World Wednesday
World Wednesday is a new Oxfordshire All In feature where we raise awareness of global campaigns every Wednesday in our bulletin and on our Facebook page. You can find the resources we publish below!
Black Lives Matter
Our Black Lives Matter resource outlines the global movement of protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd. Our suggested links provide some background information and can redirect you towards petitions and activist groups available in Oxfordshire.
World Refugee Day
Our second World Wednesday resource celebrates World Refugee Day and addresses how Covid-19 has exacerbated the challenges faced by vulnerable people. It offers reading suggestions and links you can follow to donate to charities who support displaced people.
Pride 2020!
June is Pride month, celebrating LGBTQ+ history and communities across the world. Saturday 27th June was Global Pride Day, and we thought this was a great opportunity to wish everyone a happy Pride and to create this resource to share some links and information to celebrate and learn more about Pride and the LGBTQ+ community!
World Wednesday: updates so far
For the fourth week of World Wednesday, we’d like to offer a summary of how the informational resources, petitions, and links we suggested for you in the previous weeks have changed and progressed, as well as some positive articles and news!
Food insecurity during Covid-19
This week we address severe malnutrition and poor access to food around the world and particularly during Covid-19. This resource contains useful links to understand the situation in Yemen, the British Department for International Development, and organisations across the UK and Oxfordshire who work to eradicate hunger and poverty.
Covid-19 and the environment
Our sixth World Wednesday theme addresses how Covid-19 affects our impact on the environment. This resource contains a selection of articles and a link to Plastic Free July, a cool initiative to reduce your plastic waste!
Reducing your environmental impact
Building on last week’s resource, this World Wednesday we outline a few ways to change your environmental impact for you to consider.
July in review
This week’s resource looks back on our previous World Wednesdays and on the event of the past month. We offer informational links and direct you to useful articles and petitions.
Crisis in Lebanon
This week’s upload covers the explosion in Beirut and the crisis Lebanon is currently facing. It offers informational resources and links to donation platforms.
Migrants crossing the Channel
Since April, recorded channel crossings by migrants in small boats have significantly increased in numbers. This has sparked promises to take action from the British government. This week’s resource outlines the essential aspects of this issue and directs you towards related charities.
Remembrance of the Slave Trde and its Abolition
The 23rd August is the UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. In this week’s resource, we learn about the history, legacy, and modern permutations of slavery and the slave trade.
Homelessness during Covid-19
The pandemic has had a significant impact on homelessness in the UK and across the world. This week’s resource explores the challenges facing people without permanent housing during Covid-19 and in the months to come. It also offers ways you can help.
American West Coast wildfires
This week’s World Wednesday is covering the devastating forest fires that have been ravaging large portions of the American West Coast for over a month. So far, the fires are reported to have killed over 30 people and burnt a total of over 4.7 acres, almost the size of Wales. These disasters are the product of increasingly warmer, dryer seasons, and highlight how urgently we must address the threat of climate change.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and International Equal Pay Day
This week’s resource celebrates the 18th September, which this year marked the first International Equal Pay Day, and remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneer of women’s rights.