April 2013 - June 2013
April
8-11 - The World Bank's Land and Poverty Conference, Washington DC: An Oxfam team will be present, pressing for the World Bank to take action against land grabs. Contact: Lucy Brinicombe on +44 (0)7786 110054 / lbrinicombe@oxfam.org.uk
10-11 - G8 Foreign ministers meeting, Lancaster House, London - Oxfam available for comment on humanitarian issues. Contact Ian Bray on 01865 472289 / 07721 461339/ibray@oxfam.org.uk
10/18 - Acclaimed singer songwriter Josephine performs two exclusive lunchtime shop gigs. During her UK tour Josephine will perform two acoustic lunchtime sets in Manchester and London to help recruit volunteers for Oxjam festival 2013. Contact Claire Wilkinson on cwilkinson@oxfam.org.uk/ (0)7825196769
15th April (tbc) - Increasing numbers of people going to foodbanks in the UK, new figures released. The Trussell Trust, one of Oxfam's UK poverty programme partners, will release annual figures showing how many people in the UK are having to visit charity foodbanks. Oxfam spokespeople will be available for comment. Contact: Sarah Dransfield on 01865 472269, 07767 085636 or email sdransfield@oxfam.org.uk Twitter: @SarahOxfam
15-18 - European Parliament to vote on the EU's post-2020 Renewable Energy Strategy, Strasbourg. Oxfam is calling on the EU to rule out support for biofuels competing with food for crops, water and land. They are pushing up global food prices and driving people off their land. Contact Georgette Thomas on +44 (0)7824 503108 / gthomas@oxfam.org.uk
16th - Oxfam release exclusive crowd sourced video to an acoustic version of Coldplay 'In My Place' to rally support against trauma of land banks ahead of World Bank Spring meetings. Contact Claire Wilkinson on cwilkinson@oxfam.org.uk/ (0)7825196769
17-21 - IMF and World Bank Spring meetings and pre-events - Oxfam will be available for comment on World Bank 'vision', education and effect of eurocrisis on developing countries. We will also be pressing the Bank to take action to stop land grabs. Contact Jon Slater on 01865 472249/ 07876 476403 / jslater@oxfam.org.uk
21st - Virgin London Marathon - 200 Oxfam runners will be taking part in the London marathon aiming to raise £300k to support Oxfam's work fighting poverty around the world. Also running for Oxfam will be designer Wayne Hemingway and his daughter Tilly. Contact: Sophie Bowell on 01865 47 2254 or sbowell@oxfam.org.uk
26th - Shwopping first anniversary - activity to mark the first year of M&S and Oxfam's clothing donation partnership, with supporter Joanna Lumley. Contact: Leona Everitt, 01865 472237 / 07827 957337 / leveritt@oxfam.org.uk
Date tbc - Exclusive fashion shoot with William Vintage, fashion photographer Guy Aroch and British model Jaquetta Wheeler. Contact Claire Wilkinson on cwilkinson@oxfam.org.uk/ (0)7825196769
Date tbc - Oxfam open stewarding recruitment for the festival season. Contact Claire Wilkinson on cwilkinson@oxfam.org.uk/ (0)7825196769
May
Early May (tbc) - Launch of Oxfam's report No Accident on how poverty and inequality is written into the DNA of a disaster and the need for a radical way to tackle this. Contact Ian Bray: 01865 472289 or 07721 461 339
Early May (tbc) - "Squeezed" - report by Oxfam and the Institute for Development Studies on food prices: The first of four annual reports researching the effect food prices are having on the everyday lives of people living in rural and urban communities in ten countries around the world. Contact Lucy Brinicombe, +44 (0)7786 110054 / lbrinicombe@oxfam.org.uk
7th -Conference led by the new Somali Government will be held in London. Oxfam spokespeople will be available. Contact Anna Ridout, 01865 473415/07766 443506/ aridout@oxfam.org.uk
