An Oxfam shop in East Lothian will receive a special delivery of stock this week when two local politicians launch a national donations drive.
Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, and Fiona O'Donnell, MP for East Lothian, will drop off clothing, books and music at the North Berwick Oxfam Shop on Friday, May 18 at 3pm.
They are supporting the Choose Charity Shops campaign during its launch week (May 14-19). The campaign... Read more
Some of Scotland's leading writers are holding a special evening of entertainment in Glasgow, raising money to support farms in the developing world as part of Oxfam's Grow campaign.
Liz Lochhead, Scotland's Makar, and celebrated author Alasdair Gray are among the distinguished guests who will perform at the Glasgow Art Club on May 18. Douglas Dunn, Aonghas MacNeacail and Bernard MacLaverty are also among those taking... Read more
The fathers of two murdered children have joined forces in a powerful new video to raise support worldwide for a global Arms Trade Treaty.
Dr Mick North's five-year-old daughter Sophie was killed along with 15 classmates and their teacher at Dunblane Primary School in 1996. David Grimason's son Alistair was two-years-old when he was shot dead during a holiday to Turkey in 2003.
The two fathers have joined Oxfam to make... Read more
Oxfam Scotland welcomes Alex Salmond's public support for the Robin Hood Tax.
The First Minister used a radio phone-in today (Monday) to back a Financial Transaction Tax with the money spent on tackling poverty at home and abroad, and climate change.
During Radio Scotland's Call Kay programme, Mr Salmond backed an international Robin Hood Tax - branding it: "such an attractive idea".
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So as the usual economic statistics tell us that we're entering a stage of 'recovery', we need to think about what it is we want to recover. What is important to salvage from the car crash that was the financial crisis? The answer to that question might be in the Oxfam Humankind Index, the new measure of Scotland's prosperity, launched today by Oxfam Scotland.
This is not another top-down measure of the country's... Read more
Responding to today's Budget, Oxfam Scotland says it's a missed opportunity to tackle rising inequality and raise billions of pounds for public services across the UK.
The charity - which works extensively with local partners across Scotland - brands claims that this is a 'Robin Hood' budget "a farce".
The Chancellor announced a cut in the 50p top rate of rate to 45p for the highest earners in the country,... Read more