Nearly 400,000 Unite to Make History in NYC

More than 15,000 organizations, including Oxfam America, joined forces and took to the streets of New York City at the largest climate march in history, the People’s Climate March.

Brought together by the unifying issue of climate change, people and organizations from all backgrounds took part in a collective effort to bring climate issues to forefront and put pressure on the world leaders taking part in the 2014 Climate Summit.

Who Took Part?

• Individuals of all ages
• Families
• Environmental justice groups
• Superstorm Sandy survivors
• Unionists
• Farmers
• Social justice groups
• Scientists
• Faith based groups
• Socially responsible corporations
• And many more

Why Do So Many People Care?

• Storms, floods, droughts and shifting weather patterns are costing lives, and dramatically reducing access to water and food
• More than 650 million people have already been affected by climate change
• Since 2009, climate-related disasters have cost the world nearly half a trillion dollars
• The high cost of climate change only increases with every passing year

The strength of this movement has shown the world that climate change can no longer be pushed the back burner and has inspired countless other climate marches around the world.

For more on the People’s Climate March check out NPR’s Science Friday coverage. Also, check out a trailer for a recent documentary diving into the climate change movement:

Learn more about climate change and discover easy ways that you can help.

7 of World's Biggest Brands Take Action

Mars, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Co, Nestle, General Mills and Kellogg are seven of the world’s ten largest food and beverage companies, and through your consumer muscle and the power of Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign, each of these companies have stepped up to tackle gender equality, worker’s rights, land policy or climate issues. You’ve taken action by joining the Behind the Brands movement, sent in your pictures highlighting your support, expressed your concern through social media, made phone calls and visited the local corporate offices of these giants. Through your continued support, this campaign has become a tour de force and together we’ll continue to keep the pressure on.

Let’s take a look back at some of our huge wins so far:

•  Mondelez, the biggest chocolate maker in the world, agrees to take action to address and be accountable for inequality issues facing women cocoa farmers in their supply chains >> Learn More
• Mars, makers of chocolate favorites including Snickers and M&Ms, agrees to take action to address and be accountable for inequality issues facing women cocoa farmers in their supply chains >> Learn More
• Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, becomes the first global brand to declare a zero tolerance policy to land grabs and as the maker of chocolates including Kit Kats, agrees to take action to address and be accountable for inequality issues facing women cocoa farmers in their supply chains >> Learn More
• Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most recognized global brands, commits to a zero tolerance land grab policy in its supply chain >> Learn More
• Pepsi-Co, the world’s second largest food and beverage company, commits to a zero tolerance land grab policy in its supply chain >> Learn More
• General Mills, once ranked last on the Behind the Brands Scorecard for climate impact, commits to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and agricultural supply chains >> Learn More
• Kellogg agrees to help small scale farmers adapt and advocate across the private sector and government, and also commits to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and agricultural supply chains >> Learn More

Stayed tuned for more opportunities to take part in Behind the Brands campaign actions and keep an eye on the Behind the Brands Scorecard to track the progress of some of the world’s largest brands in critical impact areas including women, climate, water, land, farmers, workers and transparency.

If you haven’t yet joined the Behind the Brands movement, help us reach our target of 750,000 by joining today!