Oxford Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

11-05-2012 08:03 | 1 comment(s)

Census refuser court update: CPS drops some cases

An update on some of the court cases involving those who refused to complete the 2011 Census on anti-war and anti-surveillance grounds amongst others. Many objections were directly related to arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin's contract to process census data. The CPS has started dropping cases. This is the latest information we have. Please get in touch if you have more up-to-date info on any of these cases (or others). Read more >>

08-05-2012 10:06 | 1 comment(s)

DSEi Arms Fair Protester Faces Trial

Following postponment of January trial Chris Cole again faces the courts for criminal damage at DSEi arms fair Read more >>

20-04-2012 18:24 | 0 comment(s)

Anti-war activists found guilty but police ASBO application thrown out

Although found guilty following anti-war action, Judge dismisses application by National Domestic Extremism Unit for ASBO against anti-war activists
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15-04-2012 14:44 | 2 comment(s)

Anti-war war protestors face trial & ASBO

Two anti-war protestors will go on trial in London on Fri 20th April for action at Downing Street last October to mark 10th Anniversary of Afghanistan - both also face ASBO Read more >>

14-02-2012 18:01 | 2 comment(s)

No carbon budget for Trident and no plans for co-operation on climate change

If we allow business as usual to continue, the planet will not be habitable by 2050 and the only people left will be the crews of the Trident submarines. We must not let the military industrial complex to continue to profit from irresponsible suppression of public debate. Read more >>

10-01-2012 08:33 | 1 comment(s)

Arms Fair Protestor Faces Trial

DSEi protestor to go on trial next week - solidarity vigil outside court before trial Read more >>

20-11-2011 09:52 | 5 comment(s)

Cost of Sri Lanka Oxford Union PR is $ 8 million

Sri Lankan Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal reveals that Chime Group offered favourable front page interviews in The Time and The Daily Telegraph alongside an Oxford Union speech and glory to Mahinda Rajapaksa was almost bought out in December 2010.
Liam Fox the UK defence minister who recently resigned , his assistant Adam Werritty and some hitherto unknown associates had helped raise funds to pay contacts they themselves have identified. Read more >>

17-11-2011 13:25 | 2 comment(s)

13 December: Oxford Census Refuser's court hearing in Reading

Deborah Glass Woodin of Oxford, green activist, mother of two and widow of Mike Woodin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Woodin, is due in Reading Magistrates Court on Tuesday 13 December at 10am for refusing to complete the 2011 Census.
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29-10-2011 09:47 | 0 comment(s)

Against Armed Drones: Women in Black to hold follow-up vigil on 12.11.11

Oxford Women in Black have dedicated their October and November vigils to highlighting the shocking increase in the development and use of armed drones by Britain and other countries including the US and Israel. As always we encourage anyone who is concerned about this issue to join us for our next vigil on Saturday November 12th at 11.15am in Bonn Square, Central Oxford. Read more >>

21-07-2011 13:04 | 0 comment(s)

Censorship at the Fairford Air Tattoo

The Royal International Fairford Air Tattoo uses army squaddies to censor protest aimed at the climate criminals and human rights abusers at the show. Read more >>

06-07-2011 23:38 | 5 comment(s)

Liam Fox on 'Official' visit to Sri Lanka

UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox, whose private trip to Sri Lanka was pulled down by an embarrassed and irritated Foreign Office, soon after the fiasco of the Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's failed attempt to use the Oxford University for his despotic political purposes is now being sent there on an official capacity Saturday 9th July. Read more >>

15-06-2011 03:15 | 11 comment(s)

Armed Forces Offices targeted in Oxford

In the early hours of 15th June, the offices held by the Armed Forces at 35 St Giles since 1936 were targeted in an expression of independent anti-militarist direct action. Red paint, emblematic of the unneccesary deaths of innocents and servicemen and -women at home and across the world, was poured over the front door and steps in order to cause maximum inconvenience to those who make war possible while masquerading as members of the local community. This was done to impede as far as possible the continuation of business from that location. Read more >>

26-05-2011 19:41 | 1 comment(s)

Sandhurst continued training for Bahraini officers despite protest crackdown

British Military Academy Sandhurst [just south of Reading] continued to train 5 Bahraini Officers throughout the ongoing murder and abuse of democracy protesters, Bright Green and Topsoil can reveal. The information, revealed to Bright Green and Topsoil in a Freedom of Information request, shows the extent of the Government’s continued support for the regime despite the ongoing crackdown on protests. Read more >>

16-05-2011 14:18 | 3 comment(s)

Peace activists to go on trial following nuclear weapons protest

Three Christian peace activists face Criminal Damage and SOCPA charges following September 2010 protest at AWE Aldermaston Read more >>

07-03-2011 22:23 | 17 comment(s)

'Supplementary Questions' - Lockheed Martin and the English census

"Do you think that paying an arms manufacturer £150 million to run a census is a good idea?" "How do you feel about being legally obliged to give your personal data to international arms dealers?". These are the questions we should be asking... Read more >>

25-02-2011 00:02 | 0 comment(s)

Food not Bombs launch regular streetmeals in Oxford

Last weekend Oxford Food not Bombs did our first stand-alone street meal.

