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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Last week, Oxfam Canada presented #TheWalrusTalks The Billionaire Problem: What the rise of the super rich means for democracy, affordability and the future of Canada.    📽️Watch the full video here: thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-t...?
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate women & girls. At Oxfam Canada, we believe that women are the powerhouses of many societies & that when women’s rights are respected, women are healthier, better educated & better paid. Today & everyday, we celebrate women 🎉
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today and every day, #EveryChildMatters 🧡
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oxfam Canada is excited to co-present a screening of "Yesterday the Eye Didn't Sleep", the widely acclaimed feature debut of Palestinian director Rakan Mayasi at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival on Saturday, October 3rd at 8:15 PM. Grab your tickets here: www.tpff.ca/program-2026... #Palestine
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YESTERDAY THE EYE DIDN'T SLEEP — Toronto Palestine Film Festival
TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 1
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Earlier this month, in an effort to address affordability, the government announced an extension to the gas tax holiday implemented in April.   Our Reaction: www.oxfam.ca/news/gas-tax... Sign our petition calling on the government to implement a windfall profit tax: act.oxfam.ca/page/173458/...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for #Somalia shows that 5.4 million people are projected to face acute hunger, including 26,000 at risk of famine in Baidoa, Bay region. Read Oxfam's full reaction: www.oxfam.ca/news/in-soma...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As members of parliament prepare to resume sessions on Monday in Ottawa, we’re inviting you to call or write to your member’s office. 🔗 Write to / Call your MP today: www.oxfam.ca/news/parliam... #Parliament #Ottawa #MakeRichPollutersPay #BuildingGazaAnew #WealthInequality
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us for an urgent conversation about Gaza. Drawing on Oxfam’s new report, Building the Gaza Strip Anew, speakers will share firsthand perspectives & key findings from Gaza and examine the challenges ahead. Monday, September 21, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. ET us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Building the Gaza Strip Anew: A Path to Just and Palestinian-Led Reconstruction. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
Join Oxfam Canada for an urgent conversation about Gaza and the path toward recovery and reconstruction. Drawing on Oxfam’s new report, Building the Gaza Strip Anew, speakers will share firsthand per...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The recent escalations in #Yemen risk worsening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis, with civilians facing increased displacement, hunger, and loss of life. Humanitarian needs are growing rapidly while access and resources remain severely constrained. reliefweb.int/report/yemen...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Following the overnight collapse of a war-damaged building, leaving 20 dead & dozens trapped, rescue efforts are being severely hampered by Israel. Read Oxfam's full reaction: www.oxfam.ca/news/reactio... #Gaza #Oxfam #FreePalestine
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📽 Watch Walaa's story and read the new Oxfam report: "Building the Gaza Strip Anew: Recovery Needs and Priorities, Palestinian Vision and Ownership": www.oxfam.ca/news/gazas-7... #Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #Oxfam
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oxfam still needs your help as we work in close contact with our partners on ground to provide support in the aftermath of the flash floods in Nepal. 🔗 Support Nepal: secured.oxfam.ca/page/199509/... Source: CBC All in a Day 📻 Img: le télé journal
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Canada has finally taken action and banned settlement trade with Israel. Oxfam Canada has been working tirelessly on this issue and is ready to work with the government to ensure the ban is comprehensive. Read our full reaction: www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-w...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Congratulations to our final SRHR Grant Recipients! 🎉 As part of the Stand Up for SRHR program, we’re excited to support 6 amazing new community-based public engagement initiatives spearheaded by youth & women’s rights/ youth-led organizations in Canada! 🔗Read more: www.oxfam.ca/story/announ...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Our Capital Pride Parade recap, but with some “chic” messages🙂‍↕️ #prideparade2026 #Pride #Ottawa #prideparade
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On Tuesday, a major flash flood struck Nepal's Rasuwa District, severely affecting Syapru Besi & Timure near the Tibet border. Initial estimates suggest that approximately 40,000 people have been displaced, with these figures likely to increase. Support Nepal here: secured.oxfam.ca/page/199509/...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Last week, Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service issued an advisory to Canadian businesses, highlighting the risk of complicity in engaging in economic and financial activities with Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Read our full reaction: www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-c...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ordinary Canadians pay at the pump, pay through their insurance premiums, pay through their taxes, and the government's response is to give oil companies more money. Do the math. Sign the petition : bit.ly/3SesAli #MakeRichPollutersPay
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
💔 HEARTBREAKING NEWS OUT OF NEPAL 🚨 Massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday have left hundreds missing, and the death toll continues to rise. We are assessing the situation and preparing to respond. Support our response: secured.oxfam.ca/page/193531/... #Nepal #Flashflood #Emergency
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
4 countries, 4 communities facing the same devastating reality💔 Between June & August 2026, earthquakes in the Philippines, Indonesia, Colombia, & Venezuela have left people injured, displaced, and grieving. Along with our partners, we are responding to these emergencies. But we need your help👇
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As students set out to return to school in September, a new level of concern about the #Ebola crisis is being raised. Dr Mangundu, Oxfam's Country Director in the DRC, expresses worry over the unavailability of sanitation infrastructure in schools and how this could worsen the crisis.
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🔥🌳 Major forest fires are raging in #Lebanon. Not as a result of the heat, but deliberate destruction: these fires are being started by the Israeli army using flares, incendiary bombs, and phosphorus grenades. By now, some 30 to 40 percent of the forest in southern Lebanon has gone up in flames.
