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- Impact of climate change on response providers and socially vulnerable communities in the US
- Research Report | Nov 03, 2010
- Federal disaster programs, plans, and policies seldom address climate change or social vulnerability. Homeland security policy could be revised to accommodate ... More »
- The ones who feed the world
- Feature Story | Nov 05, 2010
- During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts. More »
- Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
- Research Report | Oct 19, 2010
- Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010 More »
- Inventory of Farmworker Issues and Protections in the United States
- Research Report | Apr 13, 2011
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- Exposed: Social vulnerability and climate change in the US Southeast
- Research Report | Oct 21, 2009
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- 100 people pushed into poverty every minute by economic crisis
- Press Release | Sep 24, 2009
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- Our Land, Our Life
- Video Link | Feb 14, 2008
- The struggle of Carrie and Mary Dann, two Western Shoshone elders, to address the threat mining development poses to the sacred and environmentally sensitive ... More »
- Oxfam reaction to award of Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama
- Press Release | Oct 09, 2009
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- Farmers in the US speak out
- Feature Story | Aug 11, 2005
- Farmers in the US and Central America had similar concerns about DR-CAFTA. More »
- From the US and Senegal, stories of climate survival
- Feature Story | Nov 06, 2008
- An Oxfam America speaking tour brings together two women who are leading the fight against climate change. More »
- Group lives up to its name: Coastal Women for Change
- Feature Story | May 31, 2006
- Gulf Coast women join together to talk about what was happening in their community, what issues and problems they faced, and how these could be addressed. More »
- Losing the family farm
- Feature Story | Apr 03, 2006
- During US tour, Thai farmers warn Americans what's at stake if the US-Thai Free Trade Agreement is approved. More »
- New report documents the fading of the American dream
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- New index is a single measure of well-being for all Americans based on indicators in three key areas: health, education and income. More »
- Oxfam builds support for human rights at meat processing plant
- Feature Story | Dec 19, 2006
- Oxfam America is concerned about the human rights of the thousands of employees who work at a blinding pace at the facility without any of the protections a ... More »
- Oxfam, CIW celebrate Burger King's promise of a wage hike
- Feature Story | May 29, 2008
- A penny a pound more for the tomatoes they pick could mean a near doubling of wages for Florida field laborers. More »
- Oxfam hosts flagship conference on climate change adaptation
- News Update | Apr 28, 2009
- "Ready or Not?" brings together White House staff, climate experts, and community leaders, with a focus on building people’s resilience to the crisis. More »
- Oxfam, local advocates protest plan to cut housing money
- Feature Story | Sep 20, 2007
- Using money earmarked for housing restoration is not the way to pay for a port expansion—not when hurricane victims still have no real homes to move into. More »
- Oxfam on the US government's report on foreign aid reform
- News Update | Apr 23, 2009
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- Partners in Central America and US unite to fight DR-CAFTA
- Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
- Oxfam America supports groups in North and South, which participate in lobby visits and farmer exchanges. More »
- Some people dread evacuations almost as much as hurricanes
- Feature Story | Sep 11, 2008
- Leaving home in advance of a storm is costly and exhausting. Facing the prospect of having to do it more than once in short order makes some residents think ... More »
- Speakers spread the word about climate change and poor communities
- Feature Story | Apr 08, 2008
- From Senate offices to the public library, Oxfam America and allies bring developing country voices to the US. More »
- Taking on the 'green monster'
- Feature Story | Sep 10, 2008
- In the tobacco fields of North Carolina, workers put in long days under grueling conditions. Baldemar Velasquez finds out just how hard the job is. More »
- The Lift House: Living on the bayou—or above it
- Feature Story | Jun 06, 2006
- MIT architecture students design a new housing concept for the Gulf Coast that combines affordability with hurricane-ready sturdiness, and ease of construction. More »
- US farmworkers reach historic agreement with McDonald's
- Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
- Some tomato pickers in southwestern Florida could see their wages nearly double now that McDonald's has agreed to pay them a penny a pound more for the produce ... More »
- Women of influence get results on Capitol Hill
- Feature Story | Mar 27, 2009
- Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors generate Congressional support for women who face the devastating effects of climate change. More »
- Yum! Brands agree to hike pay for Florida tomato pickers
- News Update | May 29, 2007
- Florida tomato pickers, among some of the poorest paid workers in the United States, have won another victory in their fight to earn a decent living wage. More »
- A house for Miss Betty
- Audio Slideshow Link | Aug 30, 2007
- An innovative housing program in the US Gulf Coast led by Oxfam America partner TRAC is taking housing in flood-prone areas to new heights. More »
- Hardest hit: Survival strategies from the frontlines of climate change
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help. More »
- Speaking up for North Carolina's tobacco pickers
- Feature Story | Dec 13, 2012
- Many still face unhealthy and difficult working conditions; Oxfam and partners helped them make their case to companies in 2012. More »
- Oxfam welcomes Berman's action to increase development and diplomatic capacity
- Press Release | May 20, 2009
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