A quick report from a friendly food squirrel... Read more >>

16-02-2011 22:00 | 3 comment(s)

Domestic extremists or domestic goddesses?

Aldermaston women in a spot of domestic extremism ..... Read more >>

28-01-2011 19:05 | 1 comment(s)

Letter from Wandsworth Prison

Letter of thanks from Chris Cole, peace activist for support received whilst in jail Read more >>

19-01-2011 16:27 | 4 comment(s)

Christian peace activist jailed for 30 days over arms fair protest

Message from Chris's wife:

"Chris was jailed today [19 Jan] for 30 days for non-payment of a fine relating to a protest at the DSEI arms far in 2009. Details below. He has been sent to Wandsworth Prison. Heathfield Road ,Wandsworth, London SW18 3HS,020 8588 4000. I don’t have a prison number yet, but will send one out when I do." Read more >>

06-01-2011 12:48 | 3 comment(s)

3 Catholic Workers in Newbury Court Charged under SOCPA for Aldermaston Break-In

"Hurry and Wait" for Catholic Workers at Newbury Court House today!

Ploughshares activists Chris Cole, Sr. Susan Clarkson from St. Francis House/ Oxford Catholic Worker and Fr. Martin Newell from Giuseppe Conlon House/ London Catholic Worker are presently in Newbury Court for a plea hearing. They are charged under SOCPA legislation with "criminal damage" and "criminal trespass". Read more >>

28-12-2010 13:15 | 2 comment(s)

Oxford - Bradford : 'Freedom of Speech'

Praveen Swami, of Pakistan Security Research Unit based at University of Bradford, writes as Diplomatic Editor in the The Telegraph today that recent events at Oxford denied 'freedom of speech' and that Dr. Liam Fox should visit Sri Lanka, soon.
What exactly is going on inside Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, since its inception in 2007? Read more >>

17-12-2010 06:19 | 12 comment(s)

Who is in charge: the Foreign office, Defence ministry or the Oxford Union ?

With a fresh batch of 'secret' Wikileaks on Sri Lanka out yesterday, the 'private' visit of Dr. Liam Fox to Sri Lanka, as arranged for this weekend, is canceled.
Questions have been raised in UK parliament on the content of the 'private' meeting the Defence secretary had with Mahinda Rajapakse in the Oliver Messel Suite of the Dorchester Hotel in London, 1st December 2010.
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10-12-2010 15:12 | 1 comment(s)

President Rajapakse in the Hillary Term

Sri Lankan Government spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella at the Cabinet Decision Media Conference held at the Information Department auditorium yesterday said that a new President was appointed to the Oxford Union since the term of the former President James Kingston ended the following day President Mahinda Rajapaksa was scheduled to address the Union.
Thats James Langman in the Hillary term. Read more >>

04-12-2010 11:34 | 12 comment(s)

Developments out of Oxford 'Tamil' Protest

Serious allegations are leveled against the Oxford Union following their own twisted cover up following the hurried flight of President Mahinda Rajapakse and his entourage as court proceedings of most serious nature were underway in London. As WikiLeak staff [2] organise US diplomatic cables International Bar Association has raised the issue to one of Crime Against Humanity.

Lame excuses and explanations by the Oxford Union is to be questioned. Further possible protest action is planned with an aim of exposing the involvement of the defence secretary's action 'in a private capacity' and that of Bell Pottinger. Read more >>

01-12-2010 21:58 | 0 comment(s)

NOW DEMO IS MOVED TO Dorchester Hotel London Park Lane W1A 2HJ.

Demonstration front of The Oxford Union has been cancelled as the speech will not be taking place.
Frewin Court
Oxford
OX1 3JB

on 2nd Dec 2010 5pm to 8pm
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19-11-2010 17:57 | 0 comment(s)

Food not Bombs hold free feast (Oxford)

Food Not Bombs (FNB) Oxford recently celebrated its first meal, in support of the Free University event.

Article taken from Issue 1 of The Ox-Fly - Oxford's radical newsletter:

http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.pdf

http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly_hires.pdf

http://theoarc.org.uk/oxfly.txt Read more >>

05-11-2010 22:09 | 1 comment(s)

BAe confronted in Oxford

On Wednesday a jobs fair at Oxford Town Hall which featured several weapons companies was disrupted by a group of people protesting. All photos taken by Oxford CND. Read more >>

05-11-2010 21:22 | 0 comment(s)

Oxfordians protest against Trident

In May 2005, a Trident Ploughshares Affinity Group called The Tamarians occupied Drakes Island for six days and put up enormous ban the bomb banners overlooking Plymouth Sound. Read more >>

27-10-2010 14:23 | 2 comment(s)

Disrupt the arms trade - anti-BAE action, 3rd Nov.

On the 3rd November (next Wednesday), the lovely lads from BAE will be enticing Oxford grad students into a career of death-dealing!

The benefit? £24,000 - £28,000, bonus (discretionary), welcome payment, pension scheme, 25 days holiday
The cost? Working for a company that sells killing machines indiscriminately, corruptly and illegally!

Fight war, not wars!
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