Oxford "City Mobiliser" needed

Stop Climate Chaos are looking for volunteer mobilisers in four cities around the UK, one of which is Oxford. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please pass this on.

SCC says:

City Mobiliser Internships
http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/city-mobiliser-internship

Help build The Wave, the UK's biggest ever demonstration on climate change!

Do you live in Brighton, Exmouth, Norwich, or Oxford?
Do you know your local climate campaign scene?
Are you happy talking to people, organising meetings, publicising events, networking with a range of local organisations?
Then we want to hear from you!

On Saturday 5 December 2009, ahead of the crucial UN climate summit in Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people from all walks of life will flow through the streets of London to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all.

This is a chance to work in your local area, towards a national event, putting pressure on the international process. We're looking for volunteers who can commit at least 1 day a week from October to December.

To apply:
Read the complete job description and download the application form:

http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/city-mobiliser-internship

Deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 16th September 2009.

If you’d like to discuss the role, please telephone 0207 324 4622 and ask to speak to Lucy, or email jobs@stopclimatechaos.org

Climate change campaigning - planning meeting on 3 September

Message passed on from Maranda St John Nicolle of CCOW - apologies for the short notice!

On 3 September, there will be a meeting sponsored by Oxfordshire Climate Alliance, to look at how people and groups with an interest in climate change can campaign in the run-up to the Copenhagen talks this year. The meeting will be from 7:30 to about 9:15 pm, in the Oxford Town Hall.

There will be a large number of groups coming (over 30 at last count) including sustainable town groups, churches, student groups, charities, and others. Lucy Pearce, from Stop Climate Chaos, will be joining us to talk about the march in London on December 5th, and Ben Margolis from tcktcktck (and Oxfam!), a new global climate campaign, will tell us of their activities. We'll think how we can respond to these endeavours, and then local groups will have the chance to present their autumn campaigning plans (briefly - 2 to 3 mins each!). Once they've done so, we'll split into groups, so people can learn more about/plan the things which they found most interesting and inspiring. Then we'll gather together for a final plenary to look at how we can take things forward.

It would be lovely if a few people from OOG could make it - I will be going along myself.

Naveed

Ox-Tales - have you bought your copy yet?

If you haven't yet made it onto the Oxfam website or into an Oxfam bookshop to get your copy of the four books in Oxfam's fab new series, Ox-Tales, you're missing out!

The books – and stories – are themed very loosely on the four elements and have Oxfam afterwords highlighting different aspects of our work: EARTH (from land rights to farming): AIR (combating climate change), FIRE (campaigning for arms control) and WATER (safe water and sanitation). This exciting project – which The Observer calls “a triumph” – has been delivered in partnership with Profile Books and Hay Festival, together with thirty-eight British- and Irish-based writers, each of whom have generously donated their time and words for free to Oxfam.

The series is lovely to look at, just the right size to fit into a handbag or large jacket pocket, and is crammed full of exciting work from high-calibre authors such as John Le Carré, Alexander McCall Smith, Kate Atkinson, Sebastian Faulks, Helen Fielding, William Boyd, and Ian Rankin. There's such a rich variety to pick from - I think you'll find there's something there to suit every taste, and pretty much every mood. The stories are the perfect length to add interest to an otherwise dull bus or train ride, or to provide a legitimate excuse for a twenty minute flop in an armchair or a tea break in the garden.

And of course it's all in aid of Oxfam's work - if you buy them at an Oxfam shop or on the Oxfam website, £3.50 out of the £5 they each cost will go straight to Oxfam. (If you buy them from other booksellers, this could be as little as 50p).

To buy the books on Oxfam's website, simply scroll back up and click on the book cover of your choice; or find out more, and watch/hear Ian Ranking and Alexander McCall Smith reading their own stories from the collection, on Oxfam's Talking Books page.

Enjoy!