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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 15h

Oxfam leaders met with Ottawa officials to demand action to stop the genocide in Gaza. We cannot sit on the sidelines. When human lives hang in the balance, moral leadership must match political will.

Read the piece by Lauren Ravon & Bushra Khalidi: www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 16h

Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, did you get our 30,000 emails?

More than 33,500 Canadians have spoken: Not in my name. We demand Canada uphold international law and call for a permanent ceasefire NOW.

You can still make your voice heard. Send a letter to PM Carney today 👉 notinmyname.oxfam.ca

Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 1d

"Budget 2025 is a chance to make bold, people centred choices. At the time of rising inequality, global conflict, and threats to human rights, Canada must choose fairness, dignity, and security for all."

Read our recommendations for the upcoming federal budget here 👉 www.oxfam.ca/story/buildi...

Building a Canada that Works for Everyone: Oxfam Canada’s Recommendations for the Upcoming Federal Budget

As the federal government readies to table its next budget the stakes could not be higher. We are living through a time of profound uncertainly. Around the world, armed conflicts, climate disasters an...

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 5d

Nope, we're not over last weekend's Let's Talk About Palestine event! WATCH as our community filled the room with art, dialogue, and music. 💚🍉

Watch the recap 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikXy...

Send a letter to PM Carney and tell him to stop arming Israel NOW! 👉 notinmyname.oxfam.ca

Lets Talk About Palestine: A Night of Solidarity

YouTube video by Oxfam Canada

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 6d

Last weekend, our community gathered for Let’s Talk About Palestine: a night of solidarity, music, and dialogue with George Stroumboulopoulos, Bushra Khalidi, Jenn Grant, local artists, and readers.

Thank you to the artists, vendors, speakers, and everyone who showed up to stand with Palestine.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 6d

🔴PRESS RELEASE: #Palestine recognition must come with action: to save lives, States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency.

Full statement 👉🏾 www.oxfam.ca/news/palesti...

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Yuen Pau Woo @ypwoo.bsky.social · 12d

Humanitarian workers are under increasing threat. Earlier this week, I co-hosted an event with @redcrosscanada.bsky.social & @oxfamcanada.bsky.social to highlight the urgent need for parliamentarians to understand and uphold international humanitarian law. #IHL #cdnpoli

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 13d

Oxfam mourns our partner colleague Tasneem (27), killed with her 2 young children in an Israeli airstrike in #Gaza. Partner clinics providing life-saving care have also been destroyed. Aid workers must never be targets.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 15d

This morning on Parliament Hill, Oxfam Canada & allies held a press conference calling on the federal government to end its complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.

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“Not In My Name”: Oxfam Canada Rallies Prominent Canadians to Demand - Oxf

Ottawa, ON – September 23, 2025 – Oxfam Canada will lead a press conference on Parliament Hill at 8:30 AM ET today, calling on the federal government to end its complicity in Israel’s genocide of th

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 20d

Join us for a powerful evening of solidarity and support for #Palestine, featuring:

🎤A conversation between George Stroumboulopoulos C.M. FRCGS & Bushra Khalidi

🎼Musical performance by Jenn Grant

🔗Tickets here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-talk-...

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 22d

‼️Over 70 prominent Canadians say “Not In My Name” in Oxfam Canada’s latest campaign to demand that the Canadian government end its complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.

Read our press release: www.oxfam.ca/news/not-in-...

🔗 notinmyname.oxfam.ca

Not In My Name: Canada—Stop Arming Israel

Add your voice. Demand Canada halt arms exports, ensure aid to Gaza, and uphold international law. Sign the petition and rush aid today.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 22d

🇨🇦 #NOTINMYNAME

WE DO NOT SUPPORT CANADA’S COMPLICITY IN ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE.

WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE STARVATION, DISPLACEMENT, AND KILLING OF PALESTINIANS🇵🇸.

AND WE DEMAND ACTION NOW!

Add your name to the petition here 👇
notinmyname.oxfam.ca

#NotInMyName #CeaseFireNOW #FreePalestine

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 23d

"While the challenges in front of us are incredible, with the necessary energy and ambition there is plenty of positive change to be advanced."

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Oxfam Canada highlights top priorities as Parliament begins Fall sitting -

As MPs and Senators return to Ottawa to begin the Fall sitting of Parliament, Oxfam Canada recognizes the complex challenges the federal government faces. These include geopolitical and trade tensions

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 29d

🚨BREAKING: 1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement.

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Oxfam: Palestinians pushed into deeper crisis with Israeli displacement -

1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement. Israel’s intent to displace around 1 million civilians, half of whom are living in famine

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨REACTION: Famine is confirmed in Gaza Governorate and projected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September, @theipcinfo.bsky.social warns.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Aug 19

❤️‍🩹On this #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor humanitarian workers around the globe, those who are compelled to run towards disaster to provide life-saving assistance to communities facing unimaginable crises.

🔗 Read about some of our brave humanitarian colleagues: www.oxfam.ca/story/world-...

Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Aug 14

Oxfam & over 100 other organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid. Since March, millions in lifesaving food & medicine have been blocked from Gaza.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚨REACTION: Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, forcibly displacing over 1M people would be utterly catastrophic, warns Oxfam.

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#Gaza #Palestine #Genocide

Oxfam reaction to Israel's decision to take control of Gaza City -

Reacting to today's announcement of the Israeli cabinet's decision to take direct military control of Gaza City, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam's Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jul 25

Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Québec are dismayed by Canada’s inaction in the face of the deliberate starvation of the Gaza Strip. 

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Gaza: Canada, it is high time to act now - Oxfam Canada

Oxfam-Québec and Oxfam Canada are dismayed by Canada's inaction in the face of the deliberate starvation of the Gaza Strip.  “Tweets don't feed anyone, and statements won't open a

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨BREAKING: Six months into renewed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, cholera is killing more than four people every day, Oxfam warns.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨BREAKING: Disease is ripping through Gaza as Israel continues to deliberately block aid. Oxfam reports a nearly 150% surge in preventable water-borne illnesses over the past three months.

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#LetAidIn #CeasefireNow

Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 Oxfam and over 100+ humanitarian organizations, incl. @savethechildren.org, @amnesty.org @msfincanada.bsky.social & @careintuk.bsky.social, sound the alarm: let aid into #Gaza.

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jul 2

Oxfam and over 170 organizations demand an immediate end to Israel's deadly distribution scheme, a return to UN-led coordination, and the lifting of the brutal blockade on #Gaza.

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GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire - This is Not a Humanitarian Response - Oxfam

Oxfam, alongside over 170 NGOs, calls for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jun 19

PRESS RELEASE: 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey by @greenpeace.org and @oxfaminternational.bsky.social finds.

Study launched today as governments meet for #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62.

www.oxfam.ca/news/global-...

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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨 REACTIVE: "Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the world needs."

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Oxfam Reaction to the 2025 G7 Summit - Oxfam Canada

Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the

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