Glastonbury Festival

Oxfam at Glastonbury

Oxfam provides over 1300 volunteer stewards for the event, helping raise over £1.3 million for Oxfam since 1993. Oxfam volunteers worked hard to make sure that everyone who came to Glastonbury Festival had a safe, secure and enjoyable time. Throughout the festival Oxfam stewards were responsible for inspection of tickets, checking accreditation, assisting with safety; directing traffic, helping festival-goers with problems or enquiries, and of course, creating a good atmosphere!

In addition to the organisational work we contribute to the festival we feature campaign marquees by the main stage and in the Green Field. We have celebrities and films on the Pyramid Stage and articles in the programme, conduct media promotion from the site and feature on the Glastonbury website. Glastonbury grants Oxfam its two stalls free in prominent positions to promote our campaign work and recruit potential campaigners and donors. The 2004 festival promoted Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign and its campaign for ethical sports clothing at the Olympics. Over the years tens of thousands of supporters have joined Oxfam at the festival supporting campaigns on aid, education, fair-trade, conflict and arms control.

The “Oxfam Shop” running its second year at the festival proved to be very popular and raised nearly £20,000 for Oxfam. Money and support raised at Glastonbury Festival are vital for Oxfam’s work around the world. Oxfam runs a wide-range of emergency operations in 30 countries. This year, Michael Eavis donated an extra £100,000 to the Oxfam Sudan appeal. £19 protects a child from malaria which kills over a million a year, £40 will buy a thousand bricks to build a school to help educate generations of children, £1000 buys a water tank to provide clean water for thousands of people, preventing massive loss of life.

Glastonbury 2004 was a fantastic success. Oxfam and the festival have a long-term relationship, which has not only raised huge sums to alleviate poverty, but has also campaigned for greater justice in the world. The 2004 festival benefited Oxfam to the tune of a cool £200,000. The future of the event is vital to many poor communities around the globe. Oxfam wishes the festival well.

RC James
SW Oxfam Campaigns

If you want to know more about Oxfam stewards, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/go/stewards

As well as stewarding the festival, Oxfam promotes its latest campaigns from two marquees – donated by the festival – at the Pyramid Stage and in the Green Field. This year, 18,000 festival goers signed Oxfams' Big Noise petition to Make Trade Fair. The petition calls on the International Olympics Committee - custodian of the Olympic spirit of fair play – to take action to end the exploitation of workers who make sportswear and accessories bearing their emblem.

Over the years tens of thousands of supporters have joined Oxfam at the festival supporting campaigns on aid, education, fair-trade, conflict and arms control. To find out about and to join the latest action go to www.maketradefair.com

2004 also saw the return of the popular Glastonbury Festival ‘Oxfam Shop’, which raised an amazing £20,300 for Oxfam. Money and support raised at Glastonbury Festival are vital for Oxfam’s work around the world.

"Glastonbury is special", says Oxfam’s Roger James, "Oxfam and the Festival have a long term relationship which has not only raised huge sums to alleviate poverty but has also campaigned for greater justice in the world. The future of the event is vital to many poor communities around the globe.

Oxfam is already looking forward to Glastonbury 2005 – see you there!

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