Meanwhile in DC…

The 2013 Oxfam Action Corps Training has begun!

Pictured:  Oxfam Action Corps class of 2012 on DC lobby day.

After three intense months of recruitment and preparation the 2013 Class of Oxfam Action Corps organizers will assemble this Friday in Washington D.C. to be trained by Oxfam community engagement, campaigns, and policy staff.  These twenty-nine women and men from 15 US cities range in age from mid-20’s to retirees, and come from a variety of personal and professional backgrounds, including military veterans, nonprofit managers, scientists, students and teachers. At the training they will learn all about Oxfam’s mission, the GROW campaign, Behind the Brands, gender policy, and how to effectively engage and lead volunteers in their 15 respective cities across the US.  This trip will culminate on Tuesday in a lobby day venture to Capitol Hill where they will join with Oxfam Sisters on the Planet and allies in lobbying to protect poverty-focused foreign aid.  Our new organizers will serve Oxfam America’s mission for the coming year by organizing community events in their cities, leading local tactics for the GROW campaign and Behind the Brands, tabling at concerts and hosting movie screenings and Oxfam Hunger Banquets with allied organizations, professional networks, universities and CHANGE clubs. Check out the Action Corps Blog, Facebook and Twitter to learn more!