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RE: [Manchester] End of CHANGE 2006
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Nicely resuscitated Nick. I shall attempt the same (although alas I have no such fine excuses - I just don't check this email very often!...)
1. Where are you? Well, I'm in my room, in Norwich. In a few hours I shall be in Rome. Then Norwich again. London. And Kenya.
2. What are you doing these days? I've just about finished second year of Geography and Development Studies at UEA. I'm generally keeping busy with Students' Union stuff, helping out at a local primary school, enjoying old episodes of Peep Show (the new series is a bit crap. agree?), starting to plan a dissertation (critiquing eco-towns), and going to silent discos.
3. Any plans? Hmm. Yes lots. I like plans. I recently transferred my multiple lists of things to do and things to plan to one snazzy notepad file on my laptop, which makes me feel very grown up but doesn't actually help said things get done/planned. As mentioned, I'm visiting some exciting places and am off on a University field trip to Kenya for a month in a couple of weeks time. I'm also in the exciting stage of starting to slightly tentatively think about what I shall do when I wave goodbye to UEA in a year's time (I know, I like to forward-plan) which is exciting. Particularly as I've still got ages. I also have some grand(ish) plans for our University Make Poverty History society, which leads me to...
4. Any cool campaigning things? I finished my stint at Union Ethics Officer at Easter, but not before I'd developed a nifty (good word) labelling scheme for all the stuff we sell in the Union supermarket, based on the Good Shopping Guide's scoring system. Apparently the NUS are interested in spreading it to other Unions. Not campaigning as such, but kinda cool. I'm also attempting to infiltrate MPH group at uni, which has got a bit stale and just wants to fundraise. Exciting. And I'm now on the Oxfam Activist Board, which is looking at how to get more people engaged as activists.
5. Photo. I would actually quite like to attach a photo, but as far as I remember the Taking It Global email thing filters them out anyway. See Facebook. I haven't had a hair cut (although I did give myself a trim a few weeks ago - with the result that one side is half an inch longer than the other).
Lots of Oxfam love to you all.
xxx
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:43 +0000
> To: the_kornflake_kid (at) hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Manchester] End of CHANGE 2006
> From: nicholasmartlew (at) gmail.com
>
> It's about a month late, but there's time yet to resuscitate this darn fine
> idea, for an e-reunion I reckon! Great to hear of everyone's adventures and
> tribulations. Change 2006 will conquer the world, one campaign badge by one
> campaign badge!
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>
>
> So, here are my responses:
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> 1. Where are you: Democratic Republic of Congo. I'm writing this in
> Kinshasa, but by the time I get internet access to send it I'll hopefully be
> in Mbuji Mayi in the middle of the country [turns it out, I've only managed
> to reply once I got back from Mbuji Mayi, got malaria, recovered from
> malaria, and then here I am], which neatly segues into
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> 2. What are you doing these days: I'm working for 6 NGOs (including Oxfam,
> Save the Children, and Action Contre la Faim) in the DRC coordinating their
> participation in, and lobbying of, the humanitarian system in the country.
> I'm also getting really near the end of series 7 of the West Wing
!
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>
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> 3. Any plans you'd like to tell us about: be happy, hug trees, that sort of
> thing. Or maybe just survive here in this job without cocking up, and
> hopefully return to the UK in 9 months' time with my reputation for middling
> competency intact and, regarding affairs of the heart, with a second shot at
> making this whole relationship thing work
>
>
>
> 4. Any cool campaigning things you've done recently: I'm not sure that what
> I'm doing here will ever get itself a snazzy Oxfam banner and an e-petition,
> but it's change-making all the same. Writing a briefing and getting 5 NGOs
> to sign up to it was pretty good; having lobby meetings with a bunch of UN
> boss-type peeps is always good, too. And all straight out of the Change
> course! (Well, nearly!)
>
>
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> 5. Now attach a picture so we can see if you got your hair cut, or
> something: following the trend, I shall modestly decline. I have had my hair
> cut, but it's a secret.
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> Keep 'em coming, peeps!
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> Nx
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> On 17 Apr 2008 10:24:27 -0000, HShaw (at) oxfam. org. uk
> wrote:
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> > Message attachments:
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> > Aha, well if facilitators are allowed to get in on the act... 1. Where are
> > you: in the London Oxfam office, doing my best to stay focussed but
> > struggling cos i'm off to Barcelona in the morning and i'm a wee bit
> > excited!2. What are you doing these days: I've changed jobs at Oxfam and I'm
> > now in the Youth Team. Liz is my boss, which is marvellous, and we've just
> > written a new youth strategy focussing on under-18s. there'll be a new
> > website (think generationwhy for smaller people) and we'll be starting to
> > pilot projects v soon. all v exciting.i've also just come back from an
> > Oxfam Exposure tour to Rwanda, which was amazing. we visited lots of
> > peace-building and conflict management projects, as well as some Unwrapped
> > livestock projects and Youth projects. met lots of incredible people and
> > came back feeling really buoyed up. i wrote a blog about my trip on genwhy:
> > http://www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhy/hannahblog/ 3. Any plans you'd like
> > to tell us about: urm... I'm cycling around Syria in September with my
> > cycling-mad boyfriend. bit worried i won't be able to keep up!4. Any cool
> > campaigning things you've done recently: currently involved in starting a
> > knitting revolution to raise awareness about maternal mortality. apparently
> > knitting is now cool. Oxfam's asking people to knit squares for a symblic
> > baby blanket which will be handed in at number 10 - each of the 250,000
> > squares will represent a mother who's died during the course of the campaign
> > - i.e. between April and September. we're trying to get lots of schools
> > involved. see:
> > http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/campaigners/2008/03/wanted_knitting_activists_to_d.html5.
> > Now attach a picture so we can see if you got your hair cut, orsomething.
> > i'm gonna try to atatch a pic from Rwanda, but i don't really understand
> > this takingitglobal thing so it might not work!Keep the updates coming -
> > it's great to hear what everyone's up to!Hannah xxHannah ShawYouth
> > Engagement Project ManagerOxfam GBOxfam House, John Smith Drive, Cowley,
> > Oxford, OX4 2JYDirect line: 00 44 (0)1865
> > 472349www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhyI'm in Oxfam House every Tuesday,
> > Wednesday & Thursday. On Mondays and Fridays I work from the London
> > office - you can contact me on 0207 802 9981.
> >
> >
> >
> > Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
> > Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International, a company limited by guarantee
> > and registered in England No. 612172.Registered office: Oxfam House, John
> > Smith Drive, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2JY.Registered charity No. 202918.
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