Oxford Newswire Archive

Monday 23 February, 8 pm
Merton graduate complex TV Room (entrance on Holywell Street, opposite New College)

Ana Fraile, Argentinean filmmaker, will be showing a series of short films on
the Struggles at the Brukman Textile factory in Argentina. Read more >>

billboard seen on cowley road. Read more >>

The G8 leaders visit oxford with a samba band to celebrate the launch of dissent the activist network.

They hand out truthful money to the toe tapping crowed
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Images from Fairford Court Ruling. Read more >>

IMC Oxford in conjunction with undercurrents is organising a regular screening in central Oxford - download and print out the poster to find out when (then put it in your local shop!) Read more >>

US Airforce admits that they did not have sufficient Firefighters at RAF Fairford during the war last year. Air refuelling tankers + 700 troops will be in Fairford March to Sept this year. Read more >>

Information courtey of Stars and Stripes (Official US forces paper) Read more >>

How I learned to Love the Bomb Read more >>

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Malmesbury Maternity Unit is threatened with closure by Kennet & North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) along with the Devizes Maternity Unit despite big campaigns to defend these units in each town.
A petition of 10000 was presented to the PCT last year. Campaigners have asked for it back as they now wish to present it to Parliamant, but the PCT refuses to return it wotout explanation (probably becasue they just binned it - showing their real concern for local feeling) Read more >>

IMPRISONING PALESTINE?

SECURITY FENCE OR APARTHEID WALL?

7.30pm, Thursday 26th February 2004
East Oxford Community Centre, Cowley Road
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FILM & PRESENTATION
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Sunday 22 February 2004 7.30pm Northgate Hall, St Michaels Street. £2/3.
Local campaigns info stall. Bar open until 10.30pm. All welcome. Read more >>

Take a look at the terms of the interim court order given to Bayer (if you dare)... Read more >>

We are having a workshop to educate activists on the laws that are applying to civil disobedience as well as "normal" demonstrations. Read more >>

Today, Bayer AG tried to make permanent a court order against six named individuals and five 'organisations' connected to campaigns against the company.

The high court judge (who has a history of granting injunctions, for example responsible for a recent injunction preventing a tabloid news paper publish some poxy royal dirt story), will give his ruling on Friday 13th.

The interim injuntion, which was granted late last December, will remain effective until the ruling is given on friday.

The injuntion effectively makes previously lawful activities into criminal offences and it seems quite clear that the judge will rule in favor of bayer... Read more >>

...for your joy and delectation Read more >>

The World Social Forum, Mumbai, 16-21 January 2004: a worm's eye view Read more >>

The communities near the Plachimada plant of Coca Cola in India,
where one of the bottling plants of Coke is situated are
engaged in a battle since last two and a half years
against the exploitation of the ground water and the
subsequent drying up of wells in the area resulting in
acute shortage of drinking water. Read more >>

Come and hear what happened in Mumbai at the annual World Social Forum, a gathering of activists, NGO's, and all those working for a better world. Panelists will have the opportunity to talk briefly about their experiences at the WSF, then there will be a question and answer session about the WSF.
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Representative democracy does not represent. There are no popular checks on those who sit in parliament; the media are either corrupt or cowed down. The law now allows us all to be termed terrorist. This is far from the democratic ideal that I hold.
What is a possible solution? Read more >>