2 from OXFAM for César Chávez Day
Stop US Military Support to Countries Using Child Soldiers
Right now, governments around the world are using children as frontline soldiers, porters, and spies. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of children are actively involved in armed conflicts. A bipartisan bill to curb misguided US military aid to these countries could see movement in the Senate this month, and your action today is critical.
Tell Congress to stop US military support to countries using child soldiers.
World Water Day
Water is essential for life—and an essential human right. Yet access to this vital resource is under mounting threat from natural disasters, human-induced climate change, conflict, and industrial development.
From rural Ethiopian communities to river villages in Cambodia, from temporary settlements in Chad to drought-affected farms in South Africa, Oxfam and its partners are working to protect people’s right to clean water.
Click here to learn more.
Right now, governments around the world are using children as frontline soldiers, porters, and spies. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of children are actively involved in armed conflicts. A bipartisan bill to curb misguided US military aid to these countries could see movement in the Senate this month, and your action today is critical.
Tell Congress to stop US military support to countries using child soldiers.
World Water Day
Water is essential for life—and an essential human right. Yet access to this vital resource is under mounting threat from natural disasters, human-induced climate change, conflict, and industrial development.
From rural Ethiopian communities to river villages in Cambodia, from temporary settlements in Chad to drought-affected farms in South Africa, Oxfam and its partners are working to protect people’s right to clean water.
Click here to learn more.
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