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Moving Stories: migration and climate change, 2nd April

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We know that climate change increases migration, as parts of the world become difficult or impossible to inhabit. But we don’t often hear from the migrants themselves. The Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN) presents an evening of stories from people who have been displaced from their homes as a result of climate change.

Moving Stories will take place at the Oxford Quaker Meeting House on St Giles. It’s free but places are limited so you will need to register in advance.

This event is not organised by WDM.

Come to our April meeting

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Our April meeting will take place at Oxford Town Hall at 7:30pm. We’ll be in the Jury Room, which is wheelchair-accessible. (It’s upstairs, but there’s a lift.)

Non-members are always welcome to come along and find out more about Oxford WDM.

Collective solutions to the food crisis

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Town Hall room with people sitting in chairs and more people arriving.

How do we escape the grip of the supermarkets on our food-buying habits? How can communities gain control of the food they eat? Most of our January meeting was dedicated to a screening of the film Best Before: the London Food Revolution. The film touched on topics such as the global impact of our consumption habits, the power of supermarkets and the advantages of small-scale, organic farming.

The film depicted three projects in London which aim to point the way towards a healthier, more sustainable, and socially just food system.

After the film, we watched part of an interview with a speaker from the NGO Focus on the Global South, and then we discussed some of the questions  raised by the film in small groups.

The screening was part of WDM’s broader campaigning work on the issue of food sovereignty – the concept of communities taking greater control over the food they grow and consume.

Come to our February meeting

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Did you enjoy our recent film screening? Want to know more about Oxford WDM? Our next meeting is at 7:30pm on Tuesday 11th February. There will be two short (5-minute) talks explaining WDM’s current campaigns to help newcomers understand what we’re all about. We’ll also get on with the business of planning our activities for the spring and early summer. Non-members are always welcome to attend.