Coldplay and Oxfam in the fight against poverty
40% of the people on our planet--more than 2.5 billion--now live in poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2 a day. They bear the brunt of global crises such as rising food costs and climate change. Here is your chance to join other Coldplay fans in standing up to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.
Take action!
Urge presidential candidates to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland and commit to helping developing countries adapt to climate change.
Be in the know—and enter to win campaign items autographed by Coldplay!
Sign up now for updates on Oxfam’s work and enter the drawing for a Make Trade Fair banner, bag, and Coldplay CD—all signed by the members of the band. The drawing will take place after the final date of the US tour.
Did you know...
- Coldplay’s Chris Martin has traveled with Oxfam to Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America to visit our community partners?
- Many poor people spend up to 80% of their income on food, and now food prices are rising. The prices for many staples like bread and soybeans have already doubled in many countries.
- More than 1,000 Oxfam volunteers across America have worked at Coldplay shows, introducing more than 100,000 Coldplay fans to Oxfam’s work?
- Climate change hits poor people first and worst: those in developing countries are 20 times more likely to be affected by weather-related disasters.
Features
- Chris Martin Brief
- Chris Martin's Haiti Trip Journal
- Chris Martin's Ghana Trip Journal
- Chris Martin's "Dumping" Photos for the Make Trade Fair Campaign
Video
Coldplay's "What If" video for Oxfam.
