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Across the planet, over 2.5 billion people live in extreme poverty. Oxfam Action Corps - MN is non-partisan volunteer team advocating for lasting solutions to global poverty and injustice with grassroots action. It's a project of Oxfam America. |
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| Located: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tags: | Oxfam, Climate Change, Fair Trade, Activism, Social Justice, Grassroots, Non-Partisan, Climate Justice, Volunteer |
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Climate Change Legislation Passes Senate EPW Committee on Nov 12, 2009Our efforts to pass comprehensive climate change legislation in the US Congress are paying off! On November 5, the Senate passed the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S.1733) through the Environment and Public Works Committee. We applaud Ch...
Hundreds Rally at State Capitol on Oct 25, 2009 in News and Issues - Climate Change A force of over 275 people, many arriving by bicycle, made their voices heard yesterday at the International Day of Climate Action Rally on the Minnesota State Capitol lawn. They joined with millions participating in thousands of 350.org actions held...
Tomorrow - 350 International Day of Climate Action on Oct 23, 2009 in Events On the other side of the world, the 350 International Day of Climate Action has already begun. Rallies calling for real action on climate change and its impact on the world's poor have been held from the Great Pyramids to the Great Coral Reef. In a f...
World Food Day on Oct 16, 2009 in News and Issues - Climate Change Today is World Food Day.It's a sobering moment to consider the impact that hunger has on more than one billion women, men, and children worldwide. But it can also be an empowering moment. Because we CAN reduce hunger and poverty by working togeth...
International Day of Climate Action on Oct 24! on Oct 15, 2009 in Events Oxfam Action Corps - Minnesota is teaming up with 1Sky & the Will Steger Foundation for an International Day of Climate Action rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on October 24 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm! Activists from across the state (even some...
International Day of Climate Change Action on Oct 24! on Oct 15, 2009Oxfam Action Corps-MN is teaming up with 1Sky & The Will Steger Foundation for International Day of Climate Action! Activists from across the state (even some from River Falls, WI!) will join environmental organizations and policy makers at the...