3things on green eggs & fish
This week on 3things we paid homage to environmental 'eggsellence' and 'fishy' innovation. We also wondered what it might be like to spend years in after school detention.
BLOGS
Surrounded by a river of cholera: Part 1
Chris Johnson travels to Papua New Guinea to meet people in a very unique village unlike anywhere else on the planet. Kambaramba 1 literally rises up out of the Sepik River and is now surrounded by a deadly, invisible disease infecting the water the makes up its very foundation.
Blog Action Day 2010: Water
Today, Friday October 15th is Blog Action Day - a day when thousands of online communicators, campaigners, bloggers, commentators and activists come together to talk about one important topic. This year, that topic is WATER, and it's something we at Oxfam are concerned about, and working on.
Thank you Josie!
Congratulations Josie on 5 years of activism with Oxfam and on your ninth birthday today.
Thank you for 3869 messages of support!
Last week 3869 individuals from around the world sent letters to adidas’ CEO, Herbert Hainer, demanding a fair deal for workers making adidas. While we wait for a response from adidas, I want to thank all those who have assisted with this campaign.
Loneliness in Jakarta
Jakarta was so quiet— almost everyone had gone back to their villages to spend time with their families. In the evening I could hear the echoes of prayers across the city. I felt very touched- but also mixed with a deep sense of sadness because I was unable to be with my family. Without work it is just too expensive to travel back home to South Sumatra.
Being prepared: saving lives in Haiti
Today is International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13), and while most people know we help communities deal with the aftermath of disasters (like the Pakistan floods), you might not know we also do a lot of work helping communities prepare for future disasters. We take you to Haiti to show you how.
The luxury of rice
When I was young I was often given only cassava rice to eat because we couldn’t afford ordinary rice and other condiments. I understood that rice was really expensive, so even if a tiny bit of rice was mixed in with my cassava dish, I was overjoyed!
Cambodian workers want a living wage
Wouldn't you want enough take home pay to allow you to look after your family and afford the basic necessitiesis of life? This was the simple demand made by more than 68,000 Cambodian workers who went on a weeklong strike to demand a living wage.
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Oxfam's NSW/ACT Campaigner Debbie Hunt reflects on the reality we face due to climate change impacts, as well as the arguments put forward by the skeptics.
