Oxford Culture Newswire Archive

DON'T MISS THE 4 NATIONS SLAM AT THE ZODIAC
(Cowley Road)IN OXFORD ON TUESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY
The UK competes with the USA, Canada & Ireland
Click here to listen to 6 minutes of last month's
Hammer & Tongue event... Read more >>

(eileen:Apologies for neither getting the name of the French woman from Article 19 who started the meeting, nor a good photo of her - not a case of inverted sexism or xenophobia on my part, just human frailty!!) Read more >>

oxford city graffiti. Read more >>

Bicycle Film Festival: Call For Entries

The Bicycle Film Festival is seeking submissions for its fifth annual Festival.
The 2004 Festival was a great success with many sold out showings. This year’s festival is larger then ever and will have showings in New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Tokyo, and London!
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Worth someone from IMC going?

hand out fliers? Read more >>

PROPOSAL
The proposal was to set up “mini-cinemas” in official and autonomous spaces during the ESF, showing short, punchy activist films. The technology would be re-cycled computers which would be of sufficiently low value to be left unattended, placed in a box and with a continuously running playlist programmed at the beginning of the day. The screen would therefore be a computer monitor. The aim was also to enable people to “DIY” encode their own films for them to be added to an ever-expanding playlist.
Politically it would be an anarchic, upbeat intervention in the more hidebound conventions of the political conference. Practically it would provide the opportunity for the showing of activist shorts which conventional cinema screenings can be reluctant to programme. It would also enable screening spontaneity and last-minute, urgent, campaign-based screenings. Potentially it would be very transferable to other venues and events.
It would also offer campaigning film makers an opportunity for “copyleft” distribution via “Ruffcuts” CDs, and had the wider remit of helping to build an effective network of radical film makers. Read more >>

This should be of interest to anyone concerned about the state of the media today, and the connection between independent media, free speech and democracy. Please note also that a group of concerned Oxford citizens, led by Oxford NUJ members, will shortly be opening a campaign on the local media with a public meeting, probably on Saturday March 5. Details will appear soon. Read more >>

First UK showing of two recent award winning Brazilian documentary films Read more >>

A weekly gathering to make banners, costumes, props etc for the G8 and any other actions will start this Sunday. Read more >>

First-time film makers make video promo for RampArts radical radio station in a single afternoon! Read more >>

The renowned Louvre Museum of Paris has cancelled its policy of free admission for artists, teachers, and foreign art students. Read more >>

Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign Alternative Carols

Thursday 16th December, 6pm

Meet at St Michaels Tower, Cornmarket Street, Oxford. Read more >>

Hello!!!

Everybody who wants to be involved or is interested in the radio project
is invited, to come to the second

RADIO MEETING ON THURSDAY THE 16TH OF DECEMBER AT 109 HURST STREET

in Oxford!!! At 7 pm (if you know, that you're normally late, please
come earlier)!!! Read more >>

heres sum ov my holiday snaps 2 cheer u up! Read more >>

Tomorrow, December 2, the peace group A Call For Light is organising a peaceful vigil outside the BBC, Bush House, Aldwych, London, between 5:30pm and 7:00pm. Read more >>

Zoe Broughton of Undercurrents will be giving a talk and video screening on "The News You Don't See on The News" at Oxford Brookes University this Thursday at 6pm. Read more >>

A talk will be held at this week's Contemporary Ideology Forum at Oxford Brookes University tomorrow:
"Manufacturing Dissent: Contemporary Art Institutions and the illusion of dissent".

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a site specific art installation in a working Launderette
On the 20th /Nov./'04 @ 7.30pm-9pm
Admission free
good bus connections
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Great Celebration of Diwali Read more >>

Up date on changes at EOCC Read more >>