Climate change is an issue that has direct human implications that result in loss of life, increased disease, increased hunger, and increased instability in already volatile regions. Oxfam Action Corps Indianapolis is tackling this issue head on by empowering a grassroots effort to bring the human face to climate change. An imperative component is a comprehensive climate change bill that stops harming through the cutting of emissions and starts helping by providing funding to poor communities around the world that are disproportionately impacted.
Oxfam Action Corps Indianapolis has taken their message to Indiana elected officials, such as Senator Lugar, Senator Bayh, and Representative Carson. The message is clear that a comprehensive climate change bill needs to be passed and that an intrical component is the inclusion of adaptation funding now to help communities around the world cope with their changing environments. This funding looks like mangroves being planted to provide a natural barrier to flooding and irrigation systems and agricultural innovations to allow farmers to respond to drought conditions. These investments need to be significant and sizable to ensure that resiliency can be built now and prevent increased expenditures later to deal with more disastrous outcomes.
Oxfam Action Corps needs you to speak for the millions of people around the globe dealing everyday with the crisis of climate change as a vote may be taken in the Senate as soon as July 12th. Click here to take an e-action today.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Join Us in Changing the World
Oxfam Action Corps Indianapolis has been busy the past couple of weeks hosting our kick off event and conducting lobby visits with Senator Lugar and Bayh's office and Representative Carson. The Sisters on the Planet screening was a success, getting volunteers signed up for upcoming events and raising awareness of how climate change is impacting women around the world.
Our lobby visits were successful in letting decision makers know we are in Indianapolis and in getting champions for global poverty and food issues. We will continue to push forward in our efforts to get a comprehensive climate bill passed, address global food security, and aid reform issues.
This is just the beginning of our efforts and I know you want to be part of the our movement for change in Indianapolis for the poor and oppressed around the world. We will be enjoying pizza, fun, and discussion at our next volunteer meeting. You are invited to join the Action Corps this Thursday.
What? Oxfam Action Corps Indianapolis Monthly Volunteer Meeting
When? June 17th, 2010 at 6:30pm
Where? Bazbeaux Pizza, 811 E Westfield Blvd, Indpls
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