Tag Archives: oxfam
Landgrabs- where roots and rights count for nothing
Ramona’s tiny Chucks pound the same streets my own small feet did. She squeals on the same squeaky swings. Chases the children of the squirrels I chased. Somehow, despite living in five different towns and two different continents in the … Continue reading
A posh ceremony and bargain glamour
It is not every night you tuck a loofah under your hair and get on the bus to a posh awards ceremony, eating dry Wheetos out of your handbag in case the three course dinner takes a while to arrive. … Continue reading
Posted in Thrifty
Tagged ceremony, glamour, oxfam, second hand, secondhand, the mad blog awards, thrifty
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Knock, knock, knocking on Number 10′s door
It was a scorching morning, the sun bearing down on our squinting faces, as we posed for photo’s, fake knocking on the famous door of Number 10. I was representing Oxfam, along with other activists from Concern, ONE, Action Aid, … Continue reading
Streets filled with peace (not tanks, thanks)
There have been a fair few surreal moments in my 5 years history as a campaigner with Oxfam. I have taught Richard Branson how to do the running man.* I have trundled around the streets of Tunbridge Wells dressed as … Continue reading
Posted in Activism
Tagged activism, arms treaty, cambodia, campaigning, change, control arms, london, oxfam, peace, tank
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Oh Farnham! Your forests and fashions!
Oh my days, oh my days. Farnham, that old Hampshire town, has got it going ON! I had a luxurious day off last Monday and we whizzed on out there, an hour from Waterloo, lured by the charity shops and … Continue reading
Charity Shopping in London: three spots for making a day of it
If you are stuck for something to do this weekend and love a good thrift check out my three top spots for making a day of your charity shopping. These aren’t necessarily the VERY BEST shops (another post in the … Continue reading
Posted in Finding things, Green things, Thrifty
Tagged best, blackheath, central london, charity, day, fun, goodge street, london, marlyebone, out, oxfam, oxford circus, pimlico, salvation army, second hand, shopping, shops
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International Women’s Day – Get Happy. Get Mad.
It is International Day of the Woman! I love the eclecticness of this day. That it is a time to celebrate the inventors, the Nobel Prize winners, the mothers, the smiling bus drivers, the stereotype challenging female construction workers. But … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Parenting
Tagged blog, international women's day, iwd, linky, motherhood, oxfam
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