Events Archive
Events Archive
So you can get an idea of the sort of things we do, here is a selected list of events organised or attended by the Oxfam Cambridge Campaigns Group from the winter of 1998. Monthly group meetings are not included.
Why not get involved? If you want to get involved with something just contact us.
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| Tuesday 10th June | 7.45pm | Portland Arms, Mitcham's Corner |
Pub Quiz in aid of Oxfam |
£103 raised for Oxfam | ||
| Saturday 7th June |
10am - 4pm |
Midsummer Common, Cambridge |
Strawberry Fair |
85 Action Cards on climate poverty signed |
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| Sunday 11th May |
8am - 6pm |
Wimpole Hall, Cambs |
Oxfam Sponsored Walk Help to raise £60,000 to support Oxfam's emergency work around the world |
About 1000 people walked for Oxfam. Money raised to be confirmed. |
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| Saturday 8th March 08 |
10am-3pm |
Sainsbury's, Coldhams's Lane |
Fairtrade Stall (part of Fairtrade Fortnight). |
Chocolate, coffee and leaflets given out. | ||
| Saturday 1st December 07 |
10.30am-4pm |
Parkside Swimming Pool, Cambridge |
Mill Road Winter Fair |
55 Health and Education Action Cards signed and sold goods to the value of £84 |
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| Saturday 27th October 07 |
7pm-11.30pm |
Bharat Bhavan (former Mill Road library) |
Oxjam: World music and dance - A concert of music from around the world in aid of Oxfam (and Batafon Arts) |
£326 raised for Oxfam |
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| Sun 8 July 07 | 11am - 4pm | Parker's Piece, Cambridge | Big Weekend Stall - Raised money for Oxfam's work in Darfur and Chad and promoted Fairtrade goods. | £72 raised for Oxfam's work in Darfur and Chad. |
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| Sat 2 June 07 |
11am - 5pm | Midsummer Common | Strawberry Fair Campaigns Stall - Campaigned for greater funding for health and education in developing countries and promoted Fairtrade goods. |
181 Action cards on Health and Education sent to G8 summit. | ||
| Sun 20 May 07 | 8am - 6pm | Stourbridge Common, Cambridge | Cambridge Oxfam Walk - Sponsored walk to raise money for Oxfam's emergency work. | Over 1500 people walked to raise money for Oxfam.
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Mon 5 March 07 |
5pm to 8pm | Asda, Beehive Centre, Cambridge | Fairtrade Stall - Promotion of Fairtrade food as part of Fairtrade fortnight, giving away samples of chocolate, cups of coffee, etc. |
Chocolate, coffee and leaflets given out. | ||
| Sat 16 Dec 06 |
9.30am to 3pm | Lion Yard, Cambridge | Oxfam Christmas Carols Ursula and her band of musicians played carols in aid of Oxfam |
Raised £428 for Oxfam |
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| Sat 2 Dec 06 | 10am - 4pm | Salvation Army Community Centre, Mill Rd, Cambridge | Mill Road Winter Fair | 101 Action Cards on Access to Pharmaceuticals signed. £27.40 collected for Oxfam. |
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| Sun 15th Oct 06 |
7.30pm | Portland Arms, Mitcham's Corner Cambridge |
Oxjam / Toujours Afrique Gig in aid of Oxfam. Featuring Group Senzala Anglia, P'Changas, Radio Toubab and DJ Okra. |
Raised £267 for Oxfam |
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| Saturday 15 July | 11am - 4pm | Parkers Piece, Cambridge | Big Day Out - Oxfam Campaigns stall | Obtained 59 portraits and 58 photos for the Million Faces arms photo petition. | ||
| Monday 3 July | 7.30pm | Portland Arms, Mitcham's Corner, Cambridge | Toujours Afrique - Fundraising concert of African Music for Oxfam's East Africa Appeal | Rasied £495.05 for Oxfam's East Africa Appeal. | ||
| Saturday 3 June 06 | 11am - 4pm | Midsummer Common | Strawberry Fair Stall - Campaigning on the theme of Fairtrade and giving out Fairtrade food samples. | 114 people signed up for Oxfam's Big Noise trade petition. Fairtrade food promoted. | ||
| Sunday 14 May 06 | 8am - 6pm | Chilford Hall, Linton | Oxfam Sponsored Walk | Around 1500 people walked to raise money for Oxfam. Amount raised to given later this year. | ||
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19 Nov 05 |
8.00pm |
Michaelhouse, |
Music for Oxfam Fundraising concert. Artists included: |
Raised £200 for Oxfam |
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| Sat 9 July | 10.00 - 16.00 | Parkers Piece, Cambridge | The Big Day Out - stalls, live bands, fairground, classic cars and much more! To support the Make Poverty History campaign. | Sold many white bands and action cards sent to Tony Blair. |
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| Sat 2 July | All day | Edinburgh | Mass rally in Edinburgh (prior to G8 summit)
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Biggest demonstation ever in Scotland! |
