This Puerto Rican community leader’s motto isn’t just ‘to help,’ but ‘to help...
For Carmen Villanueva, there is no such thing as slowing down, not when your community is struggling to survive in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. Márel Malaret teaches the history of film...
View ArticleHurricane Maria was strong–but so are the people of Puerto Rico
On the storm-battered island, a battalion of volunteers helps residents wade through the fine print to get the aid they need. Samantha Nurick is a humanitarian press officer at Oxfam. I first visited...
View ArticleFourty-three days and counting without electricity
Well over a month after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, residents are still without power. Márel Malaret reports on how solidarity with friends, neighbors, and relatives has kept spirits lifted....
View ArticleA break-up letter to the leaders of Congress
Leaders of the House: We need to talk Rebecca Gilbert is a campaign coordinator in Oxfam’s office in Washington, DC. Dear Congressional Leadership, We need to talk. As I walk down the street on my way...
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Stories of pain: Women in poultry processing
Difficult working conditions, and lack of bathroom breaks, make processing poultry a tough line of work for women. After years of working in poultry processing in North Carolina, Irma became a leader...
View ArticleFinding purpose among trash
A recycling program in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp is putting refugees to work for cash, improving conditions within the camp, and minimizing the environmental impacts of waste. Jasem Al-Wrewir is a...
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Memories, monuments, and Martin
While I didn’t grasp the profound power of symbols as a white kid growing up in the Charlottesville, I do now. And as an adult in today’s America, I feel the urgency to make sure our monuments stand...
View Article“Where were you when the refugee ban happened?”
How President Trump’s executive order created a unifying moment for our country Sara Klausner is an Organizing and Alliances intern at Oxfam America Where were you when the travel ban happened? That...
View ArticleWithout electricity or the internet, how can Puerto Ricans get FEMA help-by a...
ENLACE, a local organization working in eight communities around San Juan, has set up shop with a team of lawyers and volunteers to help families apply for assistance to repair their hurricane-damaged...
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Equal Pay Day a reminder of injustice for women workers
Some women suffer more from unequal pay than others, but there are six ways to make pay more fair Joi Owens is an attorney and single mother in Jackson, Mississippi, where she currently serves as the...
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