Oxfam Clubs eNews, Jan 2011 Issue

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Oxfam America Clubs: campus 411

Special dates ofinterest:

Jan. 12: 2011 CHANGEApplication site is live!

Jan. 17: Martin LutherKing Jr. Day of Service

Jan 24: Deadline to sub-mit IWD pictures to

Victoria Marzilli

March 8: International

Womens Day

JANUARY 2011

Working Towards Economic Justice

NEW Economic JusticePetitionAs we enter2011, the economic jus-tice team is moving fullsteam ahead and gearingup for a big campaignlaunch on May 24. Youcan help lay the ground-

work for this launch byusing this newEJ petition.

Available EconomicJustice Resources

International

Womens Day

events EmailWillifyou are planning an

event, he is availableto help you developyour ideas.

NEW Hunger Ban-

quet script for

IWDThis script,created for IWD, canalso be used for Ox-fam America HungerBanquets focused on

Women, in general.Email Nieaif inter-ested.

EJ Campaign We-

binar with the Ox-

fam Action Corps

Jan 19 @ 9pm ETEmailWillfor the call-ininfo.

Inside this issue:

Happy New Year 2

COP 16: Success! 2

IWD Photo Action 2

Rights in Crisis 3

Other News 3

Opportunities/Jobs 3

Rallying for IWD 4

Closure of the MarlinMine In early November,the Ghana Oil Platform (aconsortium on GhanOxfamis seeking permanent closureof the Marlin goldmine inGuatemala. Three independ-ent studies conducted by theInter-American Commissionfor Human Rights, E-techinternational and ASIESsubstantiated the need forclosure until issues of envi-

ronmental contaminationand human rights violationsare properly addressed.What you can do.Partici-pate in the Marlin Mine e-action! Circulate it on Twit-ter & Facebook, post it onother social pages, table onyour campus, or hold an EIevent and get people to signthe physical petition. EmailKatiefor a hard copy of thepetition.

Campaign win! UnitedNations Declaration onthe Rights of Indige-nous Peoples Fantasticnews!!! President Obamahas announcedthat he

will endorse the UN Dec-laration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples(UNDRIP)! You shouldall be VERY proud asyou played an integralrole in lending your sup-port for this declaration

through promoting the e-action and physical peti-tions. The UN-DRIP

will give communitieswhat they need to makedecisions about their landand resources and theU.S. will now stand insolidarity with othercountries in their com-mitment to uphold therights of vulnerable in-digenous communities.

This declaration will alsohelp strengthen the alreadyexisting international lawsand add more strength tothe extractive industriestransparency legislationpassed last summer. Won-derful job, Club Leaders!!

Active in Extractive Industries

Community activists in

San Marcos, Guatemala,

protesting against the

Marlin Gold Mine

Photo credit: sas, univer-

sity of london
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Last month representatives

from 194 countries met in

Cancun, Mexico for the 16 th

Conferences of Parties (COP

16). The establishment of a

global climate fund was

achieved! Read Oxfams press

release about this here.

This success is in no small part

related to the tireless efforts of

activists all over the world like

you. While we still have more

work to do, world leaders are

getting back on the right track to

achieve adequate long-term

funding to save lives in the com-

munities most vulnerable to cli-

mate change.

Global Climate Funda COP 16 success

International Womens Day (IWD) Photo Action

Did you know that women produce 60-80% of the food in developing countries? We are collecting

pictures of CHANGE Leaders holding this sign, clickhereto print a copy (tip: use 11x17 paper for

printing) or create your own sign with the words ENDING HUNGER STARTS WITH WOMEN.

Send your pictures toVictoriaat Oxfam beforeJan 24! Your pictures will be added to a NEW virtual

Oxfam photo album that we are launching on Jan 25 the photo album will be up through International

Womens Day.

Gearing up to Celebrate 100 YEARS

held by our Oxfam Action

Corps, to high attendancenumbers with our Concert

Outreach team, to our

CHANGE Leaders & Ox-

fam America Clubs having

highly successful events at

their schools and campuses;

2010 was a memorable year

for Oxfam.

