It was a typically cold and grey Monday morning, as we strolled down the banks of the River Thames. We were just passing the London Rowing Club Boathouse when two men appeared, dressed in suits and bowler hats, money stuffed in their pockets, while displaying a big red 'sold' sign. They began by declaring the rowing club's stretch of the Thames had been sold to overseas investors and that any unsuspecting pedestrian who...
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Imagine, for a second, being kicked out of your home. There's no time to collect your possessions, no time to say goodbye to friends and family and you must give up everything you know and start again with nothing. This is the reality for millions of communities and small-scale farmers living in developing countries.
Almost a month has now passed since we emerged from our Victoria office in London on...
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I went down to the Foodcycle annual general meeting to meet some of their volunteers, and find out more about food poverty at home and abroad. What makes people hungry? And what does hunger mean in the UK?
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I'm in the Cafédirect offices in East London to meet Alvaro Gomez, the general manager of a of a coffee growing cooperative in Costa Rica and one of the directors of Cafédirect.
The first ever Fair-trade registered coffee organisation, Cafédirect started with a few bags of coffee beans shipped over to the UK and sold by grassroots and church groups. In 1989, an international coffee agreement which had fixed global prices according...
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'Wow, that's pretty impressive,' I say, as restaurant owner, Clare, presents her large, locally grown organic marrow. 'Does it turn into a carriage at night?' I ask, before shaking my head and realising no, that was a pumpkin.
I'm in the sunny seaside town of Worthing (making lame jokes); here to learn more about my Hidden Food Hero, Green Cuisine Restaurant, and its owner Clare McIvor.
I'd first...
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Oxfam in London and the South East is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our new and growing movement of 'Constituency Campaigners' who are raising Oxfam's concerns with the politicians in their area to promote real and lasting change. Our Constituency Campaigner Programme aims to give you the knowledge, tools and support to make sure your voice is heard and has influence at the highest level as well as in your own...
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Over the next 3 weeks politicians and political party members will be gathering for their annual party conferences. Party conferences are a fantastic opportunity to influence decision makers and have your voice heard on important issues. This year we are inviting Oxfam activists and constituency campaigners to get involved in our campaigning at the three main UK party conferences.
The good news is that one of these...
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Robin Hood Tax campaigners in Oxford have taken to the streets to stage some very unusual theatre. Joella Lynch reports on a day spent surprising strangers and chasing bankers around the town!
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Who thought tomato jam could be world changing? Find out the inspiration behind the Craftivist Collective summer jam project. Watch an instruction video and check out the video of the launch at a city farm. Get involved, think about your food choices, spread the word. Could you use your hobbies and interests to change the world?
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