Haiti Earthquake -- how YOU can help

Hello everyone,

The United Way and Miami-Dade County are facilitating donation distribution to Haiti in the next month and need our help!

The donation warehouse needs volunteers to sort, wrap, and load items on trucks to be sent to Haiti.

You can sign up for Monday-Friday between 7:00AM -7:00PM in 4 hours shifts. Please contact Vanessa Benavides from the United Way directly at 305-978-7084 or at BENAVIDE@unitedwaymiami.org. (If you would like to volunteer but cannot provide 4 consecutive hours of service please do not hesitate to contact them).

And as always, you can donate to Oxfam's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. Click the link to donate and see how donations are helping volunteers in Port-au-Prince purify and distribute clean water to survivors: https://secure.oxfamamerica.org/site/Donation2?3960.donation=form1&df_id=3960&JServSessionIdr004=21y8qjio52.app208b

Thank you for your support in this time of emergency.

-Oxfam Action Corps Miami

350 Bike Rally in Bicentennial Park!

Saturday, Oct 24th: Join 1Sky, Repower America, and Emerge Miami’s Critical Mass for a global day of action on climate change!

What: A bike rally to urge Florida senators to act on the climate bill! Part of 4,000 rallies happening worldwide- for the largest social movement to ever take place in a single day in history!

When and Where: 1 pm today at Bicentennial Park where Ocean Watch, a group of researchers sailing around the world, will educate us about effects of climate change they have observed. Hosted by the University of Miami.

Once at the event:

Please be sure to visit the 1Sky/ Repower America table to call senators on the spot and to sign the petition and tell your senators you want to see them pass a strong climate and energy bill!

At 2 PM, join into the large human photo opp by the drum circle at Bicentennial Park, in which we will arrange ourselves into a formation of the number “350” –the number that citizens worldwide will be publicizing on this day- to tell our leaders we need to reduce our greenhouse gases to 350 carbon parts per million.

What to bring: your bike, a drum if you have one, sunscreen, water, and a smile!

Hope to see you there!

ONE Volunteer Opportunity

WED. OCTOBER 14th-- ONE and igKnight are partnering up to host their 3rd annual concert in honor of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and they need your help. Whether you have volunteered in the past or are new to the group, all are welcome.

Volunteer activities include:
- Decorating and setting up the venue
- Signing attendees in and handing out ONE info
- Greeting attendees
- Serving at various ONE related tables
- And much more!!!

Event info:
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Time: 7:30pm - 11:00pm*
Location: School of Communication, University of Miami
Street: 5100 Brunson Drive
City/Town: Coral Gables, FL

*Volunteers will likely be asked to arrive early.

If you are able and willing to help out with the event, contact

Paula at pauladiazprod@hotmail.com.

She will be coordinating all volunteer activities this year and will be able to answer any questions you may have.

Whether you are able to volunteer or not, definitely join us this Wednesday and stop by the Miami Oxfam Action Corps table!

Stand Up on Wed. October 14th!

ONE Miami/igKnite Stand Up and Take Action 2009

Join Oxfam Action Corps Miami as one of the many local organizations and student groups that will table for this year's Stand Up For Poverty event!

RSVP here:

http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/3348?id=1231-4175419-epvMfBx&t=2

WHAT: Stand Up and Take Action Event

WHEN: Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 PM

WHERE: School of Communication, University of Miami, 5100 Brunson Drive Coral Gables, Florida 33146

At this event, we'll be helping raise awareness about extreme poverty and calling attention to the millions of people who die from preventable, treatable diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria.

The evening will feature live music, fair trade artisans, community networking and several information booths with resources from local organizations, offering ways to become more involved both locally and globally in addressing these issues.

An entertaining and educational evening to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. See you there!

-Oxfam Action Corps Miami

Help Us Make A Powerful Noise

Happy Holidays!

After the Stand Up concert, we took a brief hiatus. However, we have some great plans in the works for monthly events beginning in January. If you would like to be a part of planning these events, please email us (link is on the right side of the page) and I will keep you posted as to when we meet.

More information about general meeting and event dates will be coming soon! Thanks for your interest and I hope to see you next year!

Happy holidays and a happy new year!