Oxfam at Glastonbury
Turn up, tune in, speak out.
The system might be broken but ours is just getting fired up. Make some noise with Oxfam at this year’s festival, as we take over the airwaves, turn up the volume and make our leaders listen.
Just because the world feels more divided doesn’t mean we have to be. It’s community, solidarity and coming together that changes everything. This weekend, we’re reminded that when so many different people come together in one place and time, we can know what unity, freedom and self-expression feels like.
Our voices are our resistance.
Yet millions of people right now are suffering. Their voices aren’t being listened to and they’re not being heard. Such as in Gaza, where war crimes have been committed and thousands of people have been killed. In Sudan, where a brutal power struggle has led to civil war displacing millions of people. And across Ethiopia, Kenya and much of East Africa, where the worst hunger crisis in living memory is forcing millions towards famine.
The reality is our world system is broken, and it simply has got to change. When it comes to these world crises, it’s important that together we fight to keep these stories being heard.
Help end this radio silence.
If we’re serious about a future that puts people and planet first, we’ve all got to play our part in creating it. That means amplifying the voices of people sidelined by the system. Speaking out against injustice, no matter how it shows up. It means making so much noise that every humanitarian crisis becomes impossible to ignore.
Loudest in our unity.
There’s so much you can see and do at Glastonbury that’ll help end this radio silence. Join a sonic protest by recording your voice with our volunteer campaigners and sign up for our exclusive Festivals activist audiobook!
Head over to Woodsies, our hub of activism on-site, to help amplify our message – take part in our giant paint-by-numbers, or try some craftivism inspired by women-led textile traditions of Sudan and South Sudan. We’ve also converted one of our Water Tank’s into a soundscape, playing specialist playlists from 3 radio stations, transmitting from crisis zones. Also, check out the Oxfam x Adidas pop-up football shirt printing space in The Park! And keep on dressing for the world you want with second hand fashion from one of our festival shops.
Don’t forget to say hello to any (or all!) of the 2,500 Oxfam volunteer stewards you meet on site!
No matter what you do, do it loudly. Help end the silence by building solidarity across borders. Together, we’ll create a frequency powered by people, not profit. Because a fairer future that serves us all, equally, is so much closer than we think. To find out more head to www.oxfam.org.uk