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Tell Obama: Go to Copenhagen!
Action Item | Nov 05, 2009
It's not enough to send a representative – we need President Obama himself to make the case for change in Copenhagen. Fill out the fields below to send your message to the president today!

Vulnerability and Climate Change in the US Southeast
Action Item | Oct 21, 2009
An interactive Web experience highlighting the intersection of climate hazards such as drought, hurricane winds, sea-level rise, and floods with socially vulnerable communities in thirteen southeastern states.

Tell your senators to co-sponsor the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009
Action Item | Aug 07, 2009
Right now, the US foreign aid agency needs help. Until it is strengthened and rebuilt, American efforts to relieve global poverty will suffer.

Learn more about what Oxfam is advocating in foreign aid reform
Action Item | Jul 28, 2009
Read "Ownership in practice: The key to smart development"

Learn how aid works
Action Item | Jul 28, 2009
Read "Foreign Aid 101," Oxfam America's primer on aid.

ACT FAST with Oxfam
Action Item | Jul 23, 2009
The trend can seem unstoppable, but one person can make a difference. Pledge to ACT FAST with Oxfam today, and join a movement that's harnessing the power of numbers to beat poverty.

ACT FAST with Oxfam
Action Item | Jul 01, 2009
We can beat poverty and hunger—but we’ve got to ACT FAST. When you pledge to ACT FAST with Oxfam, you agree to do three things. Each step builds on the power of numbers: 1, 10, 100. And each person who takes the pledge brings us closer to our goal of beating poverty.

Tell Congress to co-sponsor the Lugar-Casey Global Food Security Act of 2009
Action Item | Jun 29, 2009
We need to stand up for the millions of people around the world who face hunger on a daily basis.

Tell your representative to become a co-sponsor of the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (HR 2139)
Action Item | Jun 29, 2009
This is our best chance to improve the way we tackle global poverty. But the bill won't pass without broad Congressional support.

Help America's most vulnerable farm workers
Action Item | Jun 02, 2009
The farm labor crisis is real and this is our chance to help.

Host an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® event
Action Item | Jun 01, 2009
Raise awareness and help fund Oxfam's work by hosting a Hunger Banquet® in your community! Few experiences bring to life the inequalities in our world more powerfully than an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® event. Organizers and participants alike can experience firsthand how our decisions affect others in the world.

Join the Aid Reform campaign mailing list
Action Item | May 26, 2009

Join Oxfam's Humanitarian Action Team
Action Item | May 19, 2009
Join a core group dedicated to creating lasting change by influencing US legislation on humanitarian issues such as the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the earthquake in China, and the global food crisis.