WOh Mah g’AD
WOMAD is truly a world event. Since 1982 it has brought together an amazing array of international artists and performers. WOMAD shows us that the world is not a corporate monolith. Politics is there, but not in your face; it’s very ‘no-logo’. Offering a very different view of the world, for many people WOMAD is their one must-see festival.
Oxfam debut
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Who's for golf? Are you kidding?
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This year, for the first time ever, Oxfam was at WOMAD. We provided 250 stewards for the festival. This will raise a staggering £20,000 for Oxfam’s work.
To thank them for their tireless work all volunteers received free entrance into WOMAD, and some free grub as well.
When the stewards weren’t watching for fires and looking after lost children, they got to kick-back. Needless to say, the backstage passes (and backstage bar) went down very well…
2,000 hands
As well as stewarding, we had two campaign stalls where another handful of willing volunteers collected signatures for the Control Arms campaign.
A massive 2000 of you put pen to paper to call for a binding international arms trade treaty to stop weapons falling into the wrong hands. These signatures will be presented to the United Nations in 2006.
Some of the more courageous volunteers also took to the One World stage for a dramatised production using case studies of people whose lives were affected by armed violence. While not campaigning or performing, sunshine, drums, special food, and special music were the order of the day.
Back next year? Definitely.
Photos : Jo Lyons (except the one that isn't) |
