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Oxjam Ireland

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Welcome to the official My Space profile for OXJAM, Oxfam Ireland's biggest music event running throughout the country in October 2008!

What is Oxjam?


Oxjam is a unique music experience that aims to stage as many music events as possible throughout the month of October to raise money for Oxfam Ireland.
We're asking musicians, promoters - in fact everyone throughout Ireland - to put on all kinds of music events during the 31 days of October to raise vital money for Oxfam. There's no limit to how big or small the events are - whether you're donating your cloakroom money, a portion of your entry fee or organising a gig or club night, it'll add up to one huge, Ireland-wide Oxjam festival - raising vital money to fight poverty and injustice.

Go to www.oxfamireland.org/oxjam to find out more, and to get the Oxjam toolkit.

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Member Since: 7/18/2007
Band Website: www.oxfamireland.org/oxjam
Band Members: All of you!
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Oxfam's Long Term Development Work

Oxfam's overseas programme aims to give long-term support to people in Africa in a way that avoids dependency. We help people to help themselves. Working through local agencies, Oxfam Ireland co-operates with implementing local partners and other Oxfams.Oxfam believes in assisting people to gain control of their own economic and social development. Our programme aims to identify injustices that keep poor people poor and to help African communities to lobby for the basic human rights often taken for granted in Ireland.

Oxfam's Emergency and Humanitarian Response Work

Oxfam makes the decision to launch an emergency response whenever lives, health, and livelihoods are threatened as a result of natural disasters or armed conflict. We will therefore respond to emergency situations anywhere in the world where we are confident we can save and protect lives.

Oxfam's Campaigns and Advocacy Work

Oxfam Ireland believes that, as well as providing much needed assistance on the ground overseas, we must fight on an international level to change the systems in place that trap people and countries into poverty and suppress their ability to develop. We work very hard to let the public know about the rigged rules and double standards set by rich countries and rich corporations that stop people in African countries from making enough money to send their children to school or pay for water, food and much-needed medical supplies. We also maintain pressure on the Irish government, the IMF, the WTO and World Bank to create a system that offers a better deal for all.And we have even bigger plans. We want you, your friends, your family to join us in making a difference to millions of peoples' lives. The louder our voices the better we're heard.Find out lots more on www.oxfamireland.org
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

7 Worlds Colllide - Neil Finn for Oxfam

7 Worlds Collide make big return! Auckland, New Zealand, May 2009. Neil Finn has brought together some of the worlds most acclaimed musicians to record 30 songs in support of Oxfam. ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 07:45:00 GMT

Oxjam Gig, Eamon Dorans, May 28th 2009

Eamonn Dorans Thurs 28th MayThe Hot Sprockets + The Deadly Nightshades + Red KidDoors 8pm - ¬5Dorans have kindly offered a massive concession on venue hire whichmeans all takings on the door wil...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:10:00 GMT

Musicians! Get your music heard

As part of October's Oxjam festival, Oxfam Ireland is looking for SIX of Ireland's most talented upcoming acts to feature on a special Oxjam CD that will come with every copy of a forthcoming issue of...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:30:00 GMT

Oxjam Gig in The Oak Bar

Date: Friday October 3rd Bands: The Red Labels http://www.myspace.com/theredlabelsire The Out Last Knights http://www.myspace.com/theoutlastknights Kudos www.myspace.com/kudosireland Zenith ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:32:00 GMT

Oxjam at the Festival of World Cultures

Oxjam hits the stage @ Festival of World Cultures, Dun Laoghaire, this weekend! Come along and visit us at the Oxjam stage. Oxjam is at the Kingston stage in the lovely front garden of the Ki...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:33:00 GMT

Oxjam Music Event Organisers (MEOs) wanted!

Oxjam Music Event Organisers (MEOs) wanted!From Aug 1st  Oct 31stOxjam volunteers are pretty inspiring folk. This year we're looking for people with that extra bit of sparkle to lead the party. All a...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:20:00 GMT

Next Oxjam gig - The Sugar Club - July 17th

Staring: Prenup, The Red Labels, Mugger Dave and Junah Dublin rock trio Prenup is made up of singer/guitarist Fiachna Ó Braonáin and drummer Dave Clarke of the Hothouse Flowers and ex-Pogues bassist C...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:18:00 GMT

Kingston Stage

Oxfam Ireland is delighted to be associated with the Kingston stage at this years Festival of World Cultures 2008 - Festival of World Cultures 2008. This year enjoy the music and hear about Oxjam a...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:53:00 GMT

Text AID- A text for Myanmar and China

Text AID to 57500 and you can support the emergency relief efforts underway in China's Sichuan province and in Myanmar, Burma. By texting AID to 57500, the...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:15:00 GMT

Padraig Rushe on MTVs "Get Seen Get Heard"

Bray musician Padraig Rushe is set to appear on MTV next month after reaching the semi-finals of MTV's 'Get Seen Get Heard' talent search, in association with Oxfam's Oxjam music festival. Almost 2...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:35:00 GMT