Each of you contributed to

our triumphs in a myriad of

Happy 2011 Club Leaders!

This past year has been

filled with AMAZING gains

by Oxfam America. From

the record-breaking events

Message from the Editor: Happy New Year!

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The more

difficulties one has

to encounter,

within and without,

the more

significant and the

higher in inspiration

his life will be.

~Horace Bushnell

Message received.

Send us your picture with this sign! Make your own or print the sign

available on the Clubs facebook page. Then send your pictures to

Victoria [email protected] Jan 24

ways and it is your PAS-

SION, DRIVE, and OX-SPIRIT that continues to

make having POSITIVE,

VIABLE, CHANGE in the

community possible!

I salute you all for the work

that you've done and I look

forward to continuing to

support you in the work

that you do for Oxfam

America.

I hope that all of you en-

joyed the holiday season andare ready for a Terrific 2011!

Remember to keep us in-

formed about whats hap-

pening in your club. You

can email me at

[email protected].

Be well,

Niea
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Donate your status for

Sudan

On Jan 9 southern Sudan

will vote on a referendum

that could make it theworlds newest country. All

over the world people will

be standing with Sudan as

the referendum takes

placeinternational sup-port is critical in order to

ensure peace and stability

throughout Sudan and the

Darfur region. Help raise

awareness on Jan 9 by an-

nouncing your support on

Facebook. Clickhere.

Haiti Voice Petition

Nearly one year after the

devastating earthquake, we

need you to speak up for

Haiti. Add your name to our

nationwide voice resolution

by clickinghere.

Rights in Crisis

Opportunities/Jobs

Newsom covers put to-

gether by an Oxfam sup-

porter to benefit our Paki-

stan work, with the blessing

of Joanna herself. I thoughtyou might enjoy the album,

which includes tracks by M

Ward, Billy Bragg, Ben Sol-

lee, and Owen Pallett (Final

Fantasy, Arcade Fire).

The project's website is

www.versionsofjoanna.com.

This album is *totally* sup-

porter-driven, designed and

hosted by supporters, notus.

Thanks,

Bob

Other News

Join the Oxfam Action

Corps in your city!Sign up

before February 14 to apply

for a four day training in

Washington DC. Clickherefor the details.

Message from Bob Hey

Friends of Music Outreach-

A new album of Joanna

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Join the Oxfamaction corps!

liberal students attend this

national conference, focus-

ing on issues such as hunger& homelessness, climate

change, community eco-

nomic development, health

& global topics. Hosted at

Stetson University, Mar. 31-

Apr. 3, 2011.

Win-a-trip with Nick

Win an all-expense paid re-

porting trip to a developing

Woodrow Wilson Na-

tional Fellowship Foun-

dationOffers various fellowships

in education, conservation,

foreign policy, etc. that pays

FULL TUITION, room &

board, and graduate educa-

tion. Deadlines vary. Check

it out!

2011 Impact Conference

Conservative, moderate, and

country with Pulitzer Prize

winning writer Nick Kristof

of the New York Times.Winners will also have an

opportunity to submit for

possible publication a regu-

lar report on NYTimes.com

and in The New York

Times newspaper. Entries

due January 18, 2011.

College of William &

Mary Active Citizens

ConferenceThis conference is designed

for college students to hear

and share great ideas, vi-

sions, and practices on Feb.

11-12, 2011.

Voting to become a

sovereign nation
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Were rallying everyone forinternational womens day!!

On March 8th we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of International

Womens Day. The core of Oxfams new Economic Justice campaign is

addressing food insecurity, supporting small-holder farmers, and working

to help those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Women

play a critical role in feeding the world and sustaining the worlds poorest

communities, making the centennial of IWD a symbolic time for Oxfam

America.

As we prepare to launch the EJ Campaign in May 2011, we have a unique

opportunity to organize events, energize our base, and raise awareness

around our issues during this momentous occasion. Oxfam is planning on

organizing 100 events for International Womens Day 100 events to mark

100 years of celebrating women. We expect Oxfam America Clubs to play a

crucial role in helping us to reach this goal. ContactWillfor more info.

Click on the picture above to watch the video
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