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Make Poverty History at Glade
Oxfam's off to Glade this weekend, for what's billed as the 'UK's biggest electronic music festival'. We're providing 250 stewards for the event - which will raise around £15,000 for Oxfam - and we'll also have campaigners down there raising awareness about the Make Poverty History campaign. It looks like it will be just AWESOME, with so much music you won't know what's hit you - highlights look like being DJs Sasha, Carl Craig and Luke Vibert, and live sets from old favourites Dreadzone and Squarepusher. We'll have pics from the festival early next week, so stay tuned.
All a little tired, but never to be defeated, the tireless campaigners spent a sunny sunday talking about making trade fair. The sun beamed on NASS, and so did the smiles on the faces of the Oxfam workers. A fantastically succesful weekend of scary sport and spreading the word about Oxfam. Thanks to everyone who made it down to see us this year, and to all those who signed our petition. There was a really good vibe in the tent - everybody who came in said it was lovely: great tunes, great campaigners, great sofas and great visuals (courtesy of our inspiring 'VJ' Anna - she went out in the morning to fiilm the skaters and bikers, and then mingled the pics in with her own Oxfam-inspired films). Some overheard snippets from the weekend:
"Ooooh, I like your van! Is it for sale?" "Can I buy one of those Oxfam t-shirts?" "Cool! Connect 4!" "How cool is this place!?" beamed one skater dude to his mate. "It's great that Oxfam is here this year," said another. "It gives the whole festival a more relaxed vibe. And it's good to get awareness for a really important campaign."
We'll have more pics up here real soon (just as soon as we get our camera back). But thanks again to everyone who signed up, got their Make Trade Fair tattoo and those of you who let us take your picture too! And a BIG THUMBS UP to our Oxfam volunteers and campaigners - you were awesome, dudes.
Saturday night saw the Oxfam tent crammed to the rafters with fans keen to see the latest in action sports films. There was a buzz in the tent which did not die till 1 am. And the grand total of sign-ups by the wee small hours? 4,600. Fantastic news, especially when it is trade that has been ignored by G8. We just can't get enough of NASS 2005.
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