Oxford Newswire Archive

03-02-2006 19:57 | 1 comment(s)

12th Feb: speaker from worker-occupied Zanon factory in Argentina

Monday 12th February, 12.30pm, The Okinaga Room, Wadham College, Parks Road: Speaker meeting

Goodheart Seminar Room, 8pm, Wadham college: Film showing Read more >>

03-02-2006 10:58 | 0 comment(s)

Apocalypse NOW

Permaculture, Permaculture, Permaculture, do it now, learn, build.
Find local public spaces and plant seeds, any seeds, just do it.

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02-02-2006 13:00 | 0 comment(s)

A vigil for all those killed in Iraq took place on Wednesday 1st March at Carfax, Oxford, following news of the death of the 100th British soldier. People held candles, banners condemning Bush and Blair for the war, and read aloud the names of those killed and brief details of the circumstances. On a chilly night attendance was modest, but it was nevertheless a dignified and moving occasion. Read more >>

01-02-2006 20:47 | 0 comment(s)

East Oxford Stop the War Coalition- DVD showing

Start the Peace- A 15min DVD edit of the recent International peace conference in London- followed by discussion.
Wednesday 8th Feb, 7.30 Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way (Off Cowley Road) Read more >>

31-01-2006 22:24 | 0 comment(s)

Vigil at Carfax for Iraqi casualties

Today's attack on British troops in Umm Qasr and yesterday's attack in Amarah means that we have reached the 100 mark for British casualties in Iraq. Read more >>

30-01-2006 23:48 | 1 comment(s)

Personal report of Genoa 2001 G8 trials starting in Italia recently

Diaz school story Read more >>

29-01-2006 07:56 | 3 comment(s)

Art of War : La Commune de Paris 1871

La Commune de Paris 1871 Read more >>

28-01-2006 23:28 | 17 comment(s)

Oxford police left standing as animal rights protesters run rings around them.

Billed as the latest large scale protest in the city following the resumption of building at the controversial new animal laboratory on South Parks Road, the animal rights protestors today adopted diversionary and autonomous tactics that left the police panicking.
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28-01-2006 19:29 | 0 comment(s)

Taste of Palestine event

The fourth annual Palestinian cultural and social event "A Taste of Palestine" takes place again on Saturday February 25th at the Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way (off the Cowley Rd), Oxford from 7-11pm. Read more >>

28-01-2006 15:56 | 1 comment(s)

Women in Black Vigil for Palestine

The Oxford Women in Black vigils continue on February 4th Read more >>

26-01-2006 17:32 | 0 comment(s)

Season of Palestinian films

Palestinian film series being held at Oxford Brookes University, starting from Wednesday the 8th of February

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26-01-2006 14:09 | 0 comment(s)

Reed Elsevier & Climate Camp for Action meetings in Oxford

There is going to be two meetings next Tuesday, 31st Jan regarding upcoming potential campaigns & actions. Both will take place in the Oxford Action Resource Centre (OARC), Room 1, East Oxford Community Centre. Read more >>

26-01-2006 13:34 | 2 comment(s)

Blockade UK Nuke Factory at Aldermaston Monday 30 Jan

Yesterday West Berkshire Council failed to object to AWE Aldermaston's planned new laser - a facility designed to allow AWE to recreate the conditions in a nuclear explosion. This will allow the UK to develop a new generation of nuclear weapons. In response Block the Builders have called a blockade of the WMD factory at Aldermaston on this Monday (30 Jan 2006). Read more >>

25-01-2006 16:09 | 11 comment(s)

+++ Oxford Cops are now cycle-friendly but still recycle-unfriendly +++

Oxfam try to clamp down on Ox-free recycling Read more >>

21-01-2006 01:13 | 1 comment(s)

Demolition of a Community - St Agnes Place, London

Legal support required to assist High Court action to block illegal demolition of Victorian Terrace Housing by Lambeth Council and property developers at St Agnes Place where 150 people were recently evicted and made homeless from London's oldest squatted street. Read more >>

20-01-2006 17:20 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford Remembers Holocaust

Hotel Rwanda Film showing & Rwanda survivor, Monday 23rd Jan 7pm, Magdalen Film Auditorium.
Holocaust Survivor: Renee Salt
Holywell Music Room, 4.30pm, Sunday 29th January
Holocaust Memorial Concert,Holywell Music Rooms,29/1,8pm Read more >>

19-01-2006 23:22 | 2 comment(s)

The missing Mural

heres the photos of the main wall at the weekends graff jam Read more >>

18-01-2006 12:39 | 0 comment(s)

Grandmother assaulted at Oxford Lab demo - witnesses needed

At the animal rights demo against the Oxford vivisection lab on Saturday a number of people were assaulted by the police. Read more >>

16-01-2006 18:46 | 0 comment(s)

First student anti-sweatshop week of action

The first national student anti-sweatshop week of action will take place 11-18 February 2006. Read more >>

14-01-2006 20:02 | 34 comment(s)

Oxford anti-vivisection demo + important AR info

report back from the SPEAK demo in Oxford against the £20 million vivisection lab under construction. Read more >>