so use your consumer voice and get campaigning. Fairtrade potatoes and cheese anyone?
J8 - your chance to meet and tell the G8 what you think
Do you have something to say about climate change, poverty in Africa or HIV and AIDS? Want to tell the powers that be what you really think about decisions that affect you?
This kind of opportunity is rare so listen carefully...if you take part in the J8 Competition, you and your friends could win a place representing the UK at Junior 8 this June in Heiligendamm, Germany!
The Summit is a weeklong event where you’ll get to meet young people from around the world and work with them to come up with your own ideas to global problems. You then present these to all eight world - leaders in a special young people's audience.
Groups of 4 or 8 from UK schools and youth organisations can compete; your entry must be in by Thursday 29 March. All details can be found on the Junior 8 website.
So don’t miss out on this unique opportunity - start planning your entry now.
We thought we should let you all know that today is International Women’s Day – it’s just a shame we aren’t in one of the countries where it’s been made an official holiday.
Holiday or not, today is the day to celebrate the collective power of women past, present and future – to connect women all around the world and inspire them to achieve their full potential.
Oxfam does loads of gender work across the world, including the incredibly successful We Can campaign, against domestic violence in South Asia. Have a look at this and more of Oxfam's work here.
Also, why not show some support for our very own Fairtrade Woman, who has eaten nothing but Fairtrade for the entirety of Fairtrade fortnight – well done Becks
Help us deliver the Make Trade Fair message to every government in the European Union (EU).
Why The governments of the EU are pushing unfair trade deals on 75 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Some of the poorest countries in the world are under pressure from Europe to complete the deals by the end of the year - putting jobs at risk, undermining health and education provision for poor people, and damaging the environment.
But it's not too late to stop Europe's unfair trade deals...
What We want you to come to this event and demand that the EU stops negotiating unfair trade deals. We will rally outside the German embassy in Belgrave Square and hand over our demands (Germany currently holds the EU presidency). Then we'll split into giant teams to deliver the demands to the embassies of the other EU countries.
Building youth participation in international justice debates.
Are you a young activist, keen to meet other like-minded people and have your say on global issues?
Well, the 2007 Civicus Youth Assembly aims to bring 150 of the world’s most engaged, dynamic young activists to Scotland from around 90 different countries worldwide.
Successful applicants will also get the chance to visit the Civicus World Assembly where they will have a voice and opportunity to meet and influence some of the world's leading NGOs and charities, groups and individuals.
Applicants must be aged between 18-25 and available to travel to Scotland for the 22-23 May.
Sounds like an excellent opportunity for any budding activists out there - think of all the people you’ll meet, and a trip to Glasgow wouldn’t go amiss either.
A whopping 92% of Brits buy their food and drink at supermarkets despite only 11% of us wanting to do so – what are we all doing, why are we doing something we feel is wrong?
Well according to a recent Oxfam survey, our main reasons are pricing and choice – 44% say there isn’t an ethical equivalent for the things they want to buy, and 39% believe the ethical alternative is more expensive.
Despite not acting on our instincts, it’s great to see that people’s consciences have been tickled: 86% of us worry about excess packaging, 78% about fair trade, and 75% about food air miles – not bad really.
And we are looking to supermarkets to lead the way, with almost half of us (48%) believing that the superstores can do the most to change the way we shop.
Well the good news is that changes do seem to be being made: Sainsbury’s and Waitrose have promised to stock only Fairtrade bananas; and Marks and Spencers and The Co-Operative have excellent Fairtrade stocks.
So let’s hope the changes continue and that 2007 is the year that supermarkets enable us to make shopping choices we are happy with.
Voluntary organisation Students for Kids International Projects (SKIP) is helping Oxfam to campaign against vulture funds.
A vulture fund is basically a company which buys up a country’s 'bad' debt at a bargain price and then seeks to make a profit by pursuing it for a vastly inflated figure through the courts. One such company is seeking to make a huge profit from Zambia, one of the poorest countries in the world.
Clare Thomas, medical student and SKIP national coordinator, said: "People in Zambia are still coming to terms with the consequences of a recent terrible drought and the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Demanding money off Zambia to repay an old debt is absurd".
"We're campaigning with Oxfam because the actions are immoral. It is extremely disheartening to see that, just after the debt cancellation initiative, there is a vulture ready to scavenge off Zambia with devastating consequences for the country’s health and education budget."
Just so you know, SKIP is a voluntary organisation which recruits, trains and supports medical students working on health and community projects in countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand and Zambia.
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