10-11 - G7 Finance Ministers' meeting, London - Oxfam available for comment on issues affecting developing countries, including tax reform. Contact Jon Slater on 01865 472249/ 07876 476403 / jslater@oxfam.org.uk
23rd - Sparks that Fly, London. A unique fundraising event celebrating women's ability to inspire and change the world, hosted by The Circle in partnership with Oxfam. Established by Annie Lennox, The Circle is a group of influential women who support Oxfam's work with vulnerable women living in poverty. Post-event pictures will be available. Contact Georgia Best +44 (0)1865 472375 / gbest@oxfam.org.uk
20-25 May - World Health Assembly, Geneva - Oxfam release comparing success of private and public healthcare in poor countries. Contact: Sarah Dransfield on 01865 472269, 07767 085636 or email sdransfield@oxfam.org.uk Twitter: @SarahOxfam
23 - 2 June - The Oxfam bookshop returns to Hay Festival. Contact Sophie Bowell +44 (0) 1865 472254 / +44 (0) 7810 814 980 / sbowell@oxfam.org.uk.uk / @sophbow
Date tbc - Oxfam's recycling facility reopens at a new site in Batley, after the fire burnt down the original premises in 2011. Contact Claire Wilkinson 01865 073648/07825 196769/ cwilkinson@oxfam.org.uk
Late May / early June - Oxfam report on Women in the Afghan police - a briefing paper on the Afghan police women. Spokespeople, including the author of the paper, will be available for comment. Contact: Christina Corbett on 01865 472530, 07557 48 37 58 or email ccorbett@oxfam.org.uk Twitter: @cjcorbett1
May/June (tbc) - Government poverty figures released. The annual Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics will be published, detailing how many people in the UK are living in poverty. Last year's figures showed a rise in the number of working households in poverty and Oxfam predicts similar numbers for this year. Oxfam spokespeople will be available for comment. Contact: Sarah Dransfield on 01865 472269, 07767 085636 or email sdransfield@oxfam.org.uk Twitter: @SarahOxfam
June
1-2 - Oxfam's Trailtrekker 2013, an epic adventure which challenges teams to trek 100km within 30 hours across the Yorkshire Dales and raise money for Oxfam. Trailtrekker, now in its fifth year, is one of the most respected walking events in the country and one of Yorkshire's biggest challenges. Contact Sophie Bowell +44 (0) 1865 472254 / +44 (0) 7810 814 980 / sbowell@oxfam.org.uk / @sophbow
8th - Prime Minister hosts Hunger 'Summit' in London, along with other members of the Enough Food IF campaign, Oxfam will be campaigning for action to help the 1 in 8 people who go to bed hungry. Contact Jon Slater on 01865 472249/ 07876 476403 / jslater@oxfam.org.uk / Lucy Brinicombe on +44 (0)7786 110054 / lbrinicombe@oxfam.org.uk
15th - Tax, Transparency and Trade meeting hosted by UK Government ahead of G8, along with other members of the Enough Food IF campaign, Oxfam will be campaigning for action to help the 1 in 8 people in the world who go to bed hungry. Contact Jon Slater on 01865 472249/ 07876 476403 / jslater@oxfam.org.uk /
15th - IF Campaign mass mobilisation event in Northern Ireland ahead of G8 summit, Oxfam taking part, contact Jon Slater on 01865 472249/ 07876 476403 / jslater@oxfam.org.uk / Lucy Brinicombe on +44 (0)7786 110054 / lbrinicombe@oxfam.org.uk
17-18 - G8 Summit, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Oxfam will attend and will be pushing for action on land, tax and transparency to help the 1 in 8 people in the world who go to bed hungry. Contact Jon Slater on 01865 472249/ 07876 476403 / jslater@oxfam.org.uk /
Date tbc - Oxfam Bookfest - Contact Sophie Bowell +44 (0) 1865 472254 / +44 (0) 7810 814 980 / sbowell@oxfam.org.uk / @sophbow