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| Fri 1 July | 12.30 for 13.00 | Great St. Mary's Church, Market Square, Cambridge | A white band will be placed around the church to support the Make Poverty History campaign. Wear all white - shirt, t-shirt, jacket..... Show the G8 leaders Cambridge cares. |
Press and Radio coverage was achieved and the Mayor of Cambridge gave a speech. | ||
| Sat 4 June 05 | 10.00 - 18.00 | Midsummer Common | Strawberry Fair - Oxfam stall promoting various campaigns including the Make Poverty History Campaign. | Sold over a hundred wristbands for the Make Poverty History campaign and sent signatures to Tony Blair. |
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| Sun 15 May 05 | All day | Wimpole Hall | Oxfam sponsored walk | Estimate that over £40,000 was raised. Exact figure to be announced in the Autumn. |
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| Fri 15 April 05 | All night | Whitehall, London | All night candlelit protest as part of the Make Poverty History Campaign | See the Make Poverty History web site for more details | ||
Sun 6 Mar 05 |
10.00 - 16.00 |
Tesco, Fulbourn |
Fairtrade Promotion. A selection of Fairtrade foods will be displayed and given away to the public. |
A successful event. Chocolate and tea given away. |
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| Sat 8 Jan 05 | 9.00-18.00 | Various Sites around Cambridge Town Centre. | Collection for the DEC Tsunami Appeal | An amazing total of £4,130 was raised! | ||
Saturday 18 Dec 04 |
9.00 - 13.00 14.00 - 16.00 |
Lion Yard, Cambridge |
Musicians playing carols and collection |
Raised £665.66 |
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| Wednesday 15 Dec 04 |
18.30 - 20.30 |
Grafton Centre, Cambridge | Collection and Stall | Raised £60.67 | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 04 | 9.00 - 18.00 | Market Square, Cambridge | 'Play Fair at the Olympics' Stall. | Leaflets were given out and many 'protest cards' were filled in my members of the public. | ||
Sunday 16 May 2004 |
All day |
Chilford Hall, near Linton. A free bus service from Cambridge will be provided by Stagecoach |
The Oxfam Sponsored walk Volunteer Marshalls and Stewards required, contact Ron Dimelow by email or telephone 01767 677945. |
A grand total of £44,000 was raised for Oxfam. |
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| Saturday 5 June 2004 |
All day |
Midsummer Common | Strawberry Fair | Gave out lots of fairtrade chocolate and many people joined our petition by having their photo taken. This petition calls for an international treaty to control the Arms Trade. |
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| 18 May 2003 |
All day |
Wimpole Hall |
The Oxfam Sponsored walk Volunteer Marshals and Stewards required - contact Jerry. |
A grand total of £32,000 was raised for Oxfam. |
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| 14 March 2003 |
All day |
Waitrose supermarket, Cambridge |
As part of Fairtrade fortnight Waitrose are doing an FT chocolate tasting (Darkly Divine and Double). The
more interest there is the more likely Waitrose are to stock the choc. Drop by for a free bit of chocolate |
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| 13 March 2003 |
12.00 pm |
Outside the Guildhall, Cambridge |
The Cambridge Trade Justice Coalition are holding a 'Rigged Tug of War'
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| 13 July 2002 | All day | Big Day Out, Parkers' Piece | Campaigns stall | Fed lots of chocolate, and recorded people's support for making trade fair - digitised recordings to come. | ||
| 8 June 2002 | All day | Strawberry Fair | Campaigns stall on Africa and Fair Trade | 115 G8 Africa cards signed, many more handed out. Lots of chocolate, coffee and tea samples, and the Fairtrade Mark explained to many people. | ||
| 3 May 2002 | 4:40pm | Anne Campbell MP's surgery | Make Trade Fair constituency contact visit. | Read the detailed report | ||
| 20 April 2002 | 12 noon | Bridge Street Oxfam shop | Press launch of trade campaign in Cambridge. Anne Campbell MP to be there - please turn up! | Great support from about 25 local campaigners, see the photos | ||
| 12 April 2002 | 3:30pm | Andrew Duff MEP's office | EU aid constituency contact visit | Read the detailed report | ||
| 16 March 2002 | 7pm | Cambridge Drama Center, Covent Garden | Fairtrade fashion show. | Good turnout of about 70 people, fun event. Lots of clothes sold and wine tasted. | ||
| 5 March 2002 | 2.30pm to 6pm | Fulbourn Tesco | Fairtrade tasting stall. | |||
| 4 March 2002 | 7:00pm | Cambridge Blue pub, Gwydir Street | Talk by Rici Lake who works for Oxfam in South America. Monthly group meeting. | We chatted about the history of Peru, Oxfam's work in the area and lots more. | ||