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Communities are choking on smoke while fossil fuel companies cash in. 🤑 Wildfires, heatwaves, floods: those who did the least to cause the climate crisis often pay the highest price. If they profit from the crisis, they should help pay for solutions. Make rich polluters pay: bit.ly/3SesAli
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has reached unprecedented levels. Canada. Must. Act. Now. Sign our petition : act.oxfam.ca/page/179712/... ✊
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Climate change is already leaving devastating impacts this summer around the world. Looking back at 2025 gives us a glimpse of what the 2026 climate change impacts could cost and whose paying for it. Let's change who ends up paying the price! #MakeRichPollutersPay #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Here are some numbers worth sitting with this week. Two in three Canadians support a windfall profits tax. The government hasn't moved.
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Escaping the heat isn't the story. Being unable to is. #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The government's response to record oil profits during a war, a heat wave, and a wildfire season. 🙄 Make Rich Polluters Pay. bit.ly/4wZB2DK
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New report launch by Oxfam, the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), and the Palestine Trade Centre (PalTrade). [𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐰: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩] Read more: bit.ly/4wSksFQ See our press release : bit.ly/3ThXvNU
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Record profits. Record climate disasters. That's not a coincidence. 🙄 Read more on our blog : www.oxfam.ca/story/why-ri... #ClimateJustice #MakeRichPollutersPay
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Calling it a ceasefire doesn't make it one 😉 Here's what the headlines aren't telling you. Read more here 👉 www.oxfam.ca/story/its-ti... #Lebanon #HumanRights #Ceasefire
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Bangladesh is facing a worsening flood emergency. Oxfam and local partners are already responding to urgent needs on the ground. Your support can help us reach more affected families. 🙏 #OxfamInBangladesh #FloodResponse2026 #HumanitarianResponse
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Mid-year check-in 👀 Spoiler: the numbers aren't looking good. Choose where you want to make an impact. Visit our website. 💚
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
As billions around the world tune in to the #WorldCup2026, witness what has happened to football in #Palestine. Israeli forces have killed at least 1,007 Palestinian athletes and sports professionals and destroyed more than 260 sports facilities. But Palestinians are #StillPlaying. #FreePalestine
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Last call. Until July 14, the Government of Canada will match eligible donations. Help more families access urgent support. ❤️‍🩹 Donate here : secured.oxfam.ca/page/194435/... #Venezuela #HumanitarianResponse #DonateNow
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Canada must act now to ban trade with Israel's illegal settlements to comply with international law and ensure that Canadian companies do not sustain Israel’s unlawful occupation of the Palestinian territory. Joint civil society letter: www.oxfam.ca/news/joint-c...
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Joint CSO Letter on Settlement Trade - Oxfam Canada
The Hon. Anita Anand Minister of Foreign Affairs The Hon. Maninder Sidhu Minister of International Trade House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Canada June 17, 2026 Dear Honourable Ministers, We,
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Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“History will remember whether this Council acted with urgency, courage and humanity. History will judge. But people in #Gaza can't wait for some future reckoning.” @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Bushra Khalidi addressed the UN Security Council today. www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
After devastating floods in Mozambique in January 2026, many families were left struggling to access enough food. Oxfam is supporting around 600 households with emergency food assistance, including rice, maize flour, beans, sugar, salt & cooking oil. Donate today: secured.oxfam.ca/page/129110/...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Oxfam is mobilizing its response to the earthquake in the Philippines, with an assessment team arriving in General Santos shortly. You can help support Oxfam’s emergency response efforts by donating today: secured.oxfam.ca/page/181495/...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Nope🙃, they’re still raking in billions 😒 #MakeRichPollutersPay #ClimateAction #climate #fyp
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #pride #pridemonth #pride2026
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Nothing says “we’re all in this together” like billionaires burning jet fuel while the rest of us deal with the floods, fires, and heatwaves🙄 Sign our petition to hold the biggest climate culprits accountable: act.oxfam.ca/page/173458/... #MakeRichPollutersPay #ClimateAction
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The 2026 Ebola Outbreak 🦠 The WHO has raised the public health risk from high to very high as of May 23. With no confirmed vaccines or treatments for this strain of #Ebola, Oxfam is concerned that up to 2 million people, who are already facing gaps in basic needs, could be affected.
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
We HAVE seen this before‼️ In Gaza, and now in Lebanon‼️   Israel continues to bomb communities and displace families from their homes in Southern #Lebanon. ‼️Send aid to Lebanon today: secured.oxfam.ca/page/187698/...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A few days ago, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. We are mounting a response, but resources are critically low. Donate today: secured.oxfam.ca/page/20905/d... #Ebola #drcongo #globalaid
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
BREAKING: Without urgent financial assistance, efforts to save lives from #Ebola risk being fatally undermined in #DRC. www.oxfam.ca/news/aid-cut...
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Explicit legal restrictions on bodily autonomy? In over 90 countries?! In 2026 that should be ZERO. Everyone, no matter their identity or orientation, deserves to have full control of their body without fear, control or discrimination. #IDAHOBIT2026 #PersonalToPowerful
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
OXFAM REACTIVE: Over 6 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 1.9 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4) in #Somalia. www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
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Oxfam Reactive on the publication of the UN’s Integrated Food Security - O
Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today for Somalia which shows that over 6 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), inc
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Which of these have you spotted? 🌝 Regardless of how we say it, our ask remains the same: END INEQUALITY. 📍Exhibition Place 📍GEW- Islington 📍Twinscape Spectaculars Learn more: www.oxfam.ca/rising-up-ag... #Inequality #WealthInequality #Canada #Toronto
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Oxfam Canada @oxfamcanada.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The hunger crisis in #DRC is deepening: 26.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, including 1.7 million more people than at the end of last year. Conflict and aid cuts are forcing impossible choices for humanitarian agencies. www.oxfam.ca/news/reactiv...
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