Music outreach
We believe music can change the world. Do you? If so, it’s time to make some noise. Join Oxfam and our network of volunteers—along with musicians and bands like Coldplay, WILCO, Angelique Kidjo, and Arcade Fire—in a global movement to overcome poverty and injustice.
When disaster struck Haiti, musicians like Radiohead, Coldplay, Nada Surf, Switchfoot, O.A.R, Questlove of The Roots, State Radio, Street Dogs, Michelle Branch, Yoko Ono, Anberlin, Camera Obscura, OK Go, and many more teamed up with Oxfam to help those affected by the crisis.
Today, you can continue the momentum by joining us in the fight against poverty and hunger worldwide.
Find out how music can change the world:
- Donate now and help find lasting solutions to poverty.
- Take action and get free music: We’ve teamed up with HeadCount and the NRDC Action Fund on a Best of Bonnaroo music compilation featuring Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, and other artists who care about climate change. Get it free at www.musicforaction.org when you email your elected officials on the issue.
- Check out Hear to Help Haiti, an exclusive, limited availability compilation CD from American Eagle Outfitters and Filter Magazine. All proceeds from the CD—which features artists like Beck, Vampire Weekend, The Breeders, Grizzly Bear, and more—benefit Oxfam America’s Haiti relief and recovery work.
- Follow Oxfam America on Twitter or friend us on Facebook for updates on our work in Haiti and around the world.
Some of us are born into relative peace and prosperity, while millions, through no choice of their own, are born into poverty. We all know this isn’t right. But it’s hard to know how one person can help.
That's where Oxfam comes in. We're teaming up with volunteers and supporters in the music industry—including musicians, labels, managers, and media—to build a global movement for change. With the power of many voices speaking together, we can call on companies and legislators to change the laws and practices that keep people in poverty. We can also raise awareness and inspire action on some of the world's most urgent issues, like the global food crisis and the human cost of climate change. But we can't do it alone. We need your voice. No matter who you are, or how busy you are, you can make a difference.
Join the effort:
- Take action. Poor people are hit hardest by natural disasters, which are increasingly due to global warming. Global leaders are negotiating a climate change treaty this year. Urge President Obama to negotiate a fair global deal to help those who are most affected.
- Find us at a concert near you. Oxfam volunteers help to spread the word at concerts by Coldplay, Bloc Party, Ben Sollee, and Thievery Corporation, among others. See our upcoming shows.
- Learn more about us. Read the top 10 things you need to know about Oxfam.
Find Oxfam America at SXSW 2010:
3/17 The Music Slut Party with Broken Social Scene’s Jason Collett, Maps & Atlases, and The Depreciation Guild @ Peckerhead’s
3/17 NPR Showcase with Spoon, Broken Bells, Sharon Jones & The Dapkings, and The Walkmen @ Stubb's
3/17 The Highway Girl Presents An Intimate Night of Music with Samantha Murphy, Greg Holden and more @ Yard Dog Art Gallery
3/18 The Musebox, Pirate! Promotion & Bandize Present: SXSW DAYTIME SHOWS! @ Rusty Spurs
3/18, 19, 21 TJM Music Services & Radio Free Texas showcases @ Kick Butt Coffee
3/20 TJM Music Services & Radio Free Texas showcases @ Cafe Pacha
3/19 & 3/20 MWTX Party with Andrew WK, Billy Bragg, Frightened Rabbit, Crystal Antlers, Man Man, Neon Indian, Yacht, Japandroids & more @ 1001 E. 6th St. lot
3/20 The Musebox & Pirate! Promotions Official SXSW showcase with Minus the Bear, Hurricane Bells, Codeine Velvet Club @ Rusty Spurs
3/21 TJM Music Services & Radio Free Texas showcases @ Club 290
3/21 Beggars Group BBQ
And look for Oxfam volunteers at these upcoming shows near you:
Nada Surf
3/25 New York City, Bowery Ballroom
3/26 Brooklyn, Bell House
3/27 Brooklyn, Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/1 Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
4/3 Boston, MA, Paradise Rock Club
5/27 San Francisco, Great America Music Hall
The Foreign Exchange
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6/6 New York City, BB King's
Want to do more? Volunteer with the Oxfam Action Corps and help to change the big picture, starting with your community.
We support Oxfam America because they save lives, help people overcome poverty, and fight for social justice," says Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke. "Oxfam helps our fans become activists by showing them how take action to change things for the better."
Bloc Party isn't the only artist teaming up with Oxfam to build a global movement for change. Other bands and musicians working with us include Angelique Kidjo, Arcade Fire, Bell X1, Ben Sollee, Cat Power, Coldplay, Crowded House, Dave Douglas, DJ Shadow, Editors, LCD Soundsystem, M. Ward, Missy Higgins, Nicole Atkins, O.A.R., Ra Ra Riot, She & Him, Sigur Rós, State Radio, Stereolab, Street Dogs, Tegan & Sara, Thao Nguyen, The Breeders, Thievery Corporation, and WILCO.
Video
Check out these videos of artists supporting Oxfam.
New! Check out Oxfam's video featuring music by Explosions in the Sky:
Thao Nguyen (of Thao and The Get Down Stay Down) performs live at Oxfam America HQ in Boston.
Music
Listen to some music to benefit our work.
- Waxploitation Music Corp is releasing Causes 2, an album to benefit Darfur relief agencies including Oxfam America. The album features rare and exclusive songs from artists like The Decemberists, Gnarls Barkley, LCD Soundsystem, My Morning Jacket, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and more. Download it.
- Merge Records recently released SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS!, a 20-track CD featuring artists like The Shins, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, The New Pornographers, Okkervil River, Death Cab For Cutie, and others. All proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit worthy charities, including Oxfam America. Preview it.
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