Abby Maxman

President & CEO @oxfamamerica. Mother, wife, sister, partner, daughter. Posting about international and domestic issues.

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

I recently returned from a trip to Lebanon.

I joined @CarlNasman on @BBCNews to discuss what I learned about what the people of Lebanon need most. #TheFutureIsEqual

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

Oxfam’s President and CEO Abby Maxman returns from her time in Lebanon to explain what she saw there and what support Oxfam is providing for those who have been displaced from their homes.

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

As billions around the world tune in to the biggest soccer tournament in history, Palestinians are #StillPlaying, even as Israeli strikes have killed and displaced players and reduced soccer fields to rubble and tent camps in Gaza. #WorldCup2026

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

In crises like this, local leadership saves lives.

Oxfam is mobilizing its emergency mechanisms to support a locally led, people-centered response, standing with communities in Venezuela as they face profound loss, fear, and uncertainty.

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

Two major #earthquakes have struck #Venezuela, leaving hundreds affected and basic services severely damaged.

Oxfam is mobilizing its emergency mechanisms and is fully committed to supporting a locally-led, people-centered response.

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

Escalating Israeli settler violence has created a climate of fear and suffocation for Palestinians. 

In the first 3 months of this year alone there were over 540 settler attacks, 33 Palestinian people killed, & more than 2,200 Palestinians displaced.  

https://t.co/8xq8whFiJK

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

For over 50 years, @SPLCenter has fought against injustice, hate & white supremacy. Now, that work has made them a target of this administration.

@OxfamAmerica proudly stands with @SPLCenter in the fight for civil rights. We will not be silenced. https://t.co/0ddsfQygvS

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

Trans people deserve safety, dignity, and joy, yet rising criminalization across the U.S. threatens their basic rights.

On #TransDayOfVisibility, Oxfam stands in solidarity and remains steadfast in the fight for bodily autonomy, equality, and justice for all. #TheFutureIsEqual

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

The need for clean water and decent sanitation services are essential for human survival, and are two key ways that you—and Oxfam—can make an enormous difference. By providing clean water, hygiene promotion, and sanitation services we can save countless lives. #WorldWaterDay

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate.

Amid global crises displacing families and deepening hunger, too many are observing this holiday in hardship.

May this Eid renew our shared commitment to peace, dignity, and justice for all. #TheFutureIsEqual

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

Trump’s escalating attacks on democracy and international law are deepening instability.

Oxfam is standing firm, protecting rights and defending vulnerable communities.

To understand the stakes and why this work needs you, read the full reflection: https://t.co/2Xh9XmX1Hh

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

The human toll is already devastating: civilians, including children, are among the casualties.

Striking amid reported diplomatic progress is not a strategy; it’s the sabotage of diplomacy.

We need restraint, accountability, and an urgent return to negotiations.

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

This weekend’s escalation in the Middle East is a reckless breach of international law with consequences far beyond the region.

The US and Israel’s attacks on Iran undermine the rules‑based order, and the silence of many Western leaders at this moment is deeply alarming.

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

President Trump took a sledgehammer to U.S. humanitarian aid a year ago, and the consequences have been deadly. These cuts have reversed a century of progress in reducing avoidable childhood deaths.

Oxfam President and CEO @abbymaxman speaks out:

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

“You can’t work from the top when you organize.” — Shirley Sherrod

Her decades of courage and community leadership continue to shape our fight for economic and racial justice.

Proud to uplift her voice this #BlackHistoryMonth.

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

Shirley Sherrod, Executive Director of the Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education, has been an organizer, an activist, and a champion for equality for nearly her whole life. 1/2

[Maya Wiley @mayawiley]

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)…
- Langston Hughes #BlackHistoryMonth2026

https://t.co/jMJYZEDKTd

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Happy Black History Month! For 100 years, each February we’ve celebrated the Black folks who've shaped our nation and fought for our freedoms. As we reflect on how far we've come, we can't lose sight of the work that remains. The dreams of our ancestors depend on all of us carrying on their work and refusing to be deterred. That's what Black history is all about: the enduring hope, joy, resilience and resistance—truths that resonate as powerfully today as ever before.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

We are in a dangerous place as a nation when members of the press are taken into custody for exercising their First Amendment right to a free press, while federal agents kill with impunity.

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, as dictated by the current presidential administration, should alarm us all. We must not look away or be dismissive. This is serious, and I am calling everyone to a higher state of consciousness and awareness of where we are.

This is fascist behavior, and now more than ever, I urge us to persistently seek out and study nonviolence so that we have the necessary mindset, tools, strategies, and coordinated efforts, not only to resist in this moment, but to bring into being a true state of justice.

#DonLemon #Minneapolis #FirstAmendment #Minnesota

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

ICE's recklessness is threatening the security of our communities.

It's time to stop the senseless killings. Congress must step in to demand thorough investigations and accountability and to ensure the Trump administration stops attacking our neighbors.
https://t.co/HFQsjP3SsB

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

Watch the full interview here. https://t.co/LxZENncCaA

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

I joined @_brittanylewis of @Forbes to talk about the devastating consequences of the Trump admin’s cruel cuts to humanitarian aid. One year later, the stories of impact from our partners and colleagues continue to be harrowing. I hope you’ll give this a watch.

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

By expanding the Global Gag Rule, the Trump admin is continuing its assault on humanitarian aid. Removing funding from orgs that support gender & diversity will dehumanize people, restricting their rights & access to critical services. Unacceptable. https://t.co/gj6B4ih5um