Host a film party...

...and help fight climate poverty

On Sunday 25 November, Oxfam supporters all over the UK are putting on film parties to raise awareness of how climate change affects the world’s poorest people.

It might seem an unlikely tool in the Oxfam supporter’s kit, but holding a film party could by the key to unlocking your cynical, seen-and-heard-it-all-before friends. Some nice food, a glass or two of your favourite fizzy drink – it could be just the ticket to get them thinking about climate change.

Why not host a film party and get your friends around to watch An Inconvenient Truth, ahead of the UN climate conference in Bali this December? We’ve arranged for author, journalist and environmental activist Mark Lynas, and ethical correspondent and environmental campaigner Lucy Siegle to dial into a giant phone call with the house parties around the UK on the night. You can join in and discuss the issues with them.

We’ve been giving away free copies of An Inconvenient Truth and Oxfam T-shirts for house party organisers. There are still are few remaining, so get involved and host a film party on Sunday 25 November.

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Little party. Big impact.

Climate change is already devastating poor people's lives.

Rising sea levels, changes in weather patterns, unpredictable seasons - these are all having an effect on the world's poorest people who have little or no room to manage risk.

Action needs to be taken to stop climate change driving developing countries further into poverty, but a climate catastrophe can only be avoided if both individuals and governments take action.

Hosting a film party, even with just a small group of friends, is the perfect way to get people talking about climate change, and to help others see just how important it is that immediate action is taken.