Oxford Social Struggles Newswire Archive

On the 1st of October, East Oxford Community Centre will be the scene of a long night of punk bands, DJs, spolen word, acoustic acts and art displays. The funds raised will be used to cover costs involved in the protests against the G8 and for the London group Campaign Against Climate Change. Read more >>

So . . . you're a political activist and you think that it's necessary to use the mainstream media to educate people about certain issues. It seems to make sense that you should use these methods to reach people, because otherwise, who will notice you? Read more >>

Saturday 20th August, 11:15am

Caterpillar action
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Public Meeting
DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES
NO RACIST SCAPEGOATING
Thursday 25 August 2005, 7.30pm
Oxford Town Hall
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The campaign for the Castle Mill Boatyard in Jericho is in high spirits today as it moves into the positive phase after a plan to build luxury homes on the site was rejected despite an appeal by the developers. Read more >>

University of East London SU, Students Against Sweatshops and the Education Not for Sale network are co-hosting a conference on "Putting political activism back in the student movement" to bring together left activists and campaigners. Read more >>

The local No2ID group for Oxfordshire, based in Oxford, is meeting this week to discuss opposing the introduction of ID Cards and the Database State, and are part of the national No2ID Card campaign ( http://www.no2id.net). Read more >>

Come and help with local resistance to unwanted development and building positive alternatives Read more >>

A national gathering to inspire and train all those opposed to the destruction of our planet Read more >>

I found this brilliant subvertisement on Crown St in East Oxford last night. Cool, folks. Read more >>

This a copy of the letter I have sent to my cousin at the European Commission asking for help with the boatyard campaign Read more >>

Walton Well Willows presents

The Axe and Spanner Film Night

(in conjunction with oxford indymedia)

Thursday 28th July 9pm

A screening of local and global incendiary films to inspire unite and entertain.

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Personal account of some of my experiences Read more >>

Then come to the next Oxford WDM Group meeting and find out how! Read more >>

Think this artical by Marco of Eurodusnie is worth a look for thoughs wondering what the actavist respons to the G8 is all about.
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G8 and the comeback of the alter-globalists

Geschreven door Marco van Duijn

Wednesday, 29 June 2005

A great deal has changed since the alter-globalisation movement put itself in the spotlight during the WTO summit in Seattle. The global mobilisations against free trade summits reached a peak in Seattle and almost a year later in Prague, during the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank. The end of the alter-globalisation movement was accompanied by an orgy of violence during G8 summit in Genoa (2001) and briefly following the events in New York on September 11. This summer another G8 meeting will take place in Scotland. While the world leaders of the eight most powerful countries entrench themselves in a golfing resort behind seven kilometres of fencing, the alter-globalists are preparing a comeback. Read more >>

The activist community, especially the anarchist community, discriminates against middle aged people. We get photographed by so called "cop watch" activists at demonstrations for no other reason than being middle aged Read more >>

A local branch of the Campaign for an Elected Head of State - Republic www.republic.org.uk has been established following a successful public meeting in the Town Hall - the first in a series as part of a national roadshow. Read more >>

A public talk will be held, discussing Indonesian colonialism
& Western corporate greed in West Papua (New Guinea).
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This short article is to notify the public of an open debate on the issue of the closure of Plater College, Oxford between representative of the Plater College Foundation and the college's current administration. Read more >>