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Get to Know the Unwrapped Artists!

Hi Queen’s students and Kingston community members! You may have noticed some additions to the Oxfam @ Queen’s Fair Trade Snack Bar for...

Kingston Interval House

Last semester, Oxfam at Queen’s raised $816 for the Oxfam initiative Her Future, Her Choice. We are incredibly grateful for the support...

Important Women in Canadian History

With Women’s History Month in Canada coming to an end, it is important to learn about and celebrate those who advocated for the rights of...

Wrapping up Black History month

Black History Month originated in the 1920s to teach Black students about their history, which had been left out of the narrative of...

What Oxfam has Been up to Lately

Since the beginning of 2022, Oxfam Canada has played a role in funding the current UN humanitarian appeal for Somalia, raising awareness...

World Aids Day

On December 1st, 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever assigned global health day to bring people together worldwide to unite in the...

Gender Discrimination and Poverty

Although gender inequality has shown much change throughout the previous decades, women continue to face marginalization in the workplace...

Fair Trade

Throughout the year, Oxfam at Queen’s runs a snackbar consisting of a charming offering of coffee, snacks, tea and seasonal specials. The...

World Hunger

On October 16th, 1945, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization established World Food Day to increase awareness of world...

Access to Education

The right to education is a concept that many take for granted, yet millions of people around the world cannot even access one year of...

Women in Poverty

Over 1.5 million women in Canada are living in poverty, equating to 12% of all Canadian women, according to Statistics Canada. As a...

June 2021- Pride Month

What is pride month? Pride month dates back to June 1970, where in New York City thousands of activists gathered to march on the one-year...

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