Oxford Ecology Newswire Archive

24-10-2007 18:52 | 0 comment(s)

Atomic Weapons Establishment planning new warhead facility – Please object!

Please write a letter / e-mail to oppose current and future generations of British nuclear weapons (sample letter provided) – DEADLINE FOR PLANNING OBJECTIONS: 9 NOVEMBER
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22-10-2007 16:41 | 0 comment(s)

Community Gardeners Object To Council Eviction

At our meeting on Sunday, Common Ground Community Garden Collective agreed that we wanted to make the following points to the public and the media about the eviction of the community garden: Read more >>

22-10-2007 16:35 | 0 comment(s)

Common Ground Community Garden Evicted! For Now....

Press Release:

Common Ground Squatted Community Garden Evicted - For Now...

Below is an account of the eviction of Common Ground Community Garden. Please e-mail further enquiries to the following e-mail address: katesgrovegraden(AT)yahoo.co.uk

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20-10-2007 21:30 | 1 comment(s)

Activists set up "Camp Hope" at Gloucester Airport

Activists have set up Camp Hope at Gloucester Airport in a protest over proposed expansion and increased aviation at Staverton in Gloucester Read more >>

15-10-2007 13:55 | 4 comment(s)

Quick Update on Today's Oxford RBS Actions

Full report with photos to hopefully follow soon, but here's a quick summary! Read more >>

04-10-2007 00:36 | 1 comment(s)

Tara frontline Action -avin it

Tara Valley Action-resistance grows as 30 cultural conservationists stop destruction. Read more >>

25-09-2007 14:30 | 0 comment(s)

Atomic Weapons Establishment a catastrophe waiting to happen

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and the Ministry of Defence have submitted a planning application for a new nuclear warhead component factory at the Burghfield site in Berkshire, yet the site has been struggling to remedy as many as 1,000 safety defects uncovered by the government's official nuclear watchdog. And it has only been allowed to remain open because the Ministry of Defence says the work it does is vital.
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11-09-2007 14:19 | 0 comment(s)

Cycle to Recycle: A Radley Lakes Protest 15 September 2007

You are invited to join cyclists from across Oxfordshire in a bicycle ride in support of the campaign to Save Radley Lakes next Saturday. Read more >>

18-08-2007 12:34 | 0 comment(s)

Radley Lakes - Npower Sell More Ash in 2006 Than Ever Before

Npower's justification for filling Thrupp Lakes with ash is looking
very sketchy now. Read more >>

15-08-2007 11:06 | 1 comment(s)

Common Ground - Squated Community Garden Still Growing, Still Resisting!

2nd Eviction Attempt Resisted, Injunction Broken Again, New Gardens on the Horizon!
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01-08-2007 18:44 | 0 comment(s)

Farms Destroyed by Global Warming

Global warming is the most serious threat facing planet.

We have an opportunity, and an obligation, to lead in solving this global crisis by investing in clean and safe electricity, efficient buildings and a less polluting transportation system.
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26-07-2007 16:00 | 1 comment(s)

Activists Attack "Clean Coal"

Performance Activists hit Oxford, one of the worst hit areas in the recent floods, in a bid to highlight that "Clean Coal" is not a genuine solution to Climate Change. Read more >>

20-06-2007 10:48 | 4 comment(s)

Common Ground Community Garden - EVICTION UPDATE - Resistance successful so far.

Common Ground Community Garden, is a self-managed squatted community project in the heart of Reading. The land and surrounding buildings are council owned, and they have tried to obstruct this initiative every step of the way - and thanks to the spirit of the squatters and our neighbours, they have failed every step of the way. Read more >>

17-06-2007 21:10 | 0 comment(s)

Common Ground Garden - EVICTION RESISTANCE! Wed 20th June, 9.30am, Reading.

// Common Ground Community Garden Eviction Resistance!

// FUCK THE EVICTION, SAVE THE GARDEN!

// WEDNESDAY 20TH JUNE

// Meet at 9.30am, in Common Ground Garden, through the alleyway next to the Womens Information Centre, at the bottom of Silver Street, Reading. Read more >>

04-06-2007 08:47 | 0 comment(s)

Opening of Barracks Lane Community Garden & Workshops, 16 June

This looks like a very worthwhile development, with an exciting range of activities planned over the summer and beyond. You may be allergic to Andrew Smith MP, who is officially opening the event at 3:00pm, but the project itself seems excellent, so don't hang back if you're free this afternoon. Check out the pdf for more details. Read more >>

01-06-2007 17:04 | 0 comment(s)

Eviction of squatted community garden

Eviction hearing on monday for community garden in Reading Read more >>

25-05-2007 18:03 | 0 comment(s)

Common Ground Squatted Community Garden - The Path So Far...

Last Saturday, anti-capitalists in Reading opened the squatted Common Ground Community Garden to the public for the first time, and are receiving support from all corners of the community. Read more >>

23-05-2007 13:03 | 1 comment(s)

Court Demo - Defend Common Ground Community Garden!

At the beginning of this year a group of friends came together with a shared purpose: to create an open space within Reading's concrete jungle, where people could take a breather from the stresses of modern life and relax with their friends and neighbours. Having discovered a plot of land within the Katesgrove area, left to ruin by Reading Borough Council, they got to work. Read more >>

20-05-2007 10:04 | 6 comment(s)

Bollocks to Reading Borough Council! Community Garden opens on schedule.

Despite an injunction issued only two days before, the Common Ground Community Garden celebrated its opening on 19th May. Read more >>

17-05-2007 17:26 | 4 comment(s)

Eviction & Injuction Against Squatted Garden? Reading Resists!

Common Ground Occupied Community Garden in Katesgrove is threatened by Reading Borough Council already! Join the party, join the resistance!
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