| 10 December 2001 | St Matthew's Primary School | Two talks on Afghanistan to children | Kids asked lots of questions. Rosie and Sunil enjoyed giving the talk - if another school wants a speaker, please ask! | |||
| 22 November 2001 | 7:45pm | Unicorn pub, Church Lane, Trumpington | Fundraising pub quiz - bring a team! Email Jerry for more information. | Excellent questions, convivial atmosphere and great fun. About 25 people came. | ||
| 2 November 2001 | Anne Campbell MP's surgery | Arms export bill constituency contact visit | Read the detailed response | |||
| 15 October 2001 | 7:40am | BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | Interview about Afghanistan situation | Appealed for donations and help on primetime radio | ||
| 31 March 2001 | Evening | Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Trumpington St | Phoenix Singers concert | Excellent evening, raised £225, generated much interest in Fair Trade with coffee sale and free chocolate samples. | ||
| 27 July 2000 - 30 July 2000 | All day | Cambridge Folk Festival | Education Now campaigning with the Oxfam office. | Lots of support! | ||
| 28 July 2000 | 2pm | Alex Wood Hall | Arms trade campaign with Amnesty International, lobbying Anne Campbell. Detailed discussion about closing arms trade loopholes, and getting the agreed Labour party legislation in this year's Queen's Speech. | Anne agreed to personally write to Robin Cook about the matter. | ||
| 21 May 2000 | All day | Oxfam Sponsored Walk, Cambridge | Education Now campaign stall - break the chain of poverty | |||
| 13 May 2000 | All day | Market square | Arms trade stall joint with Amnesty International | 178 surveyed | ||
| 13 April 2000 | 8:30pm | Friends Meeting House | Joint meeting with local Amnesty International group, to joint arms control campaign. | Interesting talk from arms research at AI. | ||
| 1 April 2000 | 10am - 2pm | Tesco, Fulbourn | Fair trade stall | Warm response to fair trade chocolate, tea and coffee | ||
| 6-19 March 2000 | Fair trade fortnight | Everywhere | Mailing to local companies from Anne Campbell MP, persuading them to change to fair trade tea and coffee | Very positive response from the companies | ||
| 18 February 2000 | 7:10pm | Anne Campbell's surgery | Constituency contact meeting about Education For All, persuading Tony Blair to attend conference in Dakar | Anne will write to Tony Blair, and send a press release out locally | ||
| 4 December 1999 | 10-2pm | Burleigh St. Oxfam shop | Campaign to change the IMF, so third world countries can spend more on education, breaking the cycle of poverty | Lots of petition signatures, very cold! | ||
| 5 November 1999 | 7:10pm | Anne Campbell's surgery | Constituency contact meeting about the WTO, and supporting developing countries more within it | Support from Anne to promote fair trade products | ||
| 11 September 1999 | All day | Cambridge Dragon Boat Regatta | Paddling and raising money! | Lots of fun, £1977 raised! | ||
| 17 July 1999 | All day | Big Day Out | Education Now! stall | |||
| 9 May 1999 | Evening | Kosovo crisis debate at Cambridge Union | Collection for Kosovo appeal | Raised £126.08 | ||
| 16 May 1999 | All day | Oxfam sponsored walk | Education Now! stall | Lots of footprints signed! A to Z displayed | ||
| 6 March 1999 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | Sainsbury, Coldhams Lane | Fair trade stall | Much chocolate eaten, and fair trade explained | ||
| 19 December 1998 | 11:00am - 2:00pm (Saturday) | Lion Yard | Arms trade survey stall | 36 surveys answered | ||
| 6 November 1998 | 4:30pm | Anne Campbell's surgery | Constituency contact meeting about regulating the arms trade | Written response from government | ||
| 12 September 1998 | All day | Fen Ditton meadows |
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Success!
£1477 raised |
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| 18 July 1998 | All day | The Big Day Out, Parker's Piece | Campaigns stall with office | Lots of surveys answered | ||
| 14 June 1998 | EU Summit, Cardiff | Conflict campaign signature hand-over | Glenys Kinnock | |||
| 20 May 1998 | 3:00pm | Cambridge Railway Station | Ammunitions Train - helped with conflict campaign photo opportunity | In Town Crier | ||
| 7 April 1998 | 4:00pm | Anne Campbell's surgery | Constituency contact meeting about the government White Paper, "Eliminating World Poverty" | Written response from three government departments | ||
| 14 March 1998 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Burleigh Street Oxfam Shop, outside | Conflict Campaign stall | 172 signers | ||
| 17 February 1998 | 8.30pm | Devonshire Arms Pub, Devonshire Road (off Mill Road) |
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£150 raised |
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