Earth Day!

On April 20, 2008, we attended the Green Apple Festival at the Santa Monica Pier. Because our table was right on the pier, we were ideally situated to appreciate the sparkling water and clean ocean air. It was a perfect setting for a day focused on creating a green, sustainable future for all, especially those in the world's poorest communities.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by - our Oxfam signs, tent and gear attracted a lot of visitors! More than 500 of you signed our petition, and you seemed eager to talk to us about its message - "Stop Harming, Start Helping." This petition will be sent to the presidential candidates, to help them see how important our mission, to not only reduce America's contribution to climate change, but help the poorest communities in the world adapt to the effects of climate change, is to American voters. A number of you also signed up to volunteer with our campaign - we look forward to working with you in the months to come.

The highlight of an amazing day, though, was our Climate Justice Walk around the pier. More than 30 people joined us, and the visual impact of our group, clad in white t-shirts and carrying buckets to symbolize our commitment to creating real, lasting change for the world's most vulnerable communities, was profound. We would like to extend a very special thank you to everyone who joined us. Your presence was very powerful, and very much appreciated.

If you'd like to read more about this event (and see some great pictures - you do want to know what we did with those buckets, don't you?), check out the coverage from Santa Monica Close-up, the Broo-Waha, and Oxfam America's Flickr set, which includes photos from Climate Justice Walks all over the country.

And if you'd like to get involved in our next event